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US Army spends $2.5M so far in Malaysia missing plane search - Pentagon
Date: 2014-03-22 07:18:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:623258
The Pentagon on Friday said it has spent $ 2.5 million to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The Defense Department has been flying high-tech surveillance planes to assist in the effort. The spending also includes operating ....
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Japan's PM vows continued support to find missing Malaysian plane
Date: 2014-03-22 07:07:44 GMT - Japan - International - SN:5 - ID:623237
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Tokyo will continue to support international search efforts to find the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, NHK World reported. Abe spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over the telephone ....
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Lavrov confident partners in the East will not use sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-03-21 18:13:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:45 - ID:622915
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed confidence that partners in the East will not use sanctions against Russia. “As for our other partners, European countries, first of all, speak against economic sanctions. We hear this in ....
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Ethiopia says dam construction going as scheduled
Date: 2014-03-21 18:12:37 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:44 - ID:622912
Ethiopia's National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation on the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GRD) on Friday said the construction of the dam is going as per schedule. Office Deputy Director General Zadig Abrha told ....
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Ukraine considers statements on withdrawal from Non-Proliferation Treaty speculations
Date: 2014-03-21 18:06:10 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:39 - ID:622900
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry considers statements on the country’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) speculations, Itar Tass reported Friday. “I don’t comment on speculations. I don’t know about any consultations with the ....
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Russia to respond to all imposed sanctions reciprocally - presidential spokesman
Date: 2014-03-21 16:31:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:36 - ID:622756
Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to any sanctions imposed against it, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday. "As for sanctions, we will act basing on the principle of reciprocity," the Itar-Tass cited Peskov as ....
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Turkey's Gül at odds with Erdogan over Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 16:09:40 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:35 - ID:622736
Turkish President Abdullah Gül set himself publicly at odds with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, saying that it was unacceptable to impose complete bans on social media platforms such as Twitter, Turkey's Zaman newspaper reported ....
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Cameron warns of escalating sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-03-21 15:39:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:33 - ID:622693
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that more sanctions will be imposed against Russia if there were an escalation. European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss their response to the crisis over Crimea. Speaking to ....
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges respect for sovereignty of Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-21 14:46:50 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:31 - ID:622592
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the Ukrainian crisis could only be resolved through a diplomatic solution that respected the territorial integrity of the splintered ex-Soviet state, The Economic Times reported. "This ....
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EU-Ukraine association agreement geopolitical game, not Kiev interests: Lavrov
Date: 2014-03-21 14:15:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:24 - ID:622538
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the purpose of signing the political provisions for the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement is not to take care of the interests of the Ukrainian people, The Voice of Russia reported Friday. "In my ....
