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EU expands ‘black list’ of Russians and cancels EU-Russia summit in June
Date: 2014-03-21 11:03:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:622090
The European Union has expanded the list of Russians banned from entering the EU countries from 21 to 33. The financial assets of the people from the ‘black list’ will be frozen if found in European banks. The decision about imposing economic ....
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Turkey blocks access to Twitter website
Date: 2014-03-21 10:41:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:622046
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter hours after the prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, threatened to shut down the social media platform after users published claims of corruption against him. Users reported on Friday that they were forwarded ....
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Merkel: ‘G8 no longer exists’ as EU plans further sanctions on Russia
Date: 2014-03-21 10:39:55 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:622043
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Russia to expect escalating EU sanctions if steps are not taken to calm the situation over Crimea, Euronews reported. Merkel was speaking ahead of an EU summit where increasing penalties against Russia ....
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Ban Ki-moon voices concern over situation in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-20 18:24:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:35 - ID:621304
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about the latest events in Ukraine and Russia during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, The Voice of Russia reported. Ban Ki-moon said that as the UN Secretary General he could ....
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Hollande says planned EU-Russia summit cancelled because of Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-20 18:21:16 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:34 - ID:621302
French President Francois Hollande has said a planned EU-Russia summit has been cancelled because of the Ukraine crisis, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Saying events in Ukraine and Crimea were "unacceptable," the French leader said ....
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Obama: U.S. Won’t Take Military Action in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-20 12:17:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:620587
President Barack Obama said direct American military involvement in Ukraine is off the table. President Barack Obama said , as quoted by the NBC news network, that the U.S. would not become involved in a military conflict with Russia in the ....
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UK looks forward to improving ties with Iran: Hague
Date: 2014-03-20 10:07:38 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:620252
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the UK seeks to enhance its relations with the Islamic Republic, Press TV reported Thursday. “This is something our two governments have been working over the last few months; our diplomats are ....
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Taliban suicide attack on Afghanistan police station kills 11
Date: 2014-03-20 09:51:14 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:620217
Taliban fighters have killed at least 11 people and wounded 22 in a suicide bomb attack and gun battle at a police station in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city, ABC News reported Thursday. Thursday's attack in one of Afghanistan's main cities ....
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Lavrov: Russia to use all methods to protect Russians abroad
Date: 2014-03-20 09:38:25 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:620185
Moscow would continue to use "political, diplomatic and legal methods" to protect Russians abroad, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as quoted by Novosti. Lavrov said, in a meeting of Foreign Ministry representatives in different Russian areas, ....
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UN chief heads to Russia for talks with Putin on Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-20 08:51:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:620070
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon departs on Wednesday for Moscow and Kiev, where he will hold talks with Russian and Ukrainian leaders and push for a peaceful resolution of the crisis over Crimea, the United Nations said. "His first stop will ....
