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2 killed, as pro-Russian activists clash in Ukraine's Kharkiv
Date: 2014-03-15 08:16:41 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:20 - ID:609961
Two people were killed in clashes between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian activists in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, according to The BBC. Five people were injured overnight, as gunshots were fired. Rival groups blamed each other for the ....
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Missing Malaysia Airlines flight systems disabled, PM says
Date: 2014-03-15 08:14:06 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:19 - ID:609952
The communications systems of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were deliberately disabled, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has said. According to satellite and radar evidence, he said, the plane then changed course and could have ....
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UNSC extends mandate of UN mission in Libya to March 2015
Date: 2014-03-15 07:36:24 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:11 - ID:609879
The UN Security Council approved a British-proposed resolution to extend the mandate of the UN mission in Libya until March 13, 2015. Under the resolution, the UN mission will support the Libyan government in its efforts to achieve the democratic ....
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Taliban congratulates to its forces on ‘defeat’ of Canadians in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-03-15 07:32:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:609871
A round of goodbye messages are following the last Canadian troops out the door in Afghanistan and some of them are rather nasty, the Toronto-based the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Friday. The Taliban’s information arm issued a statement ....
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Decision to hold Crimea referendum complies with international law - Putin
Date: 2014-03-15 07:25:03 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:609852
A decision to hold a referendum on Crimea’s status in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea fully complies with international law and the United Nations Charter, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday in a telephone conversation with UN ....
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France welcomes releasing French journalist in Crimea
Date: 2014-03-15 07:21:10 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:609842
France expressed Friday its satisfaction for the release of French journalist David Gioveron, who worked for "Canal Plus" in Simferopol, after being detained in Ukraine for several hours French Embassy representatives met with him, he is in good ....
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Crimea 'means immeasurably more' to Russia than Falklands do to UK - Russian FM
Date: 2014-03-14 18:39:46 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:609484
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Crimea "means immeasurably more" to Russia than the Comoro Islands mean to France or the Falklands do to Britain, The Voice of Russia reported on Friday. "Whether there are any ....
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Kerry: Putin to decide on Crimea after referendum; US warns of annexation
Date: 2014-03-14 18:38:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:30 - ID:609482
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that more than five hours of talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, showed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not prepared to make any decision regarding Ukraine until after Sunday's ....
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Rouhani urges promotion of Iran-Russia relations
Date: 2014-03-14 17:21:10 GMT - Iran - International - SN:24 - ID:609366
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the promotion of Iran-Russia relations above the existing level, Press TV reported Friday. In a phone call on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rouhani pointed to the bilateral ....
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IAEA's chief meets Pakistani officials on cooperation
Date: 2014-03-14 17:17:34 GMT - Austria - International - SN:23 - ID:609362
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano met several high-level Pakistani government officials to discuss strengthened Pakistan-IAEA cooperation in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology, the agency said on ....