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Ukraine crisis: Crimea holds secession referendum
Date: 2014-03-16 09:10:05 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:5 - ID:611751
Crimea is voting on whether to re-join Russia or stay with Ukraine - a referendum condemned as "illegal" by Kiev and the West but backed by Moscow, the BBC reported. Russian troops have taken de facto control of the majority ethnic-Russian ....
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India halts search for missing Malaysia plane
Date: 2014-03-16 08:10:36 GMT - India - International - SN:9 - ID:611778
India has suspended search operations for a missing Malaysian passenger plane around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal, saying it is awaiting new instructions on the matter, Press TV reported. “The entire operation is on ....
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Iran sees no limit to ties with Tajikistan: Zarif
Date: 2014-03-16 07:58:34 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:611760
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic sees no limit to the enhancement of ties with Tajikistan, Press TV reported Sunday. In a meeting with his visiting Tajik counterpart, Sirojiddin Aslov, in Tehran on Saturday ....
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Iran, Azerbaijan call for expansion of cooperation
Date: 2014-03-16 07:55:19 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:611756
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for closer ties with neighboring Azerbaijan in a visit with Baku’s special envoy, Press TV reported Sunday. “Iran and Azerbaijan have good relations with each other, yet the capacity to expand relations ....
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Japan eyes confab with U.S., China, S. Korea to curb nuclear terrorism
Date: 2014-03-16 07:51:29 GMT - Japan - International - SN:4 - ID:611747
Japan is making arrangements to hold its first working-level talks with the United States, China and South Korea in July to curb nuclear terrorism, a growing major threat to global security, Yonhap reported quoting a Japanese government ....
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Seoul welcomes Tokyo's announcement to stand by sex slavery apology
Date: 2014-03-16 07:48:44 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:611738
South Korean President Park Geun-hye welcomed Japan's announcement that it would stand by past historical apologies, Yonhap reported quoting presidential spokesman as having said late Saturday. Japan's annoucement raised hopes of a turnaround in ....
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Russia vetoes US-sponsored UN resolution declaring Crimea vote invalid
Date: 2014-03-15 17:39:17 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:54 - ID:611256
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council’s resolution declaring the upcoming referendum on the future status of autonomous republic of Crimea invalid and urging all states not to recognize its results, Russia Today reported. China abstained as 13 ....
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Karzai:War was "imposed" on us
Date: 2014-03-15 12:56:21 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:42 - ID:610669
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the 12- year war in Afghanistan was "imposed" on his nation. In his address to Afghanistan's parliament Saturday, Karzai said his military, which already protects 93 percent of the country, was ready to ....
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Iranian DM: Palestinian resistance’s missile power 1,000 times stronger now
Date: 2014-03-15 12:55:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:41 - ID:610663
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan hailed the Palestinian resistance groups for fighting back Israeli aggressions and the killing of their commanders in recent attacks, and said the Palestinians' missile power has grown 1,000 ....
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UN chief underlines Iran’s role in resolving Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-03-15 10:11:48 GMT - Iran - International - SN:30 - ID:610220
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon once again underlined Iranˈs influential role in resolving the Syrian crisis, IRNA reported. "Iran can help to untying the present knot in the peace talks in Syria," he added. He underlined that the Iranian ....
