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Turkey mass protests: 'Two dead' after teenager's funeral
Date: 2014-03-13 14:41:23 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:34 - ID:607524
Two people have died during protests across Turkey following the funeral of a teenager wounded in anti-government clashes, BBC quoted local media report as saying. One protester died during clashes in Istanbul's Kurtulus district. In the east ....
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Six dead in New York City buildings collapse
Date: 2014-03-13 13:25:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:27 - ID:607347
At least six people have died and several are missing after a gas leak sparked an explosion which levelled two buildings in New York City, the BBC reported Thursday. Scores of others were injured in the incident, which sent smoke billowing into ....
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Merkel: Russia Risks Huge Consequences in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-13 11:19:46 GMT - Germany - International - SN:22 - ID:607023
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia risks "massive" political and economic consequences if Moscow does not enter into "negotiations that achieve results" over the situation in Ukraine, the ABC news reported. In an address to ....
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China satellites spot suspected Malaysia Airlines plane debris
Date: 2014-03-13 09:47:57 GMT - China - International - SN:18 - ID:606775
Chinese satellite images show three floating objects suspected to be debris from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the BBC reported. Coordinates place the fragments in the South China Sea between Malaysia and Vietnam The three ....
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Cameron tells Israel: peace deal would be 'great prize'
Date: 2014-03-13 09:28:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:15 - ID:606727
British Prime Minister David Cameron told Israeli leaders Wednesday that achieving a peace deal with the Palestinians would be a 'great prize', the Guardian reported on Wednesday. In his first visit to Israel since he became prime minister, ....
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Iranian president in visit to Oman
Date: 2014-03-12 15:51:23 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - International - SN:40 - ID:605698
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani started an official two-day visit to Muscat on Wednesday in response to an invitation by Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Saeid. "To enhance the friendship and fruitful cooperation between the Sultanate and the Islamic ....
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Cameron urges peace deal on first Israel visit
Date: 2014-03-12 15:49:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:38 - ID:605691
Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Israel for the first time since becoming UK prime minister, BBC reported Wednesday. Speaking after arriving for talks with his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, Cameron said a peace settlement between Israel ....
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UN chief tool in Washington’s hands - Velayati
Date: 2014-03-12 15:48:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:37 - ID:605688
A top Iranian official says Ban Ki-moon has been the most powerless UN head since the body was founded in 1945, describing him as a tool in Washington’s hands, Iranian Press TV reported. "Ban Ki-moon is an individual who is completely controlled ....
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US support for terrorists threat to security: Iran MP
Date: 2014-03-12 13:31:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:28 - ID:605312
A senior Iranian lawmaker reaffirms Tehran’s stance on diplomatically resolving the crisis in Syria, saying the US support for terrorists poses a danger to regional and international security, Press TV reported on Wednesday. “Since its beginning, ....
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Barack Obama team debates how to punish Russia
Date: 2014-03-12 10:28:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:604732
As US President Barack Obama searches for a way to contain and ultimately reverse Russia's invasion of southern Ukraine without using force, his team finds itself torn over just how far to go using the economic weapons in the United States' arsenal, ....