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Catherine Ashton in landmark bridge-building trip to Iran
Date: 2014-03-08 15:43:01 GMT - Iran - International - SN:50 - ID:597559
The difficult and delicate process of forging a new relationship between Iran and the West takes another step this weekend with the first visit of Europe's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, to the Islamic Republic. It will also be a ....
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Thousands rally for end to nuclear power in Taiwan
Date: 2014-03-08 13:10:18 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:43 - ID:597232
Tens of thousands marched in Taiwan Saturday to call for an end to nuclear energy on the island, ahead of the third anniversary of the Fukushima atomic disaster in Japan, organisers said. In Taipei, protesters held placards and flags painted with ....
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Popularity of Erdogan's party down to 36.3% - poll
Date: 2014-03-08 09:43:03 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:23 - ID:596649
An opinion poll in Turkey showed that a recent graft scandal has hurt Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), which weathered mass street protests in mid-2013. A survey by Ankara-based pollster MetroPoll showed ....
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US military commander says Egypt war on terror important to region
Date: 2014-03-08 07:40:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:596403
US Centcom commander Army Gen. Lloyd Austin has praised as important efforts exerted by Egypt to fight terrorism in Sinai. Upping efforts to fight terrorism in Sinai is not only important to Egypt but to the whole region as well, Austin told the ....
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34 killed, 30 injured in Nigeria crash
Date: 2014-03-08 07:22:45 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:8 - ID:596375
Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission on Friday said 34 persons were killed in an auto crash at Gadan Kuiwo, along Rijau-Kontagora road, local media reported. The FRSC’s Unit Commander in Kontagora Pius Bagoohlepeng said the accident involved ....
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UN chief urges calm over Crimea referendum
Date: 2014-03-08 07:19:19 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:596353
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described the Crimean parliament's decision to call a referendum on whether to leave Ukraine and join Russia a "worrying and serious development". Ban's spokesman said on Friday that the UN chief ....
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Russia’s Gazprom warns Ukraine of new gas war
Date: 2014-03-08 07:13:44 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:596357
The head of Russia’s state-run energy company Gazprom said Friday that Ukraine has stopped paying for Russian gas supplies, which could trigger a repetition of 2009’s so-called “gas war” between the two countries. According to Alexei Miller, ....
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Lavrov warns Kerry that ‘reckless’ sanctions could come back to harm US
Date: 2014-03-08 07:07:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:596351
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States against "hasty and reckless steps" that would damage relations between Russia and the US, a statement from Russian foreign ministry reported on Friday. In a call with US Secretary of ....
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Turkey's Gul says Facebook, YouTube ban out of question
Date: 2014-03-07 14:21:47 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:19 - ID:595640
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday ruled out a ban on Facebook and YouTube after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened such a move to stop political foes posting illegal audio recordings as a result of wiretapping thousands of people, ....
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Russia allegedly decided to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-07 13:11:50 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:13 - ID:595459
Russia has allegedly decided to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, UN sources were quoted by the Ukrainian news agency as saying Friday. The agency reported that the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United ....
