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Park meets with ex-US president Bush Jr.
Date: 2014-03-03 13:00:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:62 - ID:587615
South Korean President Park Geun-hye met with former US President George W. Bush and exchanged views on the alliance between the two countries and other issues of mutual interest. The meeting took place as Bush was in Seoul to attend an ....
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Japan, N. Korea to continue talks on remains of WWII Japanese
Date: 2014-03-03 12:59:52 GMT - China - International - SN:61 - ID:587612
The Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea held a meeting Monday in Shenyang, northeastern China, with government officials from the two countries participating, and agreed to continue talks under this framework, an official of the Japanese ....
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UN human rights council holds its 25th regular session
Date: 2014-03-03 11:25:08 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:51 - ID:587325
The month-long UN Human Rights Council held on Monday its 25th session. The 47-nation Geneva-based body serves as the UN's foremost inter-governmental institution. While UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and UN Human Rights Commissioner ....
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N. Korea fires two short-range missiles
Date: 2014-03-03 09:29:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:586718
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast Monday, Seoul's defense ministry said, in its latest provocation seen as a reaction to the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the United States, Yonhap ....
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Putin defends Russian action in Ukraine to Merkel
Date: 2014-03-03 07:45:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:25 - ID:586731
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended Russia's action against "ultranationalist forces" in Ukraine during a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ABC News reported Monday. A Kremlin statement posted online said Putin ....
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Deadly attack on court in Pakistani capital Islamabad
Date: 2014-03-03 07:44:45 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:24 - ID:586726
At least 11 people have died in an attack on a district court complex in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, the BBC reported quoting officials. Gunmen burst into the complex and opened fire before at least two suicide bombers detonated their ....
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Park: N. Korea's abandonment of nuclear program key to unification
Date: 2014-03-03 07:42:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:23 - ID:586719
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the sooner North Korea gives up its nuclear program, the earlier unification with the communist nation will come, Yonhap reported. In an address at an international leadership conference, Park ....
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John Kerry: All options on table to hold Russia accountable in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-03 07:40:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:586656
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that “all options are on the table” when it comes to steps the U.S. can take to hold Russia accountable for its military movements in Ukraine, including economic sanctions and potentially military action. In ....
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Security Council condemns terrorist attack at Chinese train station 'in the strongest terms'
Date: 2014-03-03 07:34:36 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:18 - ID:586703
The Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on 1 March at the train station in Kunming, China, and underlined the need to bring those responsible to justice. In a statement issued to the press, the ....
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US lawmakers back moves to suspend Russia's membership of G8
Date: 2014-03-03 07:03:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:586615
US lawmakers backed moves to suspend Russia's membership of the prestigious Group of Eight nations, which it joined in 1998, over the Ukraine crisis. "President Barack Obama needs to do something," Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican, told ....
