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Iran says all 4 crew membersd died in plane crash
Date: 2014-03-04 08:01:36 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:588808
Iran says all four crew members aboard a small plane that crashed in the Persian Gulf were killed in the incident. The Falcon 20, which belonged to the State Aviation Organization, was on a test flight when it crashed late on Monday off Kish ....
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Putin ends army drills in western Russia
Date: 2014-03-04 07:09:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:588732
Russian President Putin has ordered troops sent last week to a surprise military exercise in western and central Russia to return to their bases, Interfax news agency reported. Putin ordered the return after a Defense Ministry report, which said ....
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Pentagon suspends military engagements with Russia
Date: 2014-03-04 06:13:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:588643
The Pentagon said it is suspending exercises and other activities with the Russian military, in light of Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Monday evening that the U.S. military has ....
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Russia's Foreign Ministry: Threats of US Secretary of State against Russia unacceptable
Date: 2014-03-03 18:58:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:90 - ID:588354
Moscow considers US Secretary of State John Kerry’s threats against Russia due to the latest events in Ukraine unacceptable, ITAR-TASS reported on Monday. “By ignoring any attempts to study difficult processes in the Ukrainian society and to ....
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Developments in Ukraine to have global impact - Former PM
Date: 2014-03-03 17:38:11 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:85 - ID:588236
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that the latest developments which took place in Ukraine will change practically everywhere in the world. In an interview with CNN, Tymoshenko called on the world to help the Ukraine saying ....
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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 ....