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Japan eyes informal talks with N. Korea during Red Cross meeting
Date: 2014-03-02 08:20:15 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:584774
Japan plans to hold unofficial talks with North Korea when government officials from the two countries attend a meeting Monday of the two countries' Red Cross societies in Shenyang, northeastern China, Kyodo News reported. Japanese officials hope ....
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S. Korea dominates Chinese import market, beats Japan
Date: 2014-03-02 07:42:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:584710
South Korea beat Japan to become the biggest player in the Chinese import market last year on the back of growing demand for Korean-made machinery and electronics parts, Yonhap reported. According to the Korea International Trade Association ....
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Security Council urges dialogue to soothe tensions in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 07:37:29 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:584697
The UN Security Council expressed during their urgent meeting grave concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Ambassador Sylvie Lucas of Luxembourg, which holds the Council presidency for March, told reporters after ....
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Afghan prison tricked into freeing Taliban fighters
Date: 2014-03-02 07:29:59 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:584687
Prison officials in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar have been tricked into releasing a dozen Taliban fighters. The chief of security for Kandahar, Rahmatullah Atrafi, said a letter was sent to the prison on Tuesday requesting the release ....
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Putin's envoy says military approval does not mean troops will be deployed quickly in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-01 19:55:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:69 - ID:584413
The envoy Russian President Vladimir Putin sent to the parliamentary debate said that Saturday's armed force approval does not necessarily mean troops will be deployed quickly and that the timing will be up to the president, Deutsche Welle reported ....
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Abducted Iranian Border Guards Released in Pakistan
Date: 2014-03-01 13:50:13 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:59 - ID:583772
Pakistani media sources on Saturday reported that the country's security forces have freed the five Iranian border guards abducted along Iran-Pakistan border on February 6, Fars News reported. "Eleven foreign nationals kidnapped by the terrorists ....
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Russian-Ukrainian industrial group suspended until Ukraine forms new government
Date: 2014-03-01 13:10:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:54 - ID:583672
The Russian-Ukrainian industrial group has suspended its activity until Ukraine forms a new government, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimity Rogozin said on Twitter. He added the operation of the Russian-Ukrainian high-level industrial group has ....
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East Asia, other economies talk on Palestinian development
Date: 2014-03-01 12:25:26 GMT - Japan - International - SN:49 - ID:583576
Ministers and officials from East Asian countries as well as other economies and international organizations started a conference in Jakarta on Saturday aimed at discussing ways to assist the Palestinian Authority in building its capacity, Kyodo ....
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Lack of security agreement could cost Afghanistan: Dobbins
Date: 2014-03-01 12:22:28 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:48 - ID:583568
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins has warned of widespread violence and political disintegration, which will likely more rapid after US and NATO troops withdraw from the country by the end of this ....
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Iran FM visit to India paves way for closer cooperation
Date: 2014-03-01 12:15:05 GMT - India - International - SN:41 - ID:583466
India and Iran have agreed to take a decision on Chabahar port by March-end, during a meeting of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif. Indian interest in Chabahar port figured prominently during the ....
