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Yanukovych to give news conference in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don
Date: 2014-02-28 08:40:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:581432
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will give a news conference in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, a source in the Ukrainian president’s entourage said. The venue will be announced later, Itar-Tass reported. Earlier on Thursday, ....
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Putin puts troops in western Russia on alert in drill
Date: 2014-02-27 12:20:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:580209
President Vladimir Putin ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of his armed forces across western Russia on Wednesday, Novosti reported Thursday. “The drills are not connected with events in Ukraine at all,” Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s ....
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Kerry to take part in 2 global meetings on Lebanon, Libya
Date: 2014-02-27 11:38:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:580063
US Secretary of State John Kerry will take part in a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon to take place in Paris on March 5, the State Department said. The meeting will underline the importance of backing the stability and ....
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Putin puts troops in western Russia on alert in drill
Date: 2014-02-27 10:57:44 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:579922
President Vladimir Putin ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of his armed forces across western Russia on Wednesday, Novosti reported Thursday. “The drills are not connected with events in Ukraine at all,” Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s ....
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All countries should respect Ukraine sovereignty, territorial integrity - Rasmussen
Date: 2014-02-27 09:24:16 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:4 - ID:579637
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance was ready to assist Ukraine in its democratic reforms. Rasmussen, in a meeting of the "NATO- Ukraine" committee in Brussels, expressed his relief about the end of violence in Kiev as ....
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Iranian FM: All those supporting terrorism will suffer
Date: 2014-02-26 17:47:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:64 - ID:578888
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that no government among the neighboring countries will benefit from supporting terrorism and sectarian conflict, IRNA reported. He made the remarks in a joint press conference with his ....
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Putin orders surprise drills in two military districts
Date: 2014-02-26 14:40:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:53 - ID:578493
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Defence Ministry to hold surprise military exercises to check combat readiness of armed forces in Western and Central Military Districts as well as several branches of the armed forces, ITAR TASS ....
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Mauritania President: terrorism threatens Africa
Date: 2014-02-26 14:32:23 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:50 - ID:578473
Mauritanian President Mohammad Ould Abdel Aziz, whose country assumed the rotating presidency of the African Union, has warned that terrorism poses a serious threat to the security and stability of the African continent. In statements on ....
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One wounded in sound bomb blast in Ankara
Date: 2014-02-26 10:22:52 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:34 - ID:577734
A sound bomb went off close to a parked car in downtown Ankara, wounding the driver, Hurriyet newspaper reported Wednesday. The bomb was detonated and investigations were launched to find the motives behind targeting this car. ....
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Turkey's public prosecution to launch investigation into wiretapping of Erdogan
Date: 2014-02-26 09:21:27 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:30 - ID:577542
Turkey's public prosecution released a statement on Wednesday that it will launch an investigation to verify the authenticity of the wiretap records of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan and his son Belal. The chief prosecutor of ....