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Renewed Kiev assault on protesters
Date: 2014-02-19 10:03:32 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:25 - ID:564059
Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters as the death toll in renewed clashes has climbed to 25, the BBC reported. The new attempt to uproot the protest stronghold came as President ....
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5 dead after Thai police clash with anti-government protesters in Bangkok
Date: 2014-02-19 09:01:37 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:23 - ID:563889
Thailand's bitter political crisis intensified Tuesday as five people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police, and the country's anti-corruption commission filed charges against the Prime Minister, CNN reported ....
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Kerry framework proposal calls for Israeli freeze of settlement construction
Date: 2014-02-19 08:18:42 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:563758
Aides to US Secretary of State John Kerry will request that the Israeli government freeze all construction in settlements outside of the large blocs of communities that Israel intends to keep in any final-status deal with the Palestinians, The ....
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Iran condemns terrorist attacks in Iraq
Date: 2014-02-19 07:55:04 GMT - Iran - International - SN:11 - ID:563707
Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Iraq, warning against plots to cause sectarian and religious strife in the country, Press TV reported. Nearly 50 people have been killed by a series of car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital ....
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UN chief urges N.Korean to improve human rights
Date: 2014-02-19 07:52:58 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:10 - ID:563702
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea to engage with the international community to improve human rights and the living conditions of its people. Ban said he was "deeply disturbed" by findings of "grave" human rights violations in North ....
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Ukranian police storm Independence Square, clashes with protesters, 13 killed
Date: 2014-02-19 07:51:34 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:7 - ID:563686
Ukranian riot police have launched a fresh assault on Kiev's Independence Square just hours after talks broke down between the President and his opponents, Russia Today reported, The latest move comes after at least 21 people died on Tuesday in ....
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IAEA chief receives Iranian FM in Vienna
Date: 2014-02-19 07:23:50 GMT - Austria - International - SN:4 - ID:563653
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano received Tuesday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the agency's headquarters in Vienna. The meeting came on the fringes of the negotiations that kicked ....
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UN coordinator calls for clearing explosive remnants of war in Sudan
Date: 2014-02-19 07:19:18 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:2 - ID:563648
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Ali Al-Za'tari, was saddened to hear that a volunteer with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society was killed by a land mine near Abu Jubaiha in South Kordofan late last week, a statement by ....
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Ashton reiterates EU commitment to supporting transition in Libya
Date: 2014-02-18 16:44:57 GMT - Libya - International - SN:68 - ID:563021
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton reiterated the commitment of the EU to supporting the transitional process in Libya and rendering it a success. In a statement on Tuesday which congratulated the Libyan people on the rebellion, Ashton said ....
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Iranian official: 5+1 talks provide good start
Date: 2014-02-18 16:06:45 GMT - Austria - International - SN:62 - ID:562939
Iranian deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, considers the first session of the new round of talks between Teheran and the six world powers to be a good start to reach final agreement on the nuclear program. "We have lengthy negotiations ....