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3 killed, scores injured in clashes between Thai police, protesters
Date: 2014-02-18 15:38:46 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:58 - ID:562872
Three people have been killed and dozens injured in violence that erupted as Thai police began clearing protest sites in the capital, Bangkok, the BBC reported Tuesday. Police are trying to retake official sites that have been blocked by ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syrian conflict
Date: 2014-02-18 13:23:07 GMT - Russia - International - SN:32 - ID:562282
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed the Syrian conflict and the deteriorating health of Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was convicted by a US court in 2011, over the phone on Tuesday. ....
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Iran, G5+1 start fresh round of talks in Vienna
Date: 2014-02-18 13:05:08 GMT - Austria - International - SN:39 - ID:562438
Representatives of Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) started comprehensive talks in Vienna on Tuesday over Iran's nuclear program, Fars news agency reported. On Monday morning, Iranian Foreign ....
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Military issues have no place in nuclear talks - Iran Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-02-18 12:44:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:37 - ID:562370
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Tuesday stressed that military issues have no place in the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1, IRNA News Agency reported Tuesday. She reiterated Teheran's firm stance on ....
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S. Korean diplomat: It is premature to identify mastermind of Taba attack
Date: 2014-02-18 12:41:54 GMT - south korea - International - SN:36 - ID:562359
A senior official with the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is premature to identify the mastermind and perpetrators of a bombing attack that hit a tourist bus which was carrying South Korean tourists in Taba on Sunday leaving ....
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Pakistan envoy summoned on abduction of Iranian border guards
Date: 2014-02-18 12:16:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:33 - ID:562298
Iran's Deputy foreign minister for Asia and Pacific affairs summoned Pakistanˈs ambassador to Tehran on Monday evening to inform him of need for Islamabadˈs serious pursuing of 5 Iranian border guardsˈ abduction in Jakigour border, IRNA News Agency ....
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Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf in court for treason trial
Date: 2014-02-18 11:42:25 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:26 - ID:562196
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has appeared in a Pakistani court for the first time on treason charges, the BBC reported. Security and health concerns prevented him from attending earlier hearings, and he has been in hospital for more ....
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9th meeting of Muslim States' Inter-Parliamentary Union starts work in Iran
Date: 2014-02-18 11:38:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:25 - ID:562185
The 9th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) started work in Tehran on Tuesday, Fars News Agency said. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who had attended the inauguration ceremony, addressed ....
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Governments must step up fight against human trafficking, protect victims, prosecute criminals
Date: 2014-02-18 10:31:48 GMT - Austria - International - SN:17 - ID:562007
Prominent European officials, attending an international conference on anti-trafficking in Vienna, called on governments to intensify the fight against modern-day slavery by taking specific steps to protect victims and prosecute the criminals who ....
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Geneva prosecutor says hijacker of Ethiopian plane may be punished by up to 20 years in prison
Date: 2014-02-18 09:43:55 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:13 - ID:561871
Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornot said the co-pilot, who hijacked and forced Ethiopian plane to land in Switzerland, would be charged with taking hostages, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison in Switzerland, ABC News reported on Monday. ....