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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. ....
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Netanyahu says Iran engaged in 'subversive activities' in Latin America, world
Date: 2014-02-17 19:38:52 GMT - Israel - International - SN:82 - ID:561220
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Peruvian President on Monday in Jerusalem, where the two discussed relations between Israel and Peru and spoke of recent developments with regards to the Iranian nuclear program, Jerusalem Post ....
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Lavrov urges US to work closer with Syrian regime
Date: 2014-02-17 13:30:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:60 - ID:560463
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged Washington to establish its own contact with the Syrian government instead of constantly goading Moscow into mounting pressure on the Assad regime. Voice of Russia radio quoted Lavrov as saying on ....
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Iran calls on Muslims to fight extremism
Date: 2014-02-17 13:07:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:58 - ID:560408
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called for further consultations and unity among political and religious leaders of Islamic states in a bid to fight extremism. Larijani made the call in a Sunday meeting with his Sudanese counterpart ....
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Moscow, Tehran cooperation includes supplies of Iranian oil – Iranian diplomat
Date: 2014-02-17 11:18:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:560066
Iranian ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei said the renewed cooperation between Moscow and Tehran would include specifically Iranian oil supplies to Russia. My country is ready to activate economic cooperation with Russia, and to grant Moscow ....
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Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian Airlines plane
Date: 2014-02-17 10:58:42 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:39 - ID:560011
A co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Rome hijacked the airliner early Monday morning and flew it to Geneva, Switzerland, looking for asylum, CNN reported. The man, an Ethiopian in his early 30s, was arrested when the plane landed ....
