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  • Military issues have no place in nuclear talks - Iran Foreign Ministry

    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 ....

  • S. Korean diplomat: It is premature to identify mastermind of Taba attack

    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 ....

  • Pakistan envoy summoned on abduction of Iranian border guards

    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 ....

  • Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf in court for treason trial

    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 ....

  • 9th meeting of Muslim States' Inter-Parliamentary Union starts work in Iran

    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 ....

  • Governments must step up fight against human trafficking, protect victims, prosecute criminals

    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 ....

  • Geneva prosecutor says hijacker of Ethiopian plane may be punished by up to 20 years in prison

    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. ....

  • Netanyahu says Iran engaged in 'subversive activities' in Latin America, world

    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 ....

  • Lavrov urges US to work closer with Syrian regime

    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 ....

  • Iran calls on Muslims to fight extremism

    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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