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Washington urges Moscow to add more pressure on Damascus
Date: 2014-02-15 11:14:01 GMT - Russia - International - SN:29 - ID:556458
The United States called on Russia to press Syria to engage into the peace talks in Geneva that will continue on Saturday, the Ria Novosti reported. Senior US and Russian officials have traded accusations this week over who is to blame for the ....
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Explosive charge thrown toward electoral HQ of AKP in Turkey
Date: 2014-02-15 09:05:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:22 - ID:556172
Unidentified people threw an explosive charge toward an electoral headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in central Istanbul on Saturday. The blast caused a fire in the premises and left material damage. The assailants ....
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"Geneva 2" negotiations did not fail - US official
Date: 2014-02-15 08:18:46 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:18 - ID:556089
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman called on the Syrian regime to take negotiations more seriously like the Syrian opposition. She, meanwhile, told Al-Arabiya news channel in an interview that the Geneva 2 ....
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UN chief Ban welcomes high-level inter-Korean talks
Date: 2014-02-15 08:09:44 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:13 - ID:556073
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon welcomed high-level contact between North and South Korea and "strongly hopes this hard-won dialogue will continue, thus building trust and cooperation on the Korean Peninsula," Kyodo News quoted spokesman Martin ....
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Chinese state councilor meets Kerry
Date: 2014-02-15 07:48:13 GMT - China - International - SN:8 - ID:556023
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Friday told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that China and the United States should deal with their differences and disputes properly, Chinese local media reported. China-U.S. cooperation is not only in ....
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Ethiopia says dam talks should remain on ‘technical tracks’
Date: 2014-02-15 07:45:07 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:7 - ID:556016
The Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said Friday that talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should stick to technical issues rather than politicking, Walta Information Center ....
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Putin makes surprise visit to US House to talk to American Olympic leaders
Date: 2014-02-15 07:41:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:556010
In a powerful symbol of international sports detente, Russian President Vladimir Putin dropped in on U.S. Olympic headquarters Friday to chat about the Winter Games and the upcoming Russia-U.S. hockey showdown. He even wore a red Team USA pin on ....
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Police kill 8 people in attack in western China
Date: 2014-02-15 07:36:40 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:555998
Chinese security forces on Friday fatally shot eight people who attacked police with machetes and drove cars that carried gas cylinders they detonated as bombs in the restive western Xinjiang region, reported the ABC News. Three other assailants ....
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Finnish, US companies won tender on Syrian chemical weapon annihilation – OPCW
Date: 2014-02-15 07:21:26 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:3 - ID:555970
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said that two Finnish and US companies won a tender to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons. The winners are Ekokem OY AB of Finland and Veolia Environmental Services Technical ....
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Death toll of Boko Haram attack on Borno state in Nigeria rises to 62
Date: 2014-02-15 07:10:12 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:1 - ID:555952
The death toll of those who died in Boko Haram Tuesday's attack on Konduga town in Borno State rose to 62 on Friday. The death toll rose to 57 on Thursday with four persons reportedly dead from injuries at University of Maiduguri Teaching ....
