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Putin to take part in Russia-Egypt meeting – Lavrov
Date: 2014-02-13 10:26:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:553123
Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the Russia-Egypt 2+2 meeting, ITAR-TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying Thursday. “All aspects of our discussion are written in a joint statement to be made public ....
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Kerry arrives in Seoul for talks on N. Korea
Date: 2014-02-13 10:25:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:553115
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Seoul Thursday for discussions mainly on North Korea, a day after high-level inter-Korean talks ended without any tangible agreement, Yonhap New Agency reported. The plane carrying Kerry and his ....
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Obama raises minimum wage for contract workers
Date: 2014-02-13 09:42:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:552994
President Barack Obama increased the minimum wage for a few hundred thousand federal contractors, then pressed the divided Congress to pass broader legislation that would apply to all workers, ABC News reported Wednesday. White House officials ....
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Suicide blast in Karachi kills 11 policemen, injures 47
Date: 2014-02-13 09:40:12 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:3 - ID:552987
A suicide blast in Karachi near a police bus killed 11 police officers and injured at least 47 others, ABC news reported on Thursday. The explosion took place near the gate of Razzaqabad Police Training Center in Shah Latif Town area of the city ....
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Obama warns against doing business with Iran: New York Times
Date: 2014-02-12 08:49:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:550866
US President Obama has vowed to come down on companies that evade sanctions against Iran “like a ton of bricks", the New York Times reported. He spoke a week after a delegation of French corporate executives traveled to Tehran looking for ....
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Japan may lift embargo on arms exports
Date: 2014-02-11 16:45:09 GMT - Japan - International - SN:58 - ID:550078
A well-placed sources said Japan may allow exports of defense equipment to international organizations on condition they do not take sides in conflicts, as part of its broad review of the restrictive policy on weapons, kyodonews reported ....
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Deadly grenade attack in Pakistan cinema
Date: 2014-02-11 16:15:19 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:56 - ID:550013
At least 10 people are dead and 16 others have been wounded in a grenade attack at a cinema in Pakistan's restive northwest city of Peshawar, Sky News said Tuesday. The incident at the Shama cinema, known for showing pornographic films in one of ....
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Russian FM warns UNSC of escalating terrorism in Syria
Date: 2014-02-11 15:15:25 GMT - Russia - International - SN:33 - ID:549686
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the UN Security Council of an escalation of terrorist operations in Syria. The Russian foreign minister called on the international council to condemn terrorism as a phenomenon instead of ....
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Russia urges UN resolution on 'terrorism' in Syria
Date: 2014-02-11 12:32:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:549434
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday a draft UN resolution on aid access in Syria was "detached from reality" and urged the West to refrain from what it called one-sided accusations against Damascus, the Interfax news agency ....
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UN chief: World Radio Day emphasizes the importance of women's voices
Date: 2014-02-11 12:22:36 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:21 - ID:549396
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon said World Radio Day recognizes the unique role and impact of a medium that reaches the largest audience worldwide. The World Radio Day is being annually observed on February 13. In a statement released by the ....
