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  • Turkish parl. to debate bill on internet amid censorship claims

    Turkish parl. to debate bill on internet amid censorship claims

    Date: 2014-02-04 17:49:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:60 - ID:537700

    The Turkish Parliament is set to resume debates on an omnibus bill that includes an arrangement giving the Directorate of Telecommunication (TİB) president the authority to block access to certain material in the event of an appeal concerning a ....

  • OIC urges parterns to aid CAR refugees in Chad

    OIC urges parterns to aid CAR refugees in Chad

    Date: 2014-02-04 16:20:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:49 - ID:537519

    The Secretary General of Organization of the Islamic Conference Eiad Amin Madani urged all Islamic partners to provide urgent humanitarian aid for Chad, which received huge influx of refugees coming from Central Africa Republic. In a statement, ....

  • Queen to meet Pope Francis in Rome

    Queen to meet Pope Francis in Rome

    Date: 2014-02-04 13:53:12 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:33 - ID:537239

    The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Rome later this year for an audience with Pope Francis, Buckingham Palace has said. The royal couple will also have a private lunch with Italian president Giorgio Napolitano. The one-day trip in ....

  • Ethiopian president vows support for foreign investments

    Ethiopian president vows support for foreign investments

    Date: 2014-02-04 12:36:27 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:25 - ID:537022

    Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome said Tuesday that Addis Ababa will provide support to encourage investments to do business in the African country. Ethiopia continues to offer incentives to companies contributing to projects here, Mulatu said ....

  • Pakistan peace talks with Taliban are delayed

    Pakistan peace talks with Taliban are delayed

    Date: 2014-02-04 12:02:08 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:20 - ID:536941

    Pakistani government negotiators say they are not planning to meet a Taliban team for preliminary peace talks in Islamabad as expected on Tuesday, reported the BBC. The government side said before talks began they wanted further clarification ....

  • Peres: Kerry came to make peace, not fight Israel

    Peres: Kerry came to make peace, not fight Israel

    Date: 2014-02-04 11:44:37 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:536893

    Israeli President Shimon Peres has clarified that US secretary of state John Kerry came to the Middle East region to reach a peace deal not to fight Israel, Ynet reported on Tuesday. "He didn't come here to fight with us. He came to make peace ....

  • Netanyahu calls for

    Netanyahu calls for "stopping attacks on Kerry"

    Date: 2014-02-04 08:22:17 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:536386

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau called on his Likud party ministers and MKs to stop criticizing US Secretary of State John Kerry. He said that any disagreement between the US and Israel should be discussed objectively without ....

  • Obama to visit Saudi Arabia in March -- White House

    Obama to visit Saudi Arabia in March -- White House

    Date: 2014-02-03 18:48:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:73 - ID:535877

    US President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March for talks with Saudi King Abdullah on regional issues, said the White House. Obama will fly to meet King Abdullah on a trip added onto existing visits to the Netherlands, Brussels ....

  • Putin regrets Moscow school shooting

    Putin regrets Moscow school shooting

    Date: 2014-02-03 18:43:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:70 - ID:535866

    The incident, which occurred in a Moscow school on Monday when a high-school student brought a gun to school and opened fire is a tragedy and more attention should be paid to the upbringing of young generations, Russian President Vladimir Putin ....

  • Five killed as two blasts rock Peshawar cinema

    Five killed as two blasts rock Peshawar cinema

    Date: 2014-02-03 11:45:14 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:32 - ID:534988

    As many as five persons were killed and more than 20 others injured when two hand grenades went off late Sunday during the screening of a late-night movie show at the Picture House cinema in Peshawar, Pakistan's The News website reported Monday. ....

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