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Zarif, Kerry meet in Munich
Date: 2014-02-02 12:13:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:533276
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his US counterpart John Kerry met on Sunday in Iran on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, IRNA news agency reported. The two reviewed ways to continue nuclear talks. The Iranian ....
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Netanyahu: No pressure will make us yield on vital interests of Israel
Date: 2014-02-02 10:57:04 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:533105
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the warnings by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the danger of the boycott movement gaining strength against Israell, Haaretz reported on Sunday "The attempts to boycott Israel are unethical ....
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Thailand tense as disputed election gets under way
Date: 2014-02-02 07:59:33 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:2 - ID:532706
Millions of Thais are voting in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests, the BBC reported. Anti-government activists have forced some polling stations in Bangkok and the south to close but a large majority ....
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Kerry: U.S. bid for Mideast peace not 'quixotic'
Date: 2014-02-01 18:25:40 GMT - Germany - International - SN:57 - ID:532349
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that he remains hopeful that the Obama administration's effort to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians can succeed, Haaretz reported. The United States hopes to complete a ....
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Burns: World admires Tunisia's democratic transition
Date: 2014-02-01 18:15:44 GMT - Tunisia - International - SN:54 - ID:532333
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said that the whole world admires the democratic transition that took place in Tunisia. Tunisia managed to surpass the difficulties of the transitional phase and reached consensus over the ....
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US defense secretary confers with Israeli counterpart on ME developments
Date: 2014-02-01 17:54:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:50 - ID:532293
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on the fringe of Munich Security Conference which kicked off on Saturday, according to a Pentagon statement. Hagel discussed with the Israeli minister a set of ....
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Bold decision needed on Midest peace process- Ashton
Date: 2014-02-01 09:28:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:15 - ID:531286
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged the international community to bear the responsibility of taking bold decisions to activate the peace process in the Middle East. In statements to Saudi newspaper Okaz, Ashton pointed out that the ....
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South Sudan committed to ceasefire: minister
Date: 2014-01-31 18:23:57 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:29 - ID:530778
South Sudanese Foreign Minister Bernaba Benjamin affirmed Friday that his government was abiding by a cessation of hostilities, saying that efforts continued to deal with detained rebels. He praised the Sudanese government's supportive stance ....
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Intel agency probes bugs in Turkish PM’s office
Date: 2014-01-31 17:13:34 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:27 - ID:530697
Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MİT) is investigating alleged wiretapping devices found in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Ankara office and his home in December. New information has emerged, the premier on board his plane back ....
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Putin and Russian Security Council members discuss Syria, Ukraine
Date: 2014-01-31 17:08:01 GMT - Russia - International - SN:24 - ID:530683
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the country's Security Council on Friday, the Voice of Russia reported. "The participants in the meeting discussed current issues of the country's social and economic life. Key ....