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UN Security Council rejects challenge to ICC Kenya trial
Date: 2013-11-15 18:40:30 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:50 - ID:388977
The UN Security Council has rejected a proposal to delay the trials of Kenya's top leaders by the International Criminal Court, Voice of America reported on Friday. A draft resolution to postpone for 12 months the trials of President Uhuru ....
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Lavrov, Brahimi expect Russia, US, UN to settle all issues concerning Geneva-2 on Nov 25
Date: 2013-11-15 18:31:25 GMT - Russia - International - SN:45 - ID:388959
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi expressed hope in a telephone conversation Friday that all unsettled issues regarding the Geneva-2 conference would be resolved in Geneva on November 25, RT ....
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Turkey's Defense Minister takes part in regional conference on border security in Morocco
Date: 2013-11-15 16:38:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:38 - ID:388831
Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz took part in a regional conference on border security in Morocco which was also attended by 20 foreign ministers and representatives from different international organizations as well. The conference ....
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UNHCR concerned at reports that asylum seekers, including Syrians, denied entry to some EU countries
Date: 2013-11-15 16:33:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:35 - ID:388819
The UN refugee agency said Friday it was "greatly concerned" over reports that some European Union (EU) countries were placing barriers to entry or forcibly returning asylum-seekers, including people who have fled Syria. "UNHCR is calling, ....
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Obama to congress: No new sanctions on Iran
Date: 2013-11-15 14:05:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:388528
President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday not to add new sanctions against Iran, ABC News reported. That's as the international community negotiates to ensure that Iran will not have the ability to develop nuclear weapons. Obama said at a ....
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Armed man storms BFM TV channel in Paris
Date: 2013-11-15 12:43:15 GMT - France - International - SN:23 - ID:388345
An armed man stormed on Friday the HQ of BFM TV channel in Paris. He threatened staffers and journalists, including the editor-in-chief, before fleeing the place. Eyewitnesses said that the man, who looked like a European, was wearing a jacket ....
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US urges its nationals to leave Central Africa
Date: 2013-11-15 09:51:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:388032
The US has urged its nationals to leave Central Africa right away, Radio Africa No.1 cited a statement by US State Department. The US ambassador and diplomats in Central Africa were evacuated following the US closure of its embassy in Bangui in ....
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Netanyahu unimpressed by reports Iran stops expanding nuclear capacity
Date: 2013-11-15 08:05:10 GMT - Israel - International - SN:12 - ID:387828
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was "not impressed" by reports that Iran has stopped expansion of its uranium-enrichment capacity in the past three months, Jerusalem Post reported. A UN inspection report showed on ....
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UN thanks Russia for contributing in peacekeeping activities
Date: 2013-11-15 08:03:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:387826
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous said Thursday that the United Nations is grateful to Russia for contributing to the peacekeeping activities, Itar-Tass reported. His remarks came at an international conference ....
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IAEA-Iran relations reaching new level – Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2013-11-15 07:52:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:387815
The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed Thursday the singing of the Joint Statement on a Framework for Cooperation between the Interaction Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran, The Voice of Russia reported. "This important agreement brings ....