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N. Korea denuclearization talks gain speed among six-party member countries: sources
Date: 2013-06-23 15:16:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:168481
SEOUL (MENA) - International efforts to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons are gaining speed as countries committed to the denuclearization process in the past get ready for fresh rounds of negotiations following Pyongyang's latest talks ....
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US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 - paper
Date: 2013-06-22 12:10:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:167325
WASHINGTON (MENA) - CIA operatives and US special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and antiaircraft weapons since late last year, months before President Obama approved plans to begin directly arming them, ....
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بوتين يدعو الى تشكيل مجلس عالمي للتنسيق في مجال الطاقة
Date: 2013-06-21 16:27:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:166558
دعا الرئيس الروسي فلاديمير بوتين مجموعة العشرين إلى تشكيل مجلس عالمي للتنسيق في مجال الطاقة. وقال بوتين - على هامش أعمال منتدى بطرسبورج الاقتصادي العالمي الجمعة ، حسبما أفادت قناة "روسيا اليوم" - إن معظم المشاريع الكبرى في مجال الطاقة مخططة لسنوات ....
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Israeli PM calls for more pressure on Iran
Date: 2013-06-21 10:40:43 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:166050
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the international community must keep demanding that Iran halt its nuclear program despite the recent election of a new president seen as relatively moderate, Israel Radio reported. "We may be ....
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Zimbabwe's President delays election by two weeks
Date: 2013-06-20 13:39:59 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:16 - ID:164849
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe postponed the date of the elections to August 14, following a unilateral decision to be held on July 31, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported. The decision was announced at the end of the Extraordinary ....
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Former Mossad chief says dialogue with Palestinians better for Israel
Date: 2013-06-20 11:36:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:164577
Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said on Wednesday that dialogue with the Palestinians is better for Israel, Haaretz reported. "Should we wait for Hamas to take over the West Bank? The sooner we enter dialogue the better for Israel," Dagan ....
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UN chief welcomes G8 understandings on Syria
Date: 2013-06-19 15:51:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:162660
NEW YORK (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon welcomed Tuesday the understandings reached on Syria by G8 leaders in their communique, including the commitment to bring the Syrian sides to the negotiating table. Ban's said that the UN ....
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7,822 people injured in Gezi Park demos - TTB
Date: 2013-06-19 11:37:57 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:162795
ANKARA (MENA) - The number of those injured in Gezi Park demonstrations hit 7,822 people with 59 in serious condition, the Turkish Doctors Union (TTB) said in a statement Wednesday. The demonstrations gripped several Turkish city from May 30 ....
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Russia hopes acquittal of all Russian sailors held in Nigeria
Date: 2013-06-19 10:15:23 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:162592
MOSCOW (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it hopes that a Nigerian court will rule acquitting all Russian sailors held there on charges of arms smuggling, The Voice of Russia reported. A court in Nigeria has released eight of ....
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US will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military
Date: 2013-06-19 10:11:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:162584
WASHINGTON (MENA) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces, NBC News reported. The Mi-17 helicopters will be used by Afghanistan's ....