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Whoever enters Taksim square to be considered terrorist - minister
Date: 2013-06-16 10:19:22 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:157482
Minister of the European Union Affairs Egemen Bagis warned that whoever will enter Taksim Gezi Park will be considered a terrorist and will be firmly dealt with by police. Bagis' televised statements came hours after police attacked the park ....
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N. Korea asked to be recognized as nuclear weapons state: source
Date: 2013-06-16 09:38:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:157428
North Korea asked China last month to be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, Yonhap reported quoting a source familiar with Seoul-Beijing affairs Sunday. The statements come amid indications China is taking a firm stance against Pyongyang's ....
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Detained Russian reporter freed in Turkey
Date: 2013-06-15 18:05:03 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:156882
MOSCOW (MENA) - A Russian reporter who was allegedly detained in Istanbul by police and beaten up on Friday has been released and will not be deported, RIA Novosti quoted the Russian Consul in Istanbul Nikolai Kuzovenko as saying on Saturday. ....
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Latest results put Rouhani ahead in Iran poll
Date: 2013-06-15 16:21:21 GMT - Iran - International - SN:22 - ID:156744
TEHRAN (MENA) - Early poll results said Hassan Rouhani is running ahead of the other candidates in Iran's 11th presidential election. Iran's election headquarters announced on Saturday that Rouhani has 3,219,322 votes out of a total of ....
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Clashes erupt in Ankara between police, protesters
Date: 2013-06-15 16:18:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:21 - ID:156741
ANKARA (MENA) - Clashes erupted Friday night between security troops and protesters in Ankara after police banned protesters from going to Kizilay Square. As many as 400 protesters gathered in Kugulu Park before they marched toward the square ....
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Heavy pressure led to decision by Obama on Syrian arms
Date: 2013-06-15 16:13:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:156739
NEW YORK (MENA) - For two years, President Obama has resisted being drawn deeper into the civil war in Syria, The New York Times said. It was a miserable problem, he told aides, and not one he thought he could solve. At most, it could be ....
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CIA preparing to deliver arms to rebels through Turkey and Jordan
Date: 2013-06-15 12:51:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:156320
The CIA is preparing to deliver arms to rebel groups in Syria through clandestine bases in Turkey and Jordan that were expanded over the past year in an effort to establish reliable supply routes into the country for nonlethal material, The ....
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Tightened security measures around US embassy in Ankara
Date: 2013-06-15 12:16:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:156260
The Turkish security directorate stepped up security around the US Embassy in Ankara, after receiving threats of attacking the embassy. On Friday, security fores closed all the streets leading to the embassy, in anticipation of any terrorist ....
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Voting extended in Iran presidential election
Date: 2013-06-14 15:48:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:16 - ID:155324
Iran/Elections Voting extended in Iran presidential election TEHRAN, (MENA) - Millions of voters across Iran are continuing to cast their ballots in the country's presidential elections, after the country's interior ministry extended the ....
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Iranians flock to polling stations for presidential election
Date: 2013-06-14 12:49:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:7 - ID:155002
Iran-Polls Iranians flock to polling stations for presidential election TEHRAN, June 14 (MENA) - Iranian voters queued up at the polling stations in a hotly-contested election on Friday morning to choose their next president to steer the ....
