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UN does not recognize attempt to annex East Jerusalem - Ban
Date: 2013-06-02 13:41:48 GMT - palestine - International - SN:2 - ID:136651
UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon stressed that the United Nations does not recognize any attempt to annex East Jerusalem as well as the ongoing settlement construction. In a message to Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh al-Maliki, Ban ....
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Greece not to bury human waste in Sudan
Date: 2013-06-01 13:33:48 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:10 - ID:135284
The Greek Foreign Ministry denied media reports about plans to bury human waste in Sudan. The Ministry affirmed to the Sudanese embassy in Athens that media reports suggesting that the Greek water authority is planning to dispose tons of human ....
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Erdogan insists park project to continue
Date: 2013-06-01 13:32:34 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:135282
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that the park project, which sparked mass protests, would go ahead. In a defiant speech, Erdogan said that police would remain in Taksim Square to preserve order, the BBC reported. ....
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Incoming Pakistani PM condemns US drone strike
Date: 2013-06-01 13:21:31 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:6 - ID:135258
Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif expressed "deep disappointment" over a US drone strike that killed Taliban's second-in-command.Waliur Rehman. This strike is not only a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty but to international ....
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Iranian official accuses US of supporting terrorism in ME
Date: 2013-06-01 13:14:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:135239
The US is sponsoring terrorism in the Middle East, said spokesman for the Iranian Mission to the United Nations Alireza Miryousefi. Iran has been victimized by the terrorists, who killed many innocent people, the BBC quoted Miryousefi as ....
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17 militants killed in Kurram tribal region
Date: 2013-05-30 14:04:55 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:132636
At least 17 militants were killed and several others injured when Pakistani jets bombed militant hideouts in the Kurram tribal region during a security forces operation on Thursday, DawnNews reported. The militants were killed when four ....
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Tanzanian VP opens Egypt's permanent furniture exhibition
Date: 2013-05-28 14:17:19 GMT - Tanzania - International - SN:19 - ID:129241
Tanzanian Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal opened a permanent Egyptian furniture exhibition in Dar es Salaam. Egyptian Ambassador here Hossam Mohamed said the embassy has backed the exhibition's opening in Tanzania. A large number of ....
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S. Korea suspends operation of 2 nuclear reactors due to fake parts
Date: 2013-05-28 14:14:28 GMT - south korea - International - SN:17 - ID:129227
South Korea halted the operation of two nuclear reactors Tuesday for substandard parts used in the reactors, Yonhap News Agency reported. Neither the shutdown of the reactors nor the substandard parts used in them posed immediate threats to ....
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EU asks Turkey to carry out more judicial, military reforms
Date: 2013-05-28 13:53:42 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:13 - ID:129167
The European Union urged Turkey to take additional steps towards fully meeting the Copenhagen criteria, especially in freedom of expression, freedom of religion and property rights, Turkish Zaman Newspaper reported. The EU has also ....
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Myanmar launches new round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels
Date: 2013-05-28 13:52:22 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:12 - ID:129162
Myanmar's government has launched a fresh round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels, seeking to end a major armed conflict that has recently been overshadowed by strife between Buddhists and Muslims in other parts of the country, Fox New ....