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Former US president Bill Clinton to visit Israel in June
Date: 2013-05-07 11:47:47 GMT - Israel - International - SN:14 - ID:97184
Former US president Bill Clinton was due to visit Israel in June, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. Clinton was expected to give a lecture on June 17 as part of a conference on sustainability and sustainable ....
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Hopefuls start signing up for Iran’s presidential polls
Date: 2013-05-07 10:11:24 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:96990
The registration of hopefuls for Iran’s 11th presidential election, which is due on June 14, has officially begun on the order of the Iranian Interior Ministry. Hopefuls have five days, until May 11, to sign up for ....
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Kerry arrives in Moscow on two-day visit
Date: 2013-05-07 09:41:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:96946
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Syrian crisis and a set of issues of common interest. Kerry's visit to Russia is ....
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US reinforces medical staff at Guantanamo Bay for hunger strike
Date: 2013-04-30 11:38:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:87402
The US has reinforced medical staff at Guantanamo Bay to try to handle a spreading hunger strike by prisoners at the detention facility. About 40 nurses and other specialists arrived at the weekend, camp spokesman Lt Col ....
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UN chief appoints new special representative for Somalia
Date: 2013-04-30 08:52:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:87120
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday the appointment of Nicholas Kay from the United Kingdom as his Special Representative for Somalia, the UN News Center reported. Kay succeeds Augustine Mahiga, ....
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Karzai: US gives funds to national security team
Date: 2013-04-30 08:45:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:87112
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the US government for the past 10 years. Karzai confirmed the payments when he was asked about a story published in ....
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Hagel: US still assessing reports about Syria's use of chemical weapons
Date: 2013-04-30 07:53:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:87065
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday his country and its allies are still trying to figure out details of Syria’s suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people, as international officials pressed for broader ....
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White House: Boston suspect to be tried in federal court
Date: 2013-04-23 09:32:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:77115
The White House announced Monday that the surviving Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would not be tried as "an enemy combatant" ....
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Turkey crticizes Kerry for urging Erdogan not to visit Gaza
Date: 2013-04-23 09:18:38 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:5 - ID:77085
Turkey has criticized US Secretary of State John Kerry for publicly urging Turkey's prime minister not to visit the Gaza Strip in May, ABC News reported on Monday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared ....
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US disturbed by reports of new massacre in Damascus
Date: 2013-04-23 08:49:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:77039
The United States said on Monday it was disturbed by “horrific” reports of a new massacre in Syria after a watchdog group said over 100 people, many of them civilians, were killed in a town near Damascus by Syrian regime ....
