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US citizen to go on trial in North Korea for 'hostile acts'
Date: 2014-09-07 10:05:27 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:28 - ID:909911
PYONGYANG, Sept 7 (MENA) - Matthew Todd Miller, who has been held in North Korean custody since April this year, will go on trial, Deutsche Welle quoted Korean state media as saying on Sunday. The court date has been set for September 14, though ....
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President: Iran would continue support for regional peace, stability
Date: 2014-09-07 09:30:21 GMT - Iran - World - SN:23 - ID:909851
TEHRAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday night that Iran would continue its support for estalishment of peace and stability in the region, IRNA news agency reported. President Rouhani, who has traveled to Mashhad, in the ....
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19 Taliban militants killed during clearing operations
Date: 2014-09-07 08:58:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:909854
KABUL, Sept 7 (MENA) - At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and 5 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces, Khaama Press reported on Sunday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement ....
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Ukraine southeast leaders urge OSCE to ensure control over ceasefire regime
Date: 2014-09-07 08:07:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:909785
DONETSK, Sept 7 (MENA) - The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) in the east of Ukraine on Sunday urged the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to ensure control over the ....
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Japan, US discuss possible visit by Abe to Washington in January
Date: 2014-09-07 08:07:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:909752
TOKYO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Japan and the United States are considering arranging for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Washington in January for talks with President Barack Obama on trade and security issues, Japan Times quoted a US government source ....
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Belarus welcomes agreement on ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-09-07 07:40:37 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:13 - ID:909751
MINSK, Sept 7 (MENA) - Belarus welcomes a ceasefire reached by the warring parties in eastern Ukraine, ITAR-TASS quoted Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko as saying in a statement. The Contact Group for Ukraine signed a ceasefire protocol ....
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Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief
Date: 2014-09-07 07:28:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:909746
TOKYO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Tomiko Ichikawa, 52, hopes to "be of service to Japan and the world" in her new position of special aide to Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kyodo reported. In July, Ichikawa, who has ....
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Situation in Afghanistan is intolerable - Karzai
Date: 2014-09-06 21:37:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:126 - ID:909562
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the situation in Afghanistan is intolerable and called on presidential candidates to reach an agreement as soon as possible, Afghan khaama reported on Saturday. Karzai said the two ....
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How the Islamic state could kill the two-state solution: Foreign Policy
Date: 2014-09-06 21:31:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:123 - ID:909553
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - As the Islamic State (IS) chalks up gains -- territory, money, weapons, recruits -- and spreads terror through its savage online theater, it may well be able to add another success to its trophy wall. Prospects for a ....
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Moscow to import agricultural products from Hanoi
Date: 2014-09-06 21:15:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:909537
MOSCOW, Sept 6 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov said that Russia and Vietnam agreed on Russia importing Vietnamese agricultural products, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday. During the 17th session of the ....
