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S. Korea, Russia nuclear envoys to hold talks in Moscow next week
Date: 2014-06-13 12:43:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:775932
SEOUL, June 13 (MENA) -- South Korea's top nuclear envoy will leave for Moscow next week for talks with his Russian counterpart on ways to resume the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Yonhap new agency quoted ....
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Kerry calls for ending sexual violence
Date: 2014-06-13 12:42:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:775906
LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday told an international summit on ending sexual violence in conflict that it was time for the world to banish the crime "to the history books where it belongs," CNN reported ....
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Hague hails sending additional military aid to Nigeria
Date: 2014-06-13 09:20:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:775603
LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague hailed his country's decision to increase its military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram. He said Nigeria's army would receive extra training, especially in ....
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Three suicide bombers arrested in Kabul
Date: 2014-06-13 07:24:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:775396
KABUL, June 13 (MENA) - Afghan security forces thwarted coordinated suicide bombing plot in capital Kabul, Khaama Press quoted security officials as saying. Deputy interior minister for security, Gen. Ayub Salangi, said the suicide bombers were ....
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US citizens being evacuated from Iraqi air base as militants advance - report
Date: 2014-06-12 21:09:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:146 - ID:775226
WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) – The US citizens were being evacuated Thursday from a major Iraqi air base as Al Qaeda-aligned militants toppled cities in the country's north and threatened to advance toward Baghdad, the Fox News reported. A senior ....
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UN Backs Iraq Government Against Terrorism
Date: 2014-06-12 20:45:59 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:144 - ID:775205
NEW YORK, June 12 (MENA) - The UN Security Council is unanimously supporting Iraq's government and people in their fight against terrorism and urging a national dialogue including all political and religious groups, ABC News reported on ....
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US ready to support Turkey after Iraq kidnappings: Biden
Date: 2014-06-12 15:38:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:774789
WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) – US Vice President Joe Biden told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan that the United States is prepared to support Turkey’s efforts to bring about the safe return of its citizens detained in Iraq. The US will ....
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Georgian president wishes Sisi best of luck in presidency
Date: 2014-06-12 13:18:56 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:79 - ID:774355
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his inauguration after his landslide win in the presidential election. He wished him best of luck in his efforts aiming to ....
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Russia FM calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-12 12:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:774440
MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says what matters is not a format of the Russia-Ukraine talks, but the immediate ceasefire, the ITAR-TASS reported. “We have been working with OSCE, with representative Heidi ....
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Hollande annoyed over resumption of Israeli settlement building
Date: 2014-06-12 11:39:18 GMT - palestine - World - SN:63 - ID:774263
RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande phoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday. During the phone conversation, Hollande said that he is annoyed over the resumption of Israeli settlement activities. He ....
