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UK ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty
Date: 2014-04-02 18:43:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:172 - ID:646160
LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - UK ratified Wednesday the Arms Trade Treaty, after more than 10 years of campaigning and more than 7 years of negotiations. Foreign Secretary William Hague said:" I am delighted to have overseen the successful conclusion ....
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N. Korean leader: Situation in Korea is "grave"
Date: 2014-04-02 18:40:25 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:170 - ID:646052
PYONGYANG, April 2 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un described the situation in the Korean peninsula as very dangerous warning that Pyongyang will conduct a new nuclear test, Yonhap new agency reported Wednesday. Kim described the current ....
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London supports Iraqi parliamentary elections - Minister
Date: 2014-04-02 18:08:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:164 - ID:645997
LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - Foreign Office Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said Sunday that the UK government supports the people of Iraq as they participate in the parliamentary elections. "We also recognize the vital role of ....
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Congress sends Ukraine aid bill to Obama's desk
Date: 2014-04-02 17:23:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:145 - ID:646046
WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - The Congress voted Tuesday night to send legislation for President Barack Obama's signature to provide a $1 billion loan guarantee to Ukraine and put in place new sanctions on Russia, UPI reported. Voting 378-34, the ....
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UK summons Spanish ambassador after ships enter Gibraltan waters
Date: 2014-04-02 17:19:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:143 - ID:646071
LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - Britain has summoned the Spanish ambassador following the "provocative incursion" by a ship into Gibraltan waters on Tuesday, The Guardian reported. David Lidington, the Europe minister, said he was extremely concerned ....
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Global counter-terrorism forum's coordination committee opens 5th session In Rabat
Date: 2014-04-02 16:45:05 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:138 - ID:645913
RABAT, April 2 (MENA) - The Global counter-terrorism forum's coordination committee opened its 5th session in Rabat in the presence of representatives of over 30 Forum member-states and several other partners and delegates of regional and ....
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NATO decisions hinder domestic Ukrainian talks – Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-04-02 15:09:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:115 - ID:645771
MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - The decisions taken at meetings of the NATO Council and the Ukraine-NATO Commission have impeded intra-Ukranian talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone conversation, ....
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Abducted Iranian border guards in good health: Official
Date: 2014-04-02 15:08:05 GMT - Iran - World - SN:114 - ID:645785
Tehran, April 2 (MENA) - Abducted Iranian border guards are in good health, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour told IRNA on Wednesday. “The kidnapped Iranian border guards are safe; there is no verified ....
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Japan, U.N. agree to push Security Council reform
Date: 2014-04-02 13:28:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:92 - ID:645348
TOKYO, April 2 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.N. General Assembly president John Ashe agreed Wednesday to push for reform of the Security Council as the international body marks its 70th anniversary in 2015, Kyodo News ....
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Suicide bomber kills 6 police in Kabul
Date: 2014-04-02 13:11:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:88 - ID:645206
KABUL, April 2 (MENA) - A suicide bomber blew himself outside Afghanistan’s interior ministry in central Kabul on Wednesday, killing himself and at least six policemen, Euronews Network reported. “A suicide bomber wearing a military uniform ....
