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EU's Ashton may be in Kiev Monday: reports
Date: 2014-02-23 16:31:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:133 - ID:572340
KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - EU High Commissioner Catherine Ashton may arrive in Kiev Monday, local media reports said. No further details were made. (MENA) MS/RE ....
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British inquiry into phone and email snoopers - paper
Date: 2014-02-23 15:27:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:113 - ID:572124
LONDON, Feb 23 (MENA) - Britain’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies are facing an inquiry from Whitehall’s snooping watchdog into whether they are collecting too many private telephone and internet records, The Telegraph disclosed. The ....
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EU Says Ukraine Must Preserve Its Unity
Date: 2014-02-23 12:46:56 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:75 - ID:571785
BRUSSELS, Feb 22 (MENA) - The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, called Sunday for the formation of an inclusive government in Ukraine and for all sides to safeguard the country's unity. In a statement, Ashton said: "The ....
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Expert-level nuclear talks set for next week: Iran official
Date: 2014-02-23 12:42:27 GMT - Iran - World - SN:74 - ID:571754
TEHRAN, Feb 23 (MENA) - A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says the next round of the expert-level talks between the representatives of Iran and six world powers will be held in Vienna next week, Press TV reported. "Expert negotiations between ....
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Ukraine parliament names speaker Turchynov interim president
Date: 2014-02-23 12:17:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:69 - ID:571733
KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Oleksander Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, reported the BBC Sunday. Turchynov told MPs they had until Tuesday to form a new unity ....
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Gorbachev: Ukraine failed to act democratically
Date: 2014-02-23 10:41:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:51 - ID:571480
ABU DHABI, Feb 23 (MENA) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Sunday the crisis in Ukraine stems from the government's failure to act democratically. "Ultimately this is the result of the failure of the government to act democratically ....
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US to work with Russia to support unified Ukraine - Paper
Date: 2014-02-23 10:27:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:571459
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) — The White House urged Ukraine to move swiftly to form a unity government and help restore order after a spate of deadly violence, Washington Post reported. In urging calm, White House press secretary Jay Carney said ....
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Netanyahu: World must be firm on defeating Iran nuclear program
Date: 2014-02-23 10:22:57 GMT - Israel - World - SN:43 - ID:571471
GAZA CITY, Feb 23 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged world powers to stand firm in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, a day after a US official said the Islamic Republic may be able to keep some of its ....
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Mexico's top drug lord nabbed
Date: 2014-02-23 09:42:33 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:34 - ID:571267
MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (MENA) – One of the world's most wanted drug barons, Joaquin Guzman, known as "Shorty", has been arrested in Mexico, the BBC reported Sunday. He was arrested in Sinaloa state, in a joint operation with US anti-drugs ....
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Several regional politicians in Ukraine step down
Date: 2014-02-23 09:11:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:29 - ID:571315
KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - Several regional politicians in Ukraine have announced their resignation, Itar-tass news agency reported on Sunday. On this list are head of the Lvov regional administration Olega Salo and his deputies and deputies of the ....