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UN chief urges Ukrainian president to implement deal with opposition
Date: 2014-02-21 19:20:32 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:116 - ID:569000
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych over phone to implement a just-proposed deal with opposition leaders, the UN News Centre reported Friday. The deal aimed at ending ....
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China, France vow to further promote bilateral ties
Date: 2014-02-21 18:37:12 GMT - China - World - SN:109 - ID:568958
BEIJING, Feb 21 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping met French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday, pledging closer bilateral relations as the two countries celebrate 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year, the China Daily ....
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OSCE: Switzerland should safeguard journalists’ right to protection of sources
Date: 2014-02-21 18:28:01 GMT - Austria - World - SN:108 - ID:568955
VIENNA, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) called Friday on Swiss authorities to improve journalists’ rights following a court ruling ordering a reporter, to identify her source in a criminal trial. ....
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China, US establish dialogue between armies -- report
Date: 2014-02-21 17:52:33 GMT - China - World - SN:105 - ID:568918
BEIJING, Feb 21 (MENA) - China and the United States moved Friday to establish regular dialogue between their armies as part of efforts to build trust and understanding amid rising regional tensions, the ABC news reported. Relations between the ....
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Hollande reiterates to Abbas France's support for US peace efforts
Date: 2014-02-21 17:51:02 GMT - France - World - SN:104 - ID:568789
PARIS, Feb 21 (MENA) – French President Francois Hollande met on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently visiting Paris to meet with US Secretary of State john Kerry over peace talks with Israel. Hollande reiterated his ....
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Putin dismisses top anti-corruption official
Date: 2014-02-21 17:09:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:568840
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed the country’s top anti-corruption official, RIA Novosti said, quoting a statement by the Kremlin. “Putin signed a decree to relieve police Maj. Gen. Denis Sugrobov of ....
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Venezuela sends troops to border region as violence escalates
Date: 2014-02-21 17:05:21 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:98 - ID:568877
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Venezuelan military plans to send additional troops to a border region where unrest has been particularly fierce, officials said, as the government faced growing criticism for its heavy-handed attempt to subdue a protest ....
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Suicide bombers attack Sorobi district police headquarters
Date: 2014-02-21 16:15:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:568781
KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - A group of suicide bombers attacked the Sorobi district police headquarters on Friday morning, leaving one policeman dead and three others injured, Khaama newspaper quoted a security official as saying. Kabul security ....
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Pakistan releases senior Afghan Taliban leader Mansoor Dadullah
Date: 2014-02-21 16:14:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:89 - ID:568780
KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - Pakistan has allowed a senior Afghan Taliban commander, Mansoor Dadullah to reunite with his family, months after he was released from jail, Khaama Press reported on Friday. Mansoor Dadullah is the brother of Taliban leader ....
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Ukraine opposition signs deal with president
Date: 2014-02-21 16:09:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:87 - ID:568763
KIEV, Feb 21 (MENA) - A deal to end the crisis in Ukraine has taken a major step forward after protesters agreed to a compromise by the president to form a coalition government, Sky News reported Friday. Opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok said a ....
