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European Commission gives green light to more sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-09-03 18:04:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:144 - ID:905049
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - The European Commission approved Wednesday a proposal to significantly expand sanctions against Russia, but the final decision is yet to be made by the European Union members, according to RIA Novosti News Agency “Following ....
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Medvedev mourns Russian journalist killed in Ukraine
Date: 2014-09-03 17:46:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:137 - ID:905148
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to family and friends of Andrei Stenin, photojournalist of Russian state-run Rossiya Segodnya news agency (formerly RIA Novosti), killed while working in Ukraine, ....
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Iran welcomes formation of interim government in Thailand
Date: 2014-09-03 17:40:21 GMT - Iran - World - SN:134 - ID:905146
Tehran, Sept 3 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Wednesday welcomed settlement of political crisis in Thailand by formation of an interim government. Afkham described the decision as a step taken to help the ....
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Ukraine should withdraw subdivisions from settlements to stop bloodshed - Putin
Date: 2014-09-03 17:34:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:132 - ID:905059
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - Both conflict parties should agree and carry out a set of actions in order to stop the bloodshed and stabilize the situation in south-eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "The first thing is to stop active ....
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Murdering Sotloff brutal, coward act- Kerry
Date: 2014-09-03 16:26:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:120 - ID:904939
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry described Wednesday the killing of US reporter Steven Sotloff as a brutal act, perpetrated by a 'coward hiding behind a mask'. He stressed the US Administration had exerted considerable ....
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NK's diplomatic moves show its urgency to escape isolation: Seoul FM
Date: 2014-09-03 16:25:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:119 - ID:904966
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (MENA) - North Korea's aggressive diplomatic moves signal that Pyongyang faces a "desperate" situation in trying to break from its international isolation and overcome economic woes, South Korea's foreign minister said ....
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China to hold economic dialogues with Britain, France
Date: 2014-09-03 15:53:12 GMT - China - World - SN:112 - ID:904951
BEIJING, Sept 3 (MENA) - China will hold bilateral economic talks with Britain and France respectively from Sept. 10 to 16, China's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. Chinese vice Premier Ma Kai will chair the sixth ....
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Seoul to host global forum on nuclear safety in Nov.
Date: 2014-09-03 15:46:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:107 - ID:904927
SEOUL, Sept 3 (MENA) - South Korea plans to host an international forum on nuclear safety in November to discuss ways to promote safety in Northeast Asia, a region packed with nuclear power plants, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday, Yonhap ....
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David Cameron: Britain will not pay ransom after Stephen Sotloff murder
Date: 2014-09-03 15:44:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:904961
LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that Britain will not pay a ransom for a hostage whose life is in the hands of the so-called Islamic State extremists and accused other countries that are willing to do so of ....
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Daesh distributes booklets on Pakistan-Afghan border areas
Date: 2014-09-03 14:38:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:102 - ID:904536
KABUL, Sept 3 (MENA) - Daesh militants started distribution of pamphlets in bordering regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan in a bid to increase it’s influence in south Asian region. Local media reported that the booklets titled Fatah (victory) ....