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    UN Security Council calls for "full, thorough" investigation into Malaysia Airlines crash

    Date: 2014-07-18 18:25:15 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:24 - ID:834175

    The UN Security Council has approved a statement calling for “a full, thorough and independent international investigation” of a downed Malaysian Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The council, in its statement, called on all ....

  • Putin, Rouhani urge end of dispute in Gaza

    Putin, Rouhani urge end of dispute in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-18 18:23:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:834173

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani have discussed in a telephone conversation the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ria Novosti reported. "Both sides underlined the need to end the military confrontation as ....

  • Jordan condemns Gaza ground offensive, supports Egyptian Ceasefire Initiative

    Jordan condemns Gaza ground offensive, supports Egyptian Ceasefire Initiative

    Date: 2014-07-18 18:22:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:834171

    Jordan condemned on Friday the Gaza ground offensive and unjustified escalation towards civilians, reiterating its support to the Egyptian Ceasefire Initiative. In a statement, Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications ....

  • Erdogan says Israel threatens world peace

    Erdogan says Israel threatens world peace

    Date: 2014-07-18 18:21:51 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:21 - ID:834169

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in statements on Friday that Israel threatens peace in the world and the Middle East. He wondered how the UN would contribute to world peace. During an International conference of Muslim ....

  • Egypt, France FMs start talk session

    Egypt, France FMs start talk session

    Date: 2014-07-18 15:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:833893

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius started Friday a session of talks here. They are set to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian territories in light of the recent Israeli aggression in ....

  • Silvio Berlusconi sex conviction overturned

    Silvio Berlusconi sex conviction overturned

    Date: 2014-07-18 15:00:06 GMT - Italy - International - SN:19 - ID:833891

    Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction for paying for sex with an underage prostitute, the BBC reported on Friday. His seven-year prison sentence has now been thrown out by judges in Milan, in the ....

  • Gaza death toll hits 271

    Gaza death toll hits 271

    Date: 2014-07-18 14:58:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:833885

    The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 271, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. At least 2,050 were injured during the Israeli attacks on the enclave, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kodra said Friday. ....

  • Erdogan says Israel threatens world peace

    Erdogan says Israel threatens world peace

    Date: 2014-07-18 14:57:30 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:17 - ID:833884

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in statements on Friday that Israel threatens peace in the world and the Middle East. He wondered how the UN would contribute to world peace. During an International conference of Muslim ....

  • Russia may respond to shooting from Ukraine- Lavrov

    Russia may respond to shooting from Ukraine- Lavrov

    Date: 2014-07-18 14:56:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:833881

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Friday that his country may destroy Ukrainian missile platform along its borders which fire towards Russian territories. "We already warned that if this continues then we will take measures. At least ....

  • Abbas slams Israeli ground offensive in Gaza

    Abbas slams Israeli ground offensive in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-18 14:26:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:833821

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has slammed the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, calling for bringing an end to the Israeli raids right away. In pre-departure statements, Abbas stressed the need to commit to the Egyptian initiative ....

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