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Japan, N. Korea officials hold informal talks
Date: 2014-03-03 16:57:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:143 - ID:588090
TOKYO, March 3 (MENA) - Government officials from Japan and North Korea held informal talks Monday in Shenyang, northeastern China, raising hope for the resumption of bilateral negotiations that have been suspended since November 2012, Kyodo ....
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NATO chief postpones visit to Kuwait due to Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-03 15:56:45 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:125 - ID:587998
KUWAIT CITY, March 3 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has put off a visit to Kuwait this week to follow the fast-developing situation in Ukraine, a NATO source said on Monday. Rasmussen was planning to visit Kuwait on ....
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Park meets with ex-US president Bush Jr.
Date: 2014-03-03 12:28:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:80 - ID:587412
SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye met with former US President George W. Bush and exchanged views on the alliance between the two countries and other issues of mutual interest. The meeting took place as Bush was in Seoul ....
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Japan, N. Korea to continue talks on remains of WWII Japanese
Date: 2014-03-03 12:22:27 GMT - China - World - SN:77 - ID:587411
SHENYANG, March 3 (MENA) - The Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea held a meeting Monday in Shenyang, northeastern China, with government officials from the two countries participating, and agreed to continue talks under this framework, an ....
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UNSMIL condemns storming of Libyan parliament
Date: 2014-03-03 11:29:22 GMT - Libya - World - SN:61 - ID:587253
TRIPOLI, March 3 (MENA) - The United Nations Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the storming of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC), attacking its members and sabotaging its contents yesterday by the protesters. In a ....
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IAEA meeting starts in Vienna
Date: 2014-03-03 11:14:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:57 - ID:587143
VIENNA, March 3 (MENA) - The 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began their meeting here on Monday. The participants will review how far countries are committed to the application of the ....
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UN human rights council holds its 25th regular session
Date: 2014-03-03 11:14:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:587133
GENEVA, March 3 (MENA) - The month-long UN Human Rights Council held on Monday its 25th session. The 47-nation Geneva-based body serves as the UN's foremost inter-governmental institution. While UN Secretary General Baan Ki Moon and UN Human ....
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Washington demands OSCE mission to be sent immediately to Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-03 11:13:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:587135
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - Washington has demanded a mission from the 57-nation organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to be sent immediately to Ukraine, Sky News reported. The 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in ....
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US nuclear submarine arrives in S. Korea for joint drill
Date: 2014-03-03 09:24:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:36 - ID:586823
SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - A nuclear-powered US submarine arrived in a southeastern South Korean port on Monday to participate in an annual joint military drill, a senior military official said, amid a series of provocations by North Korea. The USS ....
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Putin defends Russian action in Ukraine to Merkel
Date: 2014-03-03 06:38:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:586568
MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended Russia's action against "ultranationalist forces" in Ukraine during a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ABC News reported Monday. A Kremlin statement ....
