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Japan, Indonesia agree to hold security talks
Date: 2014-03-02 09:23:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:24 - ID:584759
TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Japan and Indonesia have agreed to hold foreign and defense ministerial talks as soon as possible to discuss peace and stability in Asia. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with his ....
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Canada recalls Russian ambassador amid growing tension in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 08:30:57 GMT - Canada - World - SN:21 - ID:584756
OTTAWA, March 2 (MENA) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other leaders expressed grave concerns Saturday over Russia’s approval of military intervention in Ukraine, Fox news reported. Harper spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama to co-ordinate ....
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Japan eyes informal talks with N. Korea during Red Cross meeting
Date: 2014-03-02 08:17:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:584703
TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - Japan plans to hold unofficial talks with North Korea when government officials from the two countries attend a meeting Monday of the two countries' Red Cross societies in Shenyang, northeastern China, Kyodo News ....
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West only pretends to support democracy in region: Larijani
Date: 2014-03-02 08:15:55 GMT - Iran - World - SN:17 - ID:584704
TEHRAN, March 2 (MENA) - Iran’s Majlis speaker said the West has realized that it cannot advance its policies by supporting regional despots, therefore, it pretends to support democracy, Press TV reported. “After realizing that they cannot ....
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S. Korea dominates Chinese import market, beats Japan
Date: 2014-03-02 07:40:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:584663
SEOUL, March 2 (MENA) - South Korea beat Japan to become the biggest player in the Chinese import market last year on the back of growing demand for Korean-made machinery and electronics parts, Yonhap reported. According to the Korea ....
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Iran's official in Russia to discuss Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-03-02 07:16:12 GMT - Iran - World - SN:10 - ID:584611
TEHRAN, March 2 (MENA) - Iranian deputy foreign minister Hussein Amir Abdullahian arrived in Moscow today to discuss latest developments in the region especially the Syrian crisis with Russian officials, Fars news agency reported. Abdullahian ....
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Afghan prison tricked into freeing Taliban fighters
Date: 2014-03-02 06:21:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:584604
KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - Prison officials in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar have been tricked into releasing a dozen Taliban fighters. The chief of security for Kandahar, Rahmatullah Atrafi, said a letter was sent to the prison on Tuesday ....
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Security Council urges dialogue to soothe tensions in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 05:42:51 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:2 - ID:584583
NEW YORK, March 2 (MENA) - The UN Security Council expressed during their urgent meeting grave concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Ambassador Sylvie Lucas of Luxembourg, which holds the Council presidency for March, told ....
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Russia plans $55.3Bln expenditure on aerospace defense by 2020
Date: 2014-03-01 22:45:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:161 - ID:584543
MOSCOW, March 1 (MENA) - Russia’s military will invest 2 trillion rubles ($55.3 billion) in building up its aerospace defense weapons over the next six years, defense officials were quoted by RIA Novosti news agency as saying. Deputy Defense ....
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UN chief 'gravely concerned' over Ukraine events
Date: 2014-03-01 22:17:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:158 - ID:584486
NEW YORK, March 1 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is "gravely concerned about the deterioration of the situation'' in Ukraine and plans to speak shortly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A spokesman for the UN chief ....
