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Obama: Religious freedom a US diplomatic priority
Date: 2014-02-06 18:53:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:541367
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama told a non-denominational gathering of political leaders Thursday that freedom of religion across the world is important to national security and is a central tenet of US diplomacy, ABC News ....
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Iran says may modify Arak reactor to allay nuclear concerns
Date: 2014-02-06 17:56:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:144 - ID:541203
TEHRAN, Feb 6 (MENAA) - Iran is prepared to modify its planned Arak heavy water reactor to help allay Western concerns, its nuclear energy chief said in published remarks that could be the first such suggestion by a senior Iranian official, Al ....
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Ban says Geneva II talks have not made much progress yet
Date: 2014-02-06 17:33:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:138 - ID:541152
BERLIN, Feb 6 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that Geneva II talks on Syria have not made much progress yet, but both parties have sat down at the table together. "The talks are continuing and that is positive," Ban has said in ....
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Erdogan meets US amb. in Ankara
Date: 2014-02-06 16:34:18 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:127 - ID:540980
ANKARA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Thursday with US Ambassador here Francis Ricciardone in the cabinet. The Turkish cabinet did not issue a statement about the reason of the meeting. Erdogan is scheduled ....
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Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban
Date: 2014-02-06 16:24:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:124 - ID:540874
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (MENA) – The first formal meeting between Pakistan's government and a Taliban-nominated team has been held in Islamabad, officials say. According to BBC, the talks are aimed at charting a "roadmap" for negotiations that will try ....
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Japan, China mutually aware of need to avoid clash: Abe
Date: 2014-02-06 15:42:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:116 - ID:541035
TOKYO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Japan and China share a view that they must avoid any military conflict even if they have difficulty overcoming diplomatic problems, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said has said. Abe repeatedly called for talks with Chinese ....
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Egypt FM meets Dutch counterpart
Date: 2014-02-06 15:24:18 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:109 - ID:541026
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met his Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans Thursday at the end of his foreign tour that took him to Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a host of ....
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John Kerry a no on 2016: This is my last stop
Date: 2014-02-06 14:56:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:540981
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - While his predecessor Hillary Clinton and his colleague Vice President Joe Biden may be contemplating another run at the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry says he is out for 2016. "I'm out of politics. I have ....
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Algerian FM to arrive in Russia on woring visit
Date: 2014-02-06 14:05:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:540831
MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (MENA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra will arrive in Moscow on a two-day working visit on Sunday to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich was quoted ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry calls for Olympic truce
Date: 2014-02-06 13:12:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:540279
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) – Russia has called for the declaration of a truce, primarily by the sides in the Syrian conflict, for the duration of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, according to Voice of Russia. "The Russian Federation, as the organizer ....
