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Ashton urges end to violence against Ukraine protesters
Date: 2014-02-03 07:01:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:534355
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (MENA) - EU foreign and security affairs official Catherine Ashton condemned violence against peaceful protesters in Ukraine, the BBC reported Monday. The condemnation came after opposition activist Dmytro Bulatov, 35, appeared on ....
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Iranian FM: US illusion of dismantling Iran’s nuclear program impeding final deal
Date: 2014-02-02 20:43:30 GMT - Iran - World - SN:144 - ID:534207
TEHRAN, Feb 2 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the US officials for their unrealistic expectations from Tehran, and said their illusion about dismantling the country's nuclear program has prevented a final agreement ....
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Karzai unlikely to sign Afghan-US security agreement: Rasmussen
Date: 2014-02-02 19:41:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:136 - ID:534132
KABUL, Feb 2 (MENA) - The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed doubts regarding president Hamid Karzai’s intention to sign the bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington before Afghan elections, Khaama Press ....
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Beaten protest leader Dmytro Bulatov 'has left Ukraine'
Date: 2014-02-02 19:37:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:134 - ID:534149
KIEV, Feb 2 (MENA) - A Ukrainian protest leader who says he was abducted and tortured has left the country for medical treatment, BBC reported Sunday. Dmytro Bulatov, who is thought to be on his way to Lithuania, appeared on TV last week with a ....
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Japan offers 10 million euros to Syria-aid fund
Date: 2014-02-02 16:27:10 GMT - Japan - World - SN:108 - ID:533713
MUNICH, Feb 2 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday in a meeting with German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier that Tokyo will offer about 10 million euros for a German-led fund to help civil war-stricken Syria, Kyodo News ....
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Hillary Clinton has commanding lead over Democrats – Poll
Date: 2014-02-02 14:27:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:533595
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a commanding 6 to 1 lead over other Democrats heading into the 2016 presidential campaign, while the Republican field is deeply divided with no clear front-runner, according to a new Washington ....
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Greek anti-fascists clash with riot police after right-wing rally
Date: 2014-02-02 14:07:17 GMT - Greece - World - SN:72 - ID:533484
ATHENS, Feb 2 (MENA) - At least two people have been injured in Greece in clashes between police forces and supporters of a far-right party, reported the Voice of Russia. In November 2013, the Greek government implemented a crackdown on Golden ....
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League for Egyptian communities in Austria decides to launch campaign to support Sisi
Date: 2014-02-02 11:03:16 GMT - Austria - World - SN:30 - ID:533024
VIENNA, Feb 2 (MENA) – The board of the league for Egyptian communities in Austria has decided to launch a campaign to support Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Military Production Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to join the next ....
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My European tour aims to talk directly to policymakers - FM
Date: 2014-02-02 10:39:06 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:22 - ID:532928
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy left Cairo Sunday morning for a European tour that includes Italy, Germany and the Netherlands to meet their senior officials to discuss ways to promote bilateral relations and regional and ....
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Thailand tense as disputed election gets under way
Date: 2014-02-02 07:27:48 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:5 - ID:532633
BANGKOK, Feb 2 (MENA) - Millions of Thais are voting in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests, the BBC reported. Anti-government activists have forced some polling stations in Bangkok and the south to close but a ....