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Assad can not be called criminal without investigation - Medvedev
Date: 2014-01-23 14:12:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:515814
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot be declared a criminal a priori, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, according to Russia Today. "We cannot say that Assad is a criminal without investigation. Assad is the ....
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South Africa warned on human rights
Date: 2014-01-23 12:23:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:515479
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) – Human Rights Watch has issued a "warning" to the South African government, that human rights are "taking a turn for the worst" in the country, citing attacks on the free press and escalating police violence as the main ....
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French President Hollande to visit Turkey to bring fresh air to relations
Date: 2014-01-23 12:09:11 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:81 - ID:515283
ANKARA, Jan 23 (MENA) – French President François Hollande is preparing to pay a two-day official visit to Turkey upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to add new momentum to the relations between the two countries. His visit ....
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Russia's aircraft carrier is heading to eastern Mediterranean Sea: Agency
Date: 2014-01-23 11:53:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:515275
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - The US Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has left its anchorage in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea and is heading eastwards, Russia's Northern Fleet information department chief Capt. 1st rank Vadim Serga told ....
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S. Korea thanks Libya for trade official release
Date: 2014-01-23 11:07:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:64 - ID:515180
SEOUL, Jan 23 (MENA) – The South Korean government expressed its appreciation and gratitude to the Libyan government for its efforts for the release of a South Korean trade official who was kidnapped in Libya. The South Korean foreign ministry says ....
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Russia’s PM says acts portrayed in Syria torture photos are ‘crimes’
Date: 2014-01-23 10:41:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:515108
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - The killings portrayed in photos allegedly proving torture of prisoners by the Assad regime are “crimes,” but it is not clear who is responsible and the claims must be proven in court, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ....
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Geneva talks underscore huge gap between Syrian regime and opposition
Date: 2014-01-23 09:42:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:514914
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) – Efforts to resolve Syria's bloody crisis came up against the yawning gap between the parties as the government insisted that Bashar al-Assad would not step down and called western-backed rebels fighting to overthrow him ....
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UK ready to accept more Syrian refugees, David Cameron indicates
Date: 2014-01-23 09:14:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:514915
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) – David Cameron has indicated that he may allow extra Syrian refugees into Britain, with some Conservative MPs claiming they have secured a victory in their campaign to let more children who have been injured in the conflict ....
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Open street battles in Kiev as rioters, police face-off
Date: 2014-01-23 06:20:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:514647
KIEV, Jan 23 (MENA) - Riot police brutally dispersed protesters from central Kiev in the largest operation since the latest outbreak of violence. Almost 200 officers have been injured over four days of scuffles. Two people were reportedly killed ....
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Korean unification 'jackpot' for neighbors -- president
Date: 2014-01-22 22:14:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:205 - ID:514559
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that the Korean unification would be a blessing not only for the Koreas but for neighbors as well, citing investment opportunities in the communist North, the ....
