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Austria approves participation in EU police mission in Libya
The Austrian National Council has approved the posting of five Austrian police as part of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya, APA reported Tuesday.The mission will involve up to 110 personnel in total, and is aimed at supporting Libya in developing an efficient border management system. Training activities will first be conducted in Tripoli, and then extended to other parts of the ...
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Greece works on plan to resolve crisis over state broadcaster
A day after Greece's coalition government staved off collapsing in a row over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' decision to close the public broadcaster ERT, the three partners are working on a plan to resolve the crisis and open a transitional new entity, Greek media reported on Tuesday.Following Monday's inconclusive first meeting on the issue which has divided the ruling ...
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UN chief urges restraint dialogue in Turkey amid protests
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for restraint and constructive dialogue in Turkey as the country has seen nationwide protests for more than two weeks.The UN chief remained concerned about ongoing clashes between protesters and security personnel, said a statement issued by Ban's spokesperson, adding that Ban was saddened by the deaths and injuries during the widespread ...
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France works to reinforce Chinese safety after students attack
France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday.At a daily briefing, Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Philippe Lalliot said "French authorities immediately condemned with the strongest terms these xenophobic attacks," while expressing Paris' "full solidarity with the ...
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Poland could postpone nuclear power program PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday said the country's nuclear power program could be postponed due to the increased global importance of natural gas.According to local media reports, Tusk said the policy change had resulted from a rise in the significance of natural gas, including domestic deposits.There were optimistic signals on the energy market forecasting a fall in natural ...
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Roundup Turkish govt vows to restore order despite nationwide
The Turkish government has started a crackdown on organizations it accused of hijacking peaceful protests on iconic Taksim Square, with sweeping police operations against instigators and provocateurs.Turkish analysts believe the government is trying to root out violent groups from the peaceful protesters to maintain public order and safety."The government feels it had better move in on ...
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Ukrainian president hails cooperation with EBRD
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday that his country is satisfied with the level of bilateral cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)."Despite the current economic slowdown, Ukraine has been successfully cooperating with the EBRD," Yanukovych said when meeting with First Vice President of the EBRD, Philip Bennett.Kiev and the EBRD ...
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Obama Has Plans to Cut U.S. Nuclear Arsenal if Russia Reciprocates
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Former Utah nanny sentenced to four years in prison may face extradition to Belgium
Belgium officials sentenced a former Utah nanny to four years in prison for abusing infants. She may face ...
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Turkish PM issues last warning for protesters to leave Gezi Park
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued a "last warning" to thousands of protesters occupying Gezi Park of Istanbul, calling on them to evacuate the center of the nationwide demonstrations. "Our patience is at an end. I'm making my last warning: mothers, fathers please withdraw your kids from there," Erdogan said while addressing his party members ...
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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Obama to Speak at Berlins Brandenburg Gate
BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ...
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Berlins Brandenburg Gate Backdrop to Decades of US-Europe Ties
U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ...
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Brazil President Rousseff Salutes Protests
SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed ...
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Chinese State Official Accused of Spending Lavishly on Mistress
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party. The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female presenter for Chinese state television announced on her blog that she had a four-year affair with the deputy director of China's state archives, ...
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Turkish reporter defends fake interview with CNNs Amanpour as just sarcasm
A Turkish reporter responded to a reprimand from CNN's Christine Amanpour about his fake interview with her by claiming the piece was satirical, according to a Twitter ...
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European Union US intend to move forward fast on transatlantic trade deal
G8 and EU leaders (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta ...
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Time to Pull Our Troops from Europe - By Sean Kay
While traveling this week to Europe, President Barack Obama has an opportunity to begin a bold initiative to realign the transatlantic relationship and advance America's interests in further European integration. The G8 summit began Monday morning with the announcement of a new U.S.-European economic initiative -- the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -- which could open ...
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Kagawa the Dangerman for Japan Says Italys De Rossi
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Reception for Obama Is More Sober Than in 2008
cheered on by 200,000 Germans eager to see the back of George W. Bush and, as one member of that crowd recalled Tuesday, "full of wholly unrealistic expectations of what kind of miracles Obama could ...
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Irish Lawmakers Expected to Approve Limited Abortion
DUBLIN -- The Irish Parliament is expected to legalize limited abortion before its summer break after the publication of final government proposals that would allow terminations in cases when there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother, including the threat of ...
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President of TRNC EU has to accept existence of Turkish Cypriot state
Eroglu descibed admitting Greek Cypriots into EU as a mistake President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Dervis Eroglu received a delegation from Turkey`s EU Ministry in Lefkosa.Speaking while receiving the Turkish delegation, President Eroglu underlined that the EU had to accept the existence of the Turkish Cypriot state, the plane trips to and from the TRNC and how the Turkish ...
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Special Report Energy Utilities Switch Off Investment in Fossil Fuel Plants
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Pentagon to Allow Women in Key Combat Roles by 2016
PENTAGON -- The U.S. military says that within the next three years, it will put women in key combat roles from which they were previously excluded. American women have been serving in combat roles and hundreds have been killed on the front lines for years, but they have been excluded from key positions in areas including Special Operations and infantry. In January, then-Defense Secretary ...
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Turkish Tailspin - By Aaron Stein
Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran's shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are "acting like children;" And a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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