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EU denounces Morsi death sentence The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others.

18 May 2015 10:54

Turkey PM seeks to rouse voters in giant Istanbul rally Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday hosted the biggest rally yet of Turkey's legislative election campaign.

18 May 2015 10:23

Pope Francis to meet Abbas after treaty announcement Pope Francis was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, days after the Vatican said it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine.

16 May 2015 15:21

Obama says Syrian war not likely to end before he leaves office US President Barack Obama said that the war in Syria would not likely end before he leaves office in early 2017 and reaffirmed his belief that there is no "military solution" to the conflict.

16 May 2015 13:18

Ukraine president enacts controversial laws banning Soviet symbols Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday enacted laws banning Soviet symbols and communist-era propaganda, his office said.

16 May 2015 13:15

Russia voices worry over Macedonian violence Russia's foreign minister said that Moscow was worried about the stability of Macedonia and the whole Balkans region.

16 May 2015 12:04

UN concerned by Burundi revenge attacks The United Nations expressed concern about possible revenge attacks in Burundi following a failed coup attempt.

16 May 2015 11:49

Iran minister says nuclear deal likely if partners serious Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced optimism about reaching a nuclear deal with world powers.

16 May 2015 11:25

EU's top diplomat to visit Netanyahu, Abbas next week EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks on the peace process.

16 May 2015 11:02

Rugby fan Prince Harry meets All Blacks on NZ tour Britain's Prince Harry met current and former All Blacks during his tour of New Zealand and was presented with a jersey from the reigning world champions.

15 May 2015 16:48

New Netanyahu government wins MPs' approval as Obama urges deal The Israeli parliament late narrowly approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government.

15 May 2015 16:26

US Congress sends Iran nuclear review bill to Obama The US Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation assuring lawmakers have the right to review, and perhaps reject, any nuclear deal.

15 May 2015 15:47

EU firms up plans to tackle smugglers as more boat migrants rescued The European Union firmed up plans to crack down on people smugglers in the Mediterranean as Italy said another 2,000 migrants were rescued at sea.

15 May 2015 14:23

Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia to launch direct flight Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia plan to launch a direct flight.

14 May 2015 09:18

Kerry says 'critical moment' for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia this was a critical time to fulfil a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine.

13 May 2015 14:51

Netanyahu denounces 'resurgent' anti-Semitism Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced a resurgence in anti-Semitism both in the Middle East and in the West.

13 May 2015 14:00

Turkey urges action against 'IS threat' at NATO talks Turkey called for determined action from NATO member states against the "significant" threat posed by Islamic State jihadists.

13 May 2015 10:29

Kazakhstan mulls introducing visa-free regime for 26 nations this summer Kazakhstan plans to introduce visa-free entry for citizens of 26 countries.

13 May 2015 02:18

Trilingualism is mandatory: Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited his homeland in Kaskelen district of Almaty oblast in Kazakhstan’s south, where he met with compatriots.

13 May 2015 01:11

France's Hollande meets Fidel Castro and urges end to Cuba embargo French President Francois Hollande called Monday for an end to the US embargo on Cuba.

12 May 2015 14:37

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