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Turkey: No intention of war, but Syria’s downing of jet won’t go unpunished
ANKARAㅡ The Spokesperson for the Turkish government and Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday said that Turkey had no intention of going to war with anyone after one of its jets was shot down by Syria last week and said it would only act in accordance with international law. “Whatever…
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West Asia
Putin Visits Israel To Talk Over Nuclear Program
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, leave after an inauguration ceremony of a memorial to Red Army veterans of World War II in Netanya, Israel, Monday June 25, 2012. The West’s standoff with Iran over its nuclear program was expected to top the agenda on Monday…
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Politics
EU condemns Syria’s downing of Turkish Jet, urges probe
The foreign ministers of 27 EU members states condemned on Monday Syria’s shooting down of a Turkish military plane and urged a thorough investigation into the incident. “The European Union notes that this is a matter which needs to be investigated thoroughly and urgently,” the EU Council of Ministers said…
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Major news in Russia on June 26: Top 10 Russian Web Startups
Top news in <Moscow Times>: Top 10 Russian Web Startups As the largest online population in Europe with more than 60 million online users and a rapidly growing online advertising market, Russia is a new frontier for venture capitalists in search of the next Yandex. Online advertising spending in Russia,…
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East Asia
NK Military Band Comforts Farmers With Music
In this photo taken Wednesday, June 6, 2012, North Korean military band members perform for peasants working on a field in Hwanggumpyong, near the border town of Sinuiju in North Korea seen from across the border with China in Dandong, northeastern China’s Liaoning province. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Hu Talks With Chinese Astronauts In Space
Scientists sit in front of a screen showing the Chinese astronauts who are conducting scientific tests in Tiangong-1 space lab module talking to Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, on June 26, 2012. Hu came to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on June 26: Morsy denies Iranian interview on peace ‘review’
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Morsy denies Iranian interview on peace ‘review’ Egypt’s president-elect Mohamed Morsy denied on Monday that he told an Iranian news outlet of his plans to “review” the country’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel and to renew his country’s ties with Tehran. Iran’s Fars News, which…
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on June 26: Turkish cabinet meets to discuss Syria crisis
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: Turkish cabinet meets to discuss Syria crisis Turkey’s cabinet has wrapped up a seven-hour meeting over the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, just hours before NATO was due to meet to discuss the incident. After the meeting ended on Monday night, Bulent…
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Myanmar asks its people to build healthy community
YANGON, June 26 (Xinhua) — A Myanmar anti-drug official Tuesday called on the country’s people to make continuous efforts to build up a healthy community free of drug abuse. Lieutenant-General Ko Ko, chairman of Myanmar’s Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control and Home Minister, made the call in his message…
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South East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on June 26: Vietnam meets WHO’s target for treating TB
Top news in <Vietnam +> : Vietnam meets WHO’s target for treating TB Vietnam is the first nation in Asia to have reached the target set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to help more than 85 percent of patients fully recover from tuberculosis (TB) and provide treatment to over 70…
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