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Kerry arrives as tension remains high on Korean Peninsula, anti-US rallies
Seongnam
1. US Secretary of State John Kerry walking down stairs from plane
2. Kerry greeting US ambassador Sung Kim and Moon Seoung-hyun, deputy director-general of South Korea's Foreign Ministry's North American Affairs bureau
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Gazans take the chance to visit banks and shops during pause in fighting
Residents of Gaza City took the opportunity on Saturday to visit banks and shops as Israel and Hamas began a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire.
It came after the efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to produce a longer truce...
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US Secretary of State Kerry meets Palestinian President Abbas
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the second time in two days on Saturday, trying to nudge him and the Israeli leader closer to a peace pact that would establish a Palestinian state alongside...
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Actor George Clooney testifies before Senate over his recent visit to Sudan
Actor and human rights activist George Clooney on Wednesday warned US lawmakers of a humanitarian crisis in the volatile border area between Sudan and South Sudan, where residents are taking refuge in the Nuba Mountains because of aerial...
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Secretary of State John Kerry met with the foreign ministers of Britiain and Ukraine Wednesday in Paris, hoping to defuse tensions over the Russian military takeover of the stategic Crimean Peninsula. Russia was absent from the meeting. (March 5)
Secretary of State John Kerry met with the foreign ministers of Britain and Ukraine Wednesday in Paris, in an attempt to diffuse tensions over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula.
Russia did not attend the...
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US Sec of State John Kerry meets Iraq's parliamentarians
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday on a visit aimed at pressing Iraq's Shiite leader to quickly deliver more power to wary Sunnis, or jeopardise any hope of defeating the Islamic State group.
Kerry landed in...
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Syria's main Western-backed opposition group says international supporters agree Assad has no future as leader
The head of Syria's main Western-backed opposition group said on Sunday at a Friends of Syria conference that its international supporters agree that Bashar Assad has no future as the country's leader.
Ahmed al-Jarba's statement at a...
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Kerry and UK FM on threat by Islamic State group
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Thursday stated the international community's intention to defeat the Islamic Group around the world, not just the physical entity, but also "the ideology that underlies it".
Hammond was...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala held a private meeting on Thursday focused on reinforcing ties between the two countries.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala held a private meeting on Thursday focused on reinforcing ties between the two countries.
Kerry arrived to the Peruvian capital Lima to participate in the UN climate...
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Secretary of State Kerry meets Arab League counterparts
US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from Arab League countries held a meeting on Monday evening in Paris to discuss peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Among those attending the Arab League Peace...
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Iranian delegation, including FM Zarif, greet China FM Wang
The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif greeted China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Vienna on Monday, following Wang's arrival in the Austrian capital for the ongoing talks on the Iranian nuclear programme.
The Foreign Minister...
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US senator criticises Obama on Syria, comments on Middle East peace talks
1. Wide of American Senator John McCain entering news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) John McCain, American Senator:
"Iranians have to believe we are serious. Given our actions in Syria and the president's failure to act vigorously...
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US House Speaker on visit symbolising deepening relations between countries
1. Various of officials at meeting between speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Chairman of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Liu Yungeng
2. Wide of Pelosi
3. Mid of officials
4. Various of Shanghai skyline
5. Boat...
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+4:3 Palestinian protests continue, Abbas and Israel on rising tension
Hebron, West Bank
1. Close of Palestinian protesters throwing rocks
2. Mid of burning tyres
3. Israeli soldiers firing teargas
4. Close of barrel of Israeli soldier's gun
5. More of clashes
6. Ambulance arriving at scene, injured...
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Kerry says "real progress" made on Mideast talks; Erekat comments
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Wide of US Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walking towards media
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:
"We had very positive discussions, very important...
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House speaker accuses Spanish of succumbing to terror
1. Dennis Hastert walks to podium
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Hastert, House Speaker Republicans:
"I don't think it would happen in this country but here's a country who stood against terrorism and had a huge terrorist act...
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State Department on IS, Turkey, Vietnam; Kerry meets Vietnamese FM
The United States announced on Thursday it was partially lifting its ban on sales of weaponry to Vietnam to help its maritime security, in a sign of deepening ties between the former enemies.
The move is intended to support Vietnam's...
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Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan
1. Wide of US Secretary of State, John Kerry, walking to lecterns with Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zidan
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:
"The Prime Minister, I think, understands, but I want to reiterate to him...
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Israeli PM criticises "dangerous deal" with Tehran for not enough in return
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised what he considers the readiness of the six powers to be too generous to Tehran for not enough in return.
Speaking in Jerusalem on Sunday evening to Jewish leaders from North...
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Kerry and Lavrov comment ahead of talks on Syria chemical weapons plan
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that it was only by means of "credible threat of force" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad acknowledged possessing chemical weapons.
Speaking at a news conference in Geneva...
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Kerry urges Turkey to speed up rapprochement with Israel
1. Mid of US Secretary of State John Kerry
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State
"First of all we talked about the importance of completing the task with respect to the renewal of relationships between Turkey and...
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German Chancellor Merkel meets King Abdullah II of Jordan
King Abdullah II of Jordan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss the increasing number of refugees seeking help in the Middle Eastern country.
The Syrian civil war and recent unrest in Iraq have created...
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Reactions as Kerry visits Iraq to push for more inclusive government
Iraqis in the capital, Baghdad, said on Tuesday that they expected the US to take a central role in combating the Islamic militants that have taken over swathes of the country.
"If America finds that the situation in Iraq is worsening,...
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Kerry lauds deal to freeze Iran's nuclear programme, comments on Syria and Mideast talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that negotiations with Iran represented the best chance for the world to calm fears about Tehran's nuclear programme and achieve long-term peace.
The US top diplomat praised the...