Turkish PM rejects ceasefire call
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Turkey's prime minister rejects a truce call from the jailed leader of Kurdish separatists, Abdullah Ocalan.
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Turkey denied a report on Wednesday it  had launched a major incursion into northern Iraq to crush  Kurdish rebels, but a military source said troops had conducted  a limited raid across the mountainous border.
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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday rejected a proposal to grant virtual independence to the troubled Basque region and warned the group's leader to comply with Spanish law.
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Turkey will not bow to pressure from the European Union to recognize Cyprus and expects the 25-nation bloc to open accession talks with Ankara next year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Wednesday that the interim government and the Shiite militia failed to reach agreement on a ceasefire in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr city.
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The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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The Turkish PM refuses to change his stance on the Cyprus problem ahead of a key EU summit.
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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a Hamas ceasfire offer asserting that the army will continue operations in Gaza to insure the safety of Israeli citizens even as five Palestinians, including a Hamas militant, were killed in two
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected a demand Sunday by Jewish settlers that he hold a national referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged yesterday to press forward with democratic reforms even if the European Union refuses to open membership talks with Turkey this week.
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The Spanish government rejected out of hand a new peace proposal made Sunday by Basque separatists because it did not renounce violence, reports the Scotsman.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended a preliminary gas deal with neighbouring Iran to carry natural gas to Europe, brushing aside US criticism that the Islamic republic is not &quot;reliable.&quot;
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Ariel Sharon rejected calls by four Israeli Cabinet ministers for a referendum on his Gaza withdrawal plan. &quot;I will never give in to pressures and threats, nor accept any ultimatums,&quot; the Israeli prime minister
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Prime Minister and leader of the SDKU party Mikulas Dzurinda believes that Turkey is not a country that could join the European Union at present state.
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The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.
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Under huge pressure from the European Union, Turkey back-pedaled away from a bill to re-criminalize adultery on Tuesday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who over the past few days repeatedly spoke
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected calls from Jewish settlers to hold a nationwide referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, escalating a bitter dispute with former allies who accuse him of leading Israel toward civil war.