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Act together to counter cyber attacks, urges Civil Liberties Committee

Cyber criminals would face tougher EU-wide penalties, under a draft directive agreed by MEPs, Council and Commission negotiators last year and endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee. The new rules also aim to facilitate prevention and to boost...

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Israeli-Palestinian peace process: two ‘democratic and pluralist’ states for two peoples

East, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in Paris, reiterated its support for a solution establishing “two states for two peoples”, while emphasising the need to...

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Pro-Government Forces Deal Syrian Rebels Big Setback

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Qusair, Syria

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S. Korea Issues Positive Response to North's Surprise Offer

South Korea is reacting positively to a surprise offer from the North for talks on a wide range of issues. This marks a significant reversal of tensions on the peninsula, which had been at their highest state in decades

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