Northern Ireland police issue Easter terror warning
Police in Northern Ireland have warned the public to be vigilant over the Easter weekend because of the "severe threat posed by terrorists".
US to discuss Gadhafi assets with Turkey
A high-ranking U.S. official will visit Turkey next week to discuss avenues for cooperation on freezing the assets of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as per U.N. sanctions, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Kyrgyz Parliament adopts new customs duties
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new customs duties on a number of basic commodity items, as decided at parliamentary session
Japan government announces disaster relief budget
The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami.
US to deploy armed drones - Robert Gates
Armed US Predator drones are to carry out missions over Libya, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.
Japan bans entry into Fukushima evacuation zone
Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor.
Georgia cuts Russian military transit to Armenia
Georgia's parliament has annulled an agreement with Russia allowing Moscow to use its territory as a transit nation for a Russian military base in Armenia
Azerbaijan closes two international NGOs
The Azerbaijani government has quietly stopped the operations of two international nongovernmental organizations in what some local observers claim is a further attempt to clamp down on the country’s relatively weak civil society.
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