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Major earthquake in western Iran leaves 60 injured- IRNA
Date: 2014-08-18 10:01:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:32 - ID:879323
A major earthquake struck the western Iranian city of Abdanan on Monday, leaving 60 people injured, IRNA News Agency said. IRNA said the quake was magnitude 6.1 while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 6.3. Water, electricity, and ....
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OFID approves emergency grant to fight Ebola in West Africa
Date: 2014-08-18 09:57:31 GMT - Austria - International - SN:30 - ID:879311
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved an emergency assistance grant of US$500,000 to support the activities of the World Health Organization (WHO) in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed hundreds ....
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Iran urges cooperation for aid to crisis-hit people in region
Date: 2014-08-18 09:13:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:879214
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the necessity of synergy among countries in the Middle East to help those affected by violence and extremism across the region, Press TV reported Monday. Zarif made the remarks in a ....
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Pope Francis calls for forgiveness, unity on Korean Peninsula
Date: 2014-08-18 09:03:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:879191
Pope Francis called on the divided Koreas Monday to unite in the spirit of mutual forgiveness, saying they are "members of one family, one people," Yonhap reported. "All Koreans are brothers and sisters, members of one family, one people," the ....
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Obama informs Congress of airstrikes
Date: 2014-08-18 08:49:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:879143
US President Barack Obama has formally notified Congress that he had authorized "limited" airstrikes in Iraq to help security forces, which retook the country's largest dam earlier from militants, The Washington Post newspaper reported. National ....
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5 Nigerian patients almost fully recovered: min.
Date: 2014-08-18 08:10:54 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:12 - ID:879073
Five patients, who are being treated for Ebola virus disease, have almost fully recovered, said Nigerian Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu. In press statements on Sunday, Chukwu said that he never mentioned Dr Adadevoh was treated and ....
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Indonesian tourist boat sinking leaves 15 missing, 10 tourists rescued
Date: 2014-08-18 07:40:55 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:7 - ID:879012
At least 10 foreign tourists and five Indonesian crew are missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia, the BBC news reported. Ten people were rescued after the boat foundered off Sumbawa, between Lombok and the Komodo ....
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Iran calls for international pressure on Israel
Date: 2014-08-18 07:20:09 GMT - palestine - International - SN:6 - ID:878972
Iran on Sunday urged international community, particularly humanitarian organizations, to put Israel under pressure to lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip, IRNA news agency reported. "All the people around the world are concerned about the ....
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2 dead, 2 hurt in US freight train collision
Date: 2014-08-18 07:09:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:878954
Two Union Pacific train crew members were killed and two others were injured when two freight trains collided head-on in northeast Arkansas early Sunday, ABC News quoted Arkansas State Police as saying. Authorities asked about 500 people within ....
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IAEA chief arrives in Tehran
Date: 2014-08-17 08:42:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:877585
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukio Amano arrived in Tehran for an official visit early Sunday morning. The director general of the IAEA visits Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders and senior officials as part ....
