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  • Death toll of South Korea ferry rises to 275

    Death toll of South Korea ferry rises to 275

    Date: 2014-05-11 07:37:58 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:714446

    Divers have retrieved two more bodies from the wreck of the South Korean ferry that sank last month, as conditions on the ship further deteriorated, CNN reported. The bodies were found late on Friday in the inverted, submerged ship, bringing the ....

  • Hagel to visit Israel during Mideast tour next week

    Hagel to visit Israel during Mideast tour next week

    Date: 2014-05-10 15:05:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:41 - ID:713828

    US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was slated to visit Israel during a tour of the Middle East in the coming week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced Friday. Hagel was set to arrive in the region on Monday for consultations with his ....

  • Hagel to visit Israel during Mideast tour next week

    Hagel to visit Israel during Mideast tour next week

    Date: 2014-05-10 10:53:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:29 - ID:713307

    US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was slated to visit Israel during a tour of the Middle East in the coming week, The Jerusalem Post reported quoting Pentagon spokesman John Kirby as saying on Friday. Hagel was set to arrive in the region on ....

  • 2 main master-minders of Abuja explosions arrested - Nigerian president

    2 main master-minders of Abuja explosions arrested - Nigerian president

    Date: 2014-05-10 08:00:46 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:15 - ID:712903

    Two main suspected master-minders of the explosions which hit Nyanya area in Abuja and claimed the lives of 100 people and injured dozens were arrested, announced Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathanan. In statements on the sidelines of the ....

  • UN calls for terrorists in Nigeria to face justice

    UN calls for terrorists in Nigeria to face justice

    Date: 2014-05-10 07:17:43 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:8 - ID:712829

    The UN Security Council is calling for the perpetrators of terrorist acts by Boko Haram in Nigeria to be held accountable for what may amount to crimes against humanity and is hinting at sanctions against the Islamist extremist group, ABC News ....

  • French FM to visit US Sunday

    French FM to visit US Sunday

    Date: 2014-05-09 19:16:15 GMT - France - International - SN:40 - ID:712532

    French Foreign Ministry Laurent Fabius is scheduled to pay a three-day visit to the US on Sunday. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said Friday Fabius will start his visit by Chicago, where he will focus on the French investors' ....

  • WHO to hold extraordinary meeting on MERS Virus

    WHO to hold extraordinary meeting on MERS Virus

    Date: 2014-05-09 19:02:32 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:30 - ID:712511

    The World Health Organization announced holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to discuss means of addressing the viral infections. The UN health agency will host the ....

  • 21 people reported killed in fighting in Ukraine

    21 people reported killed in fighting in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-05-09 15:48:32 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:24 - ID:712339

    Twenty-one people have died after Ukrainian government forces attacked the police headquarters in the south-eastern port city of Mariupol in an attempt to drive out pro-Russia militants who had seized the building, The Guardian quoted the Ukrainian ....

  • Taliban attack on Afghan police outpost wounds 11

    Taliban attack on Afghan police outpost wounds 11

    Date: 2014-05-09 14:31:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:23 - ID:712240

    More than 100 Taliban fighters staged a large-scale attack Friday on a remote police checkpoint in western Afghanistan, wounding 11 police officers, ABC News quoted Afghan authorities as saying. The attack on the outpost in Bala Boluk district ....

  • Settlements delegitimize Israel on int'l stage- Livni

    Settlements delegitimize Israel on int'l stage- Livni

    Date: 2014-05-09 14:16:16 GMT - Israel - International - SN:19 - ID:712205

    Israeli Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) condemned the settlements in undermining Israel and contributing to "the delegitimization of Israel in the eyes of the world", The Jerusalem Post reported. "They want to prevent ....

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