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Venezuela protests on eve of Chavez's death anniversary
Date: 2014-03-05 08:10:29 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:19 - ID:590929
Thousands of protesters in Venezuela have marched through the streets of Caracas shouting slogans against the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro, the BBC reported. They also demanded the release of dozens of activists detained since ....
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10 killed, 17 injured in northeast China bus fire
Date: 2014-03-05 08:09:04 GMT - China - International - SN:18 - ID:590927
A fire on a passenger bus in northeastern China killed at least 10 people and injured 17 on Wednesday, officials said, in the country's second deadly bus fire in less than a week, ABC news reported. The fire broke out aboard a crowded bus in the ....
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Putin, Erdogan discuss crisis in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-05 07:58:02 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:590896
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation Tuesday night, in the course of which they discussed the crisis in Ukraine, including the latest developments in Crimea, the Kremlin press ....
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$7 bln from US in 2015 budget to support ME states
Date: 2014-03-05 07:49:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:590867
US president Barack Obama has allocated $46.2 billion in FY 2015 budget for the Department of State and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to support several world countries, including Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Jordan ....
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Uganda to 'send troops to Somalia to protect UN'
Date: 2014-03-05 07:28:40 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:4 - ID:590827
Uganda will send a 410-strong special force to guard UN installations in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman was quoted by BBC as saying on Tuesday. The protection squad will free up thousands of UN-backed troops to pursue ....
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Liberman to imitate Egypt in outlawing Hamas MKs
Date: 2014-03-04 18:18:52 GMT - Israel - International - SN:78 - ID:590453
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman used Egypt's outlawing of Hamas on Tuesday as an opportunity to criticize certain unnamed Israeli-Arab MKs, Jerusalem Post said. "The court in Egypt decided this morning to outlaw the Hamas movement," ....
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Militants kill villagers in raid in Nigeria
Date: 2014-03-04 17:57:41 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:74 - ID:590416
Suspected Islamist militants have torched a village in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state, killing at least 11 people, a lawmaker told the BBC. They raided Jakana overnight, destroying about a third of homes, Senator Khalifa Zannah said. A ....
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Hague calls on Russia to attend Paris talks on Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-04 15:55:13 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:53 - ID:590163
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the Russian government to attend a meeting tomorrow in the French capital Paris to discuss Ukraine issue within the framework of Budapest memorandum. The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances ....
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US pledges $1 billion in aid to Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-04 15:43:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:51 - ID:590128
The United States will provide $1 billion in loan guarantees and technical expertise to Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Tuesday. As a show of support for Ukraine's government, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Ukraine's ....
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Lavrov:ٌ Russia, Tunisia agree to boost political dialogue
Date: 2014-03-04 13:09:01 GMT - Tunisia - International - SN:30 - ID:589671
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said following talks with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki that the two countries agreed on strengthening the political dialogue. Lavrov, who is currently visiting Tunisia, said the two sides share ....
