International
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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 ....
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Iran says all 4 crew membersd died in plane crash
Date: 2014-03-04 08:01:36 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:588808
Iran says all four crew members aboard a small plane that crashed in the Persian Gulf were killed in the incident. The Falcon 20, which belonged to the State Aviation Organization, was on a test flight when it crashed late on Monday off Kish ....
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Putin ends army drills in western Russia
Date: 2014-03-04 07:09:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:588732
Russian President Putin has ordered troops sent last week to a surprise military exercise in western and central Russia to return to their bases, Interfax news agency reported. Putin ordered the return after a Defense Ministry report, which said ....
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Pentagon suspends military engagements with Russia
Date: 2014-03-04 06:13:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:588643
The Pentagon said it is suspending exercises and other activities with the Russian military, in light of Moscow's military involvement in Ukraine. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Monday evening that the U.S. military has ....