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Queen says UK will respect result of Scottish independence referendum
Date: 2014-09-19 19:29:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:972277
LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - Queen Elizabeth has said Friday she believes Scotland will unite in a "spirit of mutual respect and support" following the independence referendum, the BBC reported. She said she understood there would be "strong feelings ....
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Nicola Sturgeon favorite to replace Scottish National Party's leader Alex Salmond
Date: 2014-09-19 18:54:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:971977
LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - British political analysts expected Friday that UK Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will replace Alex Salmond as the leader of the Scottish National Party. "Like thousands of others across the country I've put my ....
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UNSC to discuss interim MH17 investigation findings
Date: 2014-09-19 18:22:07 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:82 - ID:971881
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will hold a meet Friday to discuss the investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in eastern Ukraine, which killed 298 people in July, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. ....
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Tajik president says 200 Tajik jihadists fight in Iraq, Syria
Date: 2014-09-19 18:20:31 GMT - Tajikistan - World - SN:81 - ID:972049
DUSHANBE, Sept 19 (MENA) - Tajikistan's president said Friday 200 Tajik nationals have joined terrorist militants in Iraq and Syria, Radio Free Europe reported. Addressing the ruling People's Democratic Party meeting, President Emomali Rahmon ....
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Moscow raises questions over MH17 investigation findings
Date: 2014-09-19 18:19:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:80 - ID:971889
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (MENA) - Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Friday that Moscow has questions over a probe into the crash of a Malaysian Boeing airliner in Ukraine which killed 298 people in July, ITAR-TASS ....
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Scotland's Salmond is politician of huge talent - Cameron
Date: 2014-09-19 18:18:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:79 - ID:971885
LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement in response to Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond's resignation, praising the SNP leader's contribution to public life, the BBC reported. Cameron said: "Alex is a ....
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Kuwait calls for N.Korea's cooperation with IAEA to abandon nuclear program
Date: 2014-09-19 17:26:29 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:78 - ID:971717
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 19 (MENA) - Kuwait has called on North Korea to immediately cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and abandon all its nuclear activities in adherence to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Kuwait's official ....
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France's Sarkozy announces political comeback
Date: 2014-09-19 17:25:23 GMT - France - World - SN:77 - ID:971701
PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced on Friday his return to politics, the BBC reported. On his Facebook page, he said he would seek the leadership of the opposition UMP party, widely seen as a first step ....
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Annual OSCE human rights conference opens in Warsaw on Monday
Date: 2014-09-19 17:18:46 GMT - Austria - World - SN:74 - ID:971713
VIENNA, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold its annual meeting on Monday in Warsaw with participation of some 1,000 government representatives and civil society activists from the OSCE’s 57 ....
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UK Labour pary announces plans for full constitutional convention
Date: 2014-09-19 17:17:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:971649
LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - Labour Party leader Ed Miliband announced Friday proposals for a full Constitutional Convention to address need for "further devolution" in England. In a statement issued Friday, the Party said "It is the next stage of ....
