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Security Council deplores ‘heinous’ murder of British aid worker by Islamic militants
Date: 2014-09-15 05:38:59 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:940197
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) - Members of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” murder of David Haines, a British humanitarian aid worker, by the armed group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and ....
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Two dead in Slovenia floods
Date: 2014-09-14 19:29:04 GMT - Slovenia - World - SN:145 - ID:939473
LJUBLJANA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Slovenian authorities said two people have died in new floods that hit the Balkans this weekend after heavy rains. Police said on Sunday a 30-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl drowned after their van plunged into a ....
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EU sanctions on Russia necessary, effective and timely: UK Min.
Date: 2014-09-14 18:32:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:138 - ID:939065
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - Britain's Europe Minister David Lidington said Sunday that European Union sanctions on Russia are necessary, effective and timely. “This week the European Union imposed further sanctions on Russia. This decision followed ....
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Iran favors real, nonselective fight against terrorism: Official
Date: 2014-09-14 16:53:15 GMT - Iran - World - SN:124 - ID:938413
TEHRAN, Sept 14 (MENA) - The campaign against terrorism and extremism must be genuine and indiscriminate across the world, says a senior Iranian official. "Iran believes in a real and nonselective fight against terrorism in the region and the ....
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Daily Beast wonders whether latest Daesh beheading would move Britain to tougher action
Date: 2014-09-14 15:42:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:936989
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The beheading of American journalists galvanized U.S. public opinion, pushing US President Barack Obama toward war. The same thing may happen to British Prime Minister David Cameron, The Daily Beast reported on ....
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UK PM says Britain will 'hunt down' Daesh killers
Date: 2014-09-14 13:29:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:936985
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - Britain will take "whatever steps are necessary" to keep the country safe, following the killing of hostage David Haines by the so-called Islamic State militants, the BBC quoted British Prime Minister David Cameron as saying ....
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Independence current chief to organize celebration to receive Sisi during UN meetings
Date: 2014-09-14 13:13:33 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:75 - ID:936613
CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Head of the Independence Current Ahmed Fadali will head for the US within days to prepare for a big celebration to receive Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who will take part for the first time in the UN General ....
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British deputy PM condemns killing of aid worker David Haines by Daesh
Date: 2014-09-14 12:33:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:65 - ID:935949
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg condemned the barbaric murder of humanitarian aid worker David Haines as a crime of the most horrendous kind. "My thoughts at this time are with the family of David Haines who have ....
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Rights group calls for probe into Iraqi airstrike
Date: 2014-09-14 12:25:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:935817
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (MENA) - An international rights group has called for an investigation into an Iraqi airstrike near a school housing displaced families that killed 31 civilians, including 24 children, ABC News reported Sunday. The New York-based ....
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Iran’s Rouhani to visit Russia for Caspian Sea summit
Date: 2014-09-14 11:39:18 GMT - Iran - World - SN:52 - ID:935233
TEHRAN, Sept 14 (MENA) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will start an official visit to Russia on September 29to attend the upcoming summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states, government sources said on Sunday. The 4th summit of the Caspian Sea ....