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UN says five peacekeepers killed, three wounded in Mali blast
Date: 2014-09-18 20:53:01 GMT - Mali - World - SN:135 - ID:967245
BAMAKO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The United Nations mission in Mali said five of its Chadian peacekeepers were killed and another three wounded when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device in the north of the country on Thursday, Sky News reported. ....
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Hammond says didn't see video showing Briton kidnapped by Daesh
Date: 2014-09-18 19:16:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:125 - ID:966889
LONDON, Sept 18 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday that he was aware of the video released by the terrorist group of Daesh, showing the British kidnapped journalist John Cantlie, but had not yet seen it. He said: ....
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Ukrainian president pleads with US for military aid, tells Congress 'blankets' not enough
Date: 2014-09-18 19:02:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:966817
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded for US military aid Thursday in a high-profile address to Congress, saying that while nonlethal aid like blankets and night-vision goggles is important, "one cannot win the ....
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Arrests in Chile bomb attack focus on anarchists
Date: 2014-09-18 19:01:08 GMT - Chile - World - SN:123 - ID:966821
SANTIAGO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Chilean police arrested three suspects on Thursday in the country's worst bomb attack in more than two decades, ABC news reported. Interior and Security Minister Rodrigo Penailillo announced the arrests of two men and ....
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Ukraine president pleads with US for military aid
Date: 2014-09-18 19:00:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:122 - ID:966837
KIEV, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded for US military aid Thursday in a high-profile address to Congress, saying that while nonlethal aid like blankets and night-vision goggles is important, "one cannot win the war with ....
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State of emergency declared for Northern California counties hit by fires
Date: 2014-09-18 18:47:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:120 - ID:966725
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - California's governor has declared a state of emergency in two counties in the north of the state where wildfires have torched tens of thousands of acres, destroying some homes and threatening others, CNN reported ....
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko secures financial aid from Canada
Date: 2014-09-18 18:46:11 GMT - Canada - World - SN:119 - ID:966721
OTTAWA, Sept 18 (MENA) – Canada approved on Thursday to grant Ukraine a five-year loan worth the equivalent of around 140 million euros, the Euronews reported. In an address to Canada’s parliament, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thanked the ....
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Funding shortfall forces WFP to announce food cutbacks to 6 million Syrians
Date: 2014-09-18 18:02:43 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:113 - ID:965857
GENEVA, Sept 18 (MENA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that it is running out of funds to provide food for almost 6 million Syrians receiving its life-saving assistance. In Syria, the size of next month’s food ration ....
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China believes anti-Russia sanctions aggravate crisis in Ukraine
Date: 2014-09-18 17:19:41 GMT - China - World - SN:106 - ID:966473
MOSCOW, Sept 18 (MENA) – Sanctions against Russia cannot solve the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, they only lead to its escalation, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hong Lei was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Thursday. Answering a ....
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China announces new aid for combating Ebola
Date: 2014-09-18 17:15:30 GMT - India - World - SN:105 - ID:966433
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Thursday an aid package of 200 million yuan (about 32.54 million US dollars) for West African countries to combat Ebola, including Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Xinhua news ....
