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  • Iran calls for peaceful settlement of disputes in Pakistan

    Date: 2014-09-01 08:56:26 GMT - Iran - World - SN:35 - ID:900670

    TEHRAN, Sept 1 (MENA) - Iran has renewed calls on all parties involved in the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan to sort out their differences through peaceful means, Press TV reported. On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh ....

  • Pakistan state TV back on air after protesters storm offices

    Date: 2014-09-01 08:42:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:33 - ID:900643

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - Pakistan's national television channel is back on air after security forces removed anti-government protesters from its headquarters in Islamabad, the BBC reported. Troops were sent in to regain control from ....

  • Protesters force Pakistani TV off air

    Date: 2014-09-01 06:55:33 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:900444

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - Pakistani protesters forced national television off the air after clashes turned violent over the weekend, Al Arabiya channel reported Monday. Some broke into the PTV national television's headquarters in central ....

  • N. Korea fires short-range missile into East Sea

    Date: 2014-09-01 06:28:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:900381

    SEOUL, Sept 1 (MENA) - North Korea fired one short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, Yonhap said quoting South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The projectile was fired at around 10:30 a.m. from a site in its northwestern province of ....

  • NATO to set up 5 new bases in eastern Europe

    Date: 2014-09-01 06:28:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:900387

    MOSCOW, Sept 1 (MENA) - NATO plans to deploy five bases in Eastern Europe, mainly in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania and Poland, ITAR TASS reported. According to the NATO plans, up to 600 servicemen will be stationed at each base. These ....

  • Clashes renew in Islamabad

    Date: 2014-09-01 05:56:58 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:900351

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - Pakistani protesters wielding sticks and throwing stones clashed with police in the center of the capital Islamabad on Monday after weeks of demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation turned violent ....

  • Anti-spying march attracts thousands in Berlin

    Date: 2014-08-31 20:25:01 GMT - Germany - World - SN:120 - ID:900220

    BERLIN, Aug 31 (MENA) - Thousands of people have filled the streets of Berlin to protest against spying and data collection, Euronews reported. Marching under the slogan “freedom instead of fear,” they claimed privacy is being violated in the name ....

  • Iran underlines peaceful settlement of Pakistan disputes

    Date: 2014-08-31 19:56:44 GMT - Iran - World - SN:118 - ID:900218

    Tehran, Aug 31, (MENA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Sunday invited all Pakistani parties for peaceful settlement of disputes, urging them to exercise self-restraint to help secure their national interests, IRNA ....

  • Putin wants east Ukraine 'statehood' talks

    Date: 2014-08-31 19:56:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:117 - ID:900215

    MOSCOW, Aug 31 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be considered for the restive east of the former Soviet state, Sky News ....

  • Elderly woman and child die in Paris apartment blast

    Date: 2014-08-31 19:29:07 GMT - France - World - SN:111 - ID:900161

    PARIS, Aug 31 (MENA) - Two people have died in an explosion that rocked an apartment block in the French capital causing a partial building collapse, Euronews reported. Rescue workers said the victims were an elderly woman and a small ....

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