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Secretive army of Hamas emerges from shadows in Gaza: WSJ
Date: 2014-08-20 14:35:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:883104
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (MENA) - The conflict in the Gaza Strip has brought the secretive army of Hamas out of the shadows and into battle against Israel's military for only the second time, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The fighting has ....
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U.S. airstrike success spurs push for more Iraq attacks
Date: 2014-08-20 12:32:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:882531
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (MENA) - The U.S. military's recent success in weakening Islamic State extremists and pushing them away from a key dam in Iraq is creating momentum for a broader campaign that could take American air power to the militant group's ....
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Afghan gov't bans New York Times reporter from travel
Date: 2014-08-20 12:31:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:65 - ID:882766
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg was banned from leaving Afghanistan after he was summoned by attorney general office for question regarding a story published by The Times about the controversial presidential ....
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Obama, Putin invited to Erdogan's inauguration ceremony
Date: 2014-08-20 11:12:35 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:55 - ID:882639
ANKARA, Aug 20 (MENA) – Turkey's President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend his inauguration ceremony on August 28. According to Milliyet newspaper, this year's ....
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Indicted Texas governor turns himself in
Date: 2014-08-20 11:07:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:882359
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - Potential Republican presidential candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry has turned himself in to the authorities after being indicted last week on two felony charges of abusing power, euronews reported. The indictment ....
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Iran voices concern over violence against black Americans
Date: 2014-08-20 09:32:44 GMT - Iran - World - SN:34 - ID:882397
TEHRAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham urged the US administration to remain committed to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, IRNA news agency reported. She ....
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Iran aids Hamas with missile technology despite sanctions relief- Paper
Date: 2014-08-19 20:43:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:157 - ID:881877
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) – Fresh evidence suggests Iran continues to support the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, which went to war anew this summer with Israel, despite sanctions relief by US, the Washington Times reported. This came ....
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UN refugee agency launches Iraq aid operation
Date: 2014-08-19 18:37:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:136 - ID:881695
GENEVA, Aug 19 (MENA) - The United Nations refugee agency is launching an aid operation to get supplies to more than half a million people displaced by fighting in northern Iraq, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands have fled ....
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Domestic US gas production boom allows sharp cuts in LNG imports from Qatar
Date: 2014-08-19 17:06:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:116 - ID:881688
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - The United States has significantly reduced liquefied natural gas exports from Qatar, the World Tribune reported on Tuesday. The US Energy Information Administration said both the United States and the European Union ....
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No Weapons Seen Crossing Russian-Ukrainian Border - OSCE
Date: 2014-08-19 15:44:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:881592
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Special Monitoring Mission working on the Russian-Ukrainian border has not seen any weapons crossing between the countries, an OSCE spokesman working on the Russian ....
