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ISIS has no place in 21 century - Obama
Date: 2014-08-20 19:29:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:159 - ID:883691
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The United States stood firm Wednesday in its fight with Islamic State militants who beheaded a US journalist in Iraq, pledging to continue attacking the group despite its threats to kill another American hostage, ....
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Austria police hold nine jihadist suspects
Date: 2014-08-20 19:22:26 GMT - Austria - World - SN:158 - ID:883685
VIENNA, Aug 20 (MENA) - Nine people have been arrested by police in Austria on suspicion of planning to join Islamist militant groups in Syria, according to The BBC. The suspects were detained close to the country's border and were being ....
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German media outlets spotlight Egypt's retrieve of stolen samples from Germany
Date: 2014-08-20 18:58:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:154 - ID:883666
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - The various German media outlets spotlighted German's move to hand over to Egypt samples of King Khufu's cartouche, taken illegally by two German archaeologists from a room found inside the Great Pyramid. A sample of the ....
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S. Korea, US vow closer coordination to better counter N. Korea
Date: 2014-08-20 18:38:27 GMT - south korea - World - SN:152 - ID:883505
SEOUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States agreed Wednesday to work closer to effectively deter North Korea's military provocations, Seoul's defense ministry said. South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo and visiting US Deputy ....
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China to build Asia-Pacific partnership with APEC members
Date: 2014-08-20 18:02:17 GMT - China - World - SN:150 - ID:883448
BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - China is willing to build an Asia-Pacific partnership with APEC members that will lead future cooperation in the region, said State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Wednesday, Beijing-based newspaper China Daily reported. Yang ....
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China calls on Pakistan to resolve disputes in peaceful way
Date: 2014-08-20 17:50:08 GMT - China - World - SN:146 - ID:883445
BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - China on Wednesday called on all relevant parties in Pakistan to resolve disputes in a peaceful way as the country's political crisis grows, the Chinese state-run newspaper People's Daily said. "China has paid high ....
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Afghanistan fragile transition process could collapse -- newspaper
Date: 2014-08-20 17:24:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:138 - ID:883422
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - With a crucial deadline soon approaching to inaugurate a new president and an election ballot recount in a critical stage, fears are growing that Afghanistan’s fragile transition process could collapse into violence, The ....
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Iran urges IAEA to avoid 'politicizing talks'
Date: 2014-08-20 17:10:36 GMT - Iran - World - SN:134 - ID:883437
TEHRAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham stressed Tehran's willingness to continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Organization, and called on the IAEA to stop "politicizing talks" with ....
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Russia calls Israel, Palestinians to resume humanitarian truce
Date: 2014-08-20 17:09:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:133 - ID:883369
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume a humanitarian truce, Itar Tass news agency reported Wednesday. "We urge all parties to the conflict to resume justified practice of observing ....
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Sri Lankan president cancels Pakistan visit amid political turmoil
Date: 2014-08-20 17:07:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:132 - ID:883430
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (MENA) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has cancelled his visit to Pakistan in the wake of the country’s political situation, Dawn Newspaper quoted sources at the Pakistani Foreign Office as saying Wednesday. During the ....
