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Four Afghans killed in attack on NATO convoy
Date: 2014-08-10 11:23:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:866819
KABUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least four civilians have been killed in an attack on a NATO convoy that was carrying supplies for the US-led forces in Afghanistan in the capital, Kabul, Press TV reported. The incident took place on Sunday after a ....
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France to deliver first aid to Kurds in north Iraq
Date: 2014-08-09 20:58:14 GMT - France - World - SN:110 - ID:866223
PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - The French president's office says France will deliver a load of first aid to Iraq in the next few hours, ABC news reported on Saturday. The announcement Saturday didn't specify the exact type of aid or how it was being ....
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OSCE willing to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-09 19:33:32 GMT - Austria - World - SN:103 - ID:866160
VIENNA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Chairperson of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter hailed Saturday the announcement of the International Committee of the Red Cross that it would intensify ....
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Thousands of protesters march in London for Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 19:11:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:866184
LONDON, Aug 9 (MENA) - Thousands of people have taken part in a rally in support for the Gaza Strip in London, the BBC news reported on Saturday. The demonstration came amid renewed violence between Israel and Palestinian militants after a ....
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US, India must improve defense cooperation - Hagel
Date: 2014-08-09 18:43:01 GMT - India - World - SN:96 - ID:866151
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday his country and India must seize opportunities to collaborate more on defense development and not let government red tape and other problems stymie progress between the two ....
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IMF: Cairo adopts difficult measures to reform economy
Date: 2014-08-09 17:12:26 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:77 - ID:865862
AMMAN, Aug 9 (MENA) - Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Masood Ahmed said on Saturday that Cairo has adopted difficult and brave economic reforms. Speaking to Jordan News Agency ....
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Airstrikes successfully destroyed ISIL arms in N. Iraq - Obama
Date: 2014-08-09 17:05:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:866011
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. airstrikes "successfully destroyed arms and equipment" that ISIL terrorists could have used against the Kurdish regional capital of Irbil in Iraq. "We feel confident" ....
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Barricades come down in Kiev
Date: 2014-08-09 15:53:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:865900
KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine's capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year, Fox News reported. Protesters ....
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Bus crashes in China, casualties reported
Date: 2014-08-09 15:52:24 GMT - China - World - SN:66 - ID:865924
BEIJING, Aug 9 (MENA) - A tour bus carrying about 40 people fell off a valley following a three-vehicle pile-up Saturday in southwest China's Tibet. Casualties were reported, authorities were quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. The tour bus ....
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China sends remote-sensing satellite into orbit
Date: 2014-08-09 15:03:29 GMT - China - World - SN:60 - ID:865880
BEIJING, Aug 9 (MENA) – China on Saturday successfully launched a Long March 4C carrier rocket with the Yaogan XX satellite, Ria Novosti news agency reported. The carrier lifted off at 1:45 p.m. local time (05:45 GMT) from the launch pad at ....
