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NATO suspends cooperation with Russia- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-08-07 20:17:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:150 - ID:863567
KIEV, August 7 (MENA) - NATO terminates cooperation with Russia, set to strengthen collective defense of the military alliance's member states and will expand its level of cooperation with Ukraine, ITAR-TASS cited NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh ....
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Malaysia's proposal included in adopted NAM declaration
Date: 2014-08-07 19:30:29 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:147 - ID:863570
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (MENA) - Malaysia's suggestions have been included in a Declaration adopted by an emergency meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Committee on Palestine on the situation in Gaza in Tehran, Iran on Monday, the ....
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Malaysian protesters launch campaign for boycotting Israeli goods over Gaza
Date: 2014-08-07 19:23:09 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:146 - ID:863578
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (MENA) - More than 2,000 local youths participated in a peaceful demonstration and campaign to boycott Israeli products, the Bernama said Thursday. The peaceful protest aimed at prompting the public to stop using Israeli ....
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UN flags at half-mast to honour staff killed in Gaza conflict
Date: 2014-08-07 18:14:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:137 - ID:863491
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (MENA) - The United Nations flag is flying at half-mast on Thursday at the world body's New York Headquarters in memory of the UN staff members killed since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza on 8 July, and in solidarity with the ....
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Pope Francis urges protection for Iraqi Christians as exodus continues
Date: 2014-08-07 16:03:32 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:125 - ID:863340
THE VATICAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis is calling for world governments to take measures to protect Christians driven from their villages in northern Iraq and provide them with humanitarian aid, according to ABC News. The pope's second appeal ....
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Russia calls for extending Gaza ceasefire to long-term truce
Date: 2014-08-07 15:20:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:863150
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - The temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has to be turned into a long-term truce, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and special envoy to the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov has said. The Russian official made the remark during ....
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S. Korea to dispatch Navy destroyer to evacuate nationals from Libya
Date: 2014-08-07 14:16:30 GMT - south korea - World - SN:102 - ID:863149
SEOUL, Aug 7 (MENA) - South Korea will dispatch a 4,500-ton Navy destroyer to Libya on Thursday as the country starts to evacuate South Koreans from the African country amid a worsening security situation there, the foreign ministry said. The ....
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Russia hits West with food import ban in sanctions row
Date: 2014-08-07 10:50:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:862699
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia will impose a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries, in response to sanctions over Ukraine, the BBC reported Thursday. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it would ....
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Russia hits West with food import ban
Date: 2014-08-07 10:32:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:862643
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia is imposing a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries , in response to sanctions over Ukraine, the BBC reported Thursday. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said it would include ....
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Clashes in Kiev as Ukraine moves to dismantle protest camp
Date: 2014-08-07 10:08:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:49 - ID:862601
KIEV, Aug 7 (MENA) - Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev's Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away ....