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  • Israel eavesdropped on John Kerry in Mideast talks

    Date: 2014-08-03 16:22:22 GMT - Israel - World - SN:111 - ID:856344

    GAZA CITY, Aug 3 (MENA) - Israeli intelligence eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry during Middle East peace negotiations, SPIEGEL has learned from reliable sources. In addition to the Israelis, at least one other intelligence service ....

  • Strong quake kills at least 175 in southern China

    Date: 2014-08-03 16:09:08 GMT - China - World - SN:103 - ID:856381

    BEIJING, Aug 3 (MENA) - A strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and injuring more than 1,400, ABC News reported. About 12,000 homes collapsed in Ludian, a densely ....

  • U.S. orders airlines to fly at higher altitudes over Iraq

    Date: 2014-08-03 13:56:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:856117

    WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The U.S. government told airlines flying over Iraq to remain at higher altitudes, amid growing concerns about carriers operating around conflict zones, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. U.S. airlines are now ....

  • Germany foreign minister sees no Ukrainian crisis solution without Russia

    Date: 2014-08-03 13:35:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:855924

    BERLIN, Aug 3 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier insisted on continued talks with Russia over a Ukrainian crisis resolution, ITAR-TASS reported on Sunday. Trust between the West and Russia “is doubtlessly undermined ....

  • Rescuers pull out 90 bodies after landslides in India

    Date: 2014-08-03 13:02:31 GMT - India - World - SN:59 - ID:855873

    NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (MENA) - Rescuers have recovered 90 bodies so far after landslides trapped dozens of people last week in a western Indian village, CNN reported Sunday. "There are almost no chances of finding survivors now unless some miracle ....

  • NATO soldier dies as a result of non-battle injury in eastern Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-08-03 12:06:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:54 - ID:855834

    KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - A service member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed following a non-battle related incident in Afghanistan on Sunday. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said in ....

  • 101 Taliban militants killed in Afghan operations, MoI says

    Date: 2014-08-03 11:54:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:53 - ID:855839

    KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - At least 101 Taliban militants including their local commanders were killed following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Monday that the militants were killed in Kunduz, ....

  • Rain hampers search for over 100 missing in Nepal

    Date: 2014-08-03 06:59:54 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:19 - ID:855272

    KATMANDU, Aug 3 (MENA) - Fresh rainfall was hampering a search Sunday for scores of villagers missing after a massive landslide in northern Nepal, where army troops used explosives to blast a river blockage in an attempt to release a dangerous ....

  • Abe eager to boost free trade ties with Latin America

    Date: 2014-08-03 06:26:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:855233

    TOKYO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his eagerness Saturday to boost Japan's economic and trade ties with the four Latin American nations comprising the Pacific Alliance, after seeking an early conclusion of a free trade ....

  • China factory blast kills at least 65

    Date: 2014-08-03 06:14:51 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:855247

    BEIJING, Aug 3 (MENA) - Sixty-five people were killed and dozens seriously burned Saturday by an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory that supplies General Motors, FOX News quoted Chinese state media as saying on Sunday. The ....

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