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Defense minister calls for creation of violence-free culture in military barracks
Date: 2014-08-02 13:59:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:854450
SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - South Korea's defense minister Saturday deplored the death of a soldier by violence and abusive treatment by fellow soldiers and called for the creation of an environment where soldiers' human rights can be respected. In ....
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N. Korea's top diplomat launches trip to ASEAN countries
Date: 2014-08-02 13:55:25 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:51 - ID:854570
SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - North Korea's top diplomat began a trip to five southeast Asian countries Saturday, Yonhap quoted state media as saying. The move is widely expected to include his participation in a regional forum in Myanmar next ....
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Nine shells fired from Ukraine explode in Russia's territory
Date: 2014-08-02 12:05:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:854399
MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nine Ukrainian shells have exploded in Russia's Rostov region, a Russian border guard official told Itar-Tass. There were nine explosions of shells about a kilometer away from the village of Mityakinskaya. The shells were ....
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UK urges its nationals to leave Libya immediately
Date: 2014-08-02 11:48:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:854346
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) – The British Foreign Office advises UK citizens against traveling to Libya and urges those who are currently in the country to leave immediately due to increasing violence, the BBC reported. The UK is to temporarily close its ....
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Obama demands Israeli soldier's unconditional release
Date: 2014-08-01 20:05:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:853792
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has warned Hamas it must free captured Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin if it is serious about peace in Gaza, Sky News reported on Friday. He told reporters the release must be immediate and ....
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Putin tells Obama sanctions "counter-productive"
Date: 2014-08-01 20:03:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:853797
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Barack Obama in a phone call on Friday that imposing sanctions on Russia is counterproductive and affects international stability, Russia Today reported. The two ....
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US Senate okays $225 million in aid for Israeli Iron Dome system
Date: 2014-08-01 18:47:13 GMT - Israel - World - SN:94 - ID:853754
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - The US Senate unanimously passed legislation on Friday to provide $225 million in emergency funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, the Jerusalem Post reported. An earlier version of the funding plan had ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London down
Date: 2014-08-01 17:46:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:853720
LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in London Stock Exchange dropped at the close of Friday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Orascom Telecom dropped by 0.51 and 1.42 percent ....
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Biden, Abe discuss Russia, Iran sanctions
Date: 2014-08-01 08:53:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:852932
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday about the new sanctions that Japan, the United States and the European Union have imposed on Russia over its support for separatists in ....
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MENA agenda for Friday, August 1
Date: 2014-08-01 05:34:16 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:1 - ID:852757
GAZA CITY, A humanitarian ceasefire comes into effect at 8 a.m in the Gaza Strip that was announced Thursday night by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US State Secretary John Kerry. CAIRO, "The silver pockets full" astrological ....
