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1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Donetsk
Date: 2014-08-10 13:48:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:83 - ID:866924
KIEV/MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) - Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe," Fox News reported. One person was killed and ....
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Forensic experts identified 65 victims of MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-10 13:42:25 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:80 - ID:866923
AMESTERDAM, August 10 (MENA) – The Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands said that Dutch forensic experts identified 65 of the 298 victims of a Malaysia Airlines plane crash, New York Post wrote Sunday. On Friday, the bodies of 176 passengers ....
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Pope calls on world to stop crimes against religious minorities in Iraq, dispatches envoy
Date: 2014-08-10 13:37:06 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:77 - ID:867062
VATICAN CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - Pope Francis has expressed outrage at the violence aimed at religious minorities in Iraq, where fleeing children have died of thirst, and said his emissary to the region would leave Monday. In a strongly worded ....
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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" ....
