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UK urges permanent peace in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-07-31 19:17:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:852557
LONDON, July 31 (MENA) - British Minister for African Affairs Mark Simmonds called for immediate ceasefire and lasting peace as South Sudan faces risk of famine. Ahead of the planned restart of the South Sudan peace talks in Ethiopia, Simmonds ....
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US sells Iraq $700 mln military equipment
Date: 2014-07-31 19:06:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:852554
WASHINGTON, July 31 (MENA) - As violence continues unabated in Iraq, the United States has agreed to sell $700 million in military equipment, including 5,000 Hellfire missiles, the CNN reported Thursday. The Iraqi government made the request for ....
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British, German FMs discuss Gaza situation in phone conversation
Date: 2014-07-31 18:52:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:852552
LONDON, July 31 (MENA) – In a telephone conversation, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has discussed with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier the latest developments in Gaza. They discussed efforts to reach ceasefire between ....
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UN says has no proof of Russia’s arms supplies to east Ukraine militia
Date: 2014-07-31 14:25:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:852162
MOSCOW, July 31 (MENA) – The United Nations has no proofs of Russia’s alleged arms supplies to self-defense militias in the east Ukrainian Donetsk and Luhansk regions, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Thursday, the ITAR-TASS ....
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Eurasian security bloc urges diplomatic efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-07-31 12:36:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:851949
MOSCOW, July 31 (MENA) - Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) said on Thursday that the Syrian crisis should be resolved exclusively by political and diplomatic means, ITAR TASS reported. “The heads of delegations are ....
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Nato unprepared for potential threats from Russia, say MPs
Date: 2014-07-31 12:31:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:851948
LONDON, July 31 (MENA) - Nato is ill-prepared to confront new threats posed by Russia, and members of the western military alliance may not have the collective political will to take concerted action to deter an attack, The Guardian quoted a British ....
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SCO calls for providing international information security
Date: 2014-07-31 11:42:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:851947
MOSCOW, July 31 (MENA) - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations reportedly confirmed their adherence to further expansion of cooperation with interested countries and regional and international organizations in combating ....
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Kerry urges Abdullah and Ghani to work cooperatively on critical issues in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-07-31 11:30:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:851921
KABUL, July 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Afghan presidential contenders Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to work cooperatively on the critical issues facing Afghanistan as audit continues, Khaama press ....
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U.S. sanctions North Korean companies on Cuba weapons case
Date: 2014-07-31 07:40:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:851628
TOKYO, July 31 (MENA) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned two North Korean companies and 18 cargo ships for a shipment of Cuban weapons that violated a U.N. arms embargo on Pyongyang, and barely mentioned Cuba’s role in the case, ....
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House Republicans vote to sue President Obama
Date: 2014-07-31 06:23:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:851559
WASHINGTON, July 31 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers, the Voice of America reported Thursday. The 225-201 vote along party lines means ....
