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  • Iran urges WHO to consider health issues of Gazans

    Date: 2014-07-28 13:32:31 GMT - Iran - World - SN:63 - ID:848914

    TEHRAN, July 28 (MENA) - Iranian Health Minister Seyed Hassan Hashemi in a letter to Director General of the World Health Organization Dr. Margaret Chan called on the WHO to pay due attention to the aggravating health and hygiene conditions of the ....

  • Iran to UN: Do more to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-28 13:31:57 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:848915

    TEHRAN, July 28 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the United Nations for failing to end Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip, FARS News Agency. The comments came in a conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ....

  • Ukrainian army wrests control of MH17 crash site

    Date: 2014-07-28 13:31:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:60 - ID:848908

    KIEV, July 28 (MENA) - Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Monday Ukrainian military are bending efforts "to free the territory of the crash of the Boeing-777 airliner to guarantee security and the ....

  • N. Korea yet to develop EMP bombs - S. Korea

    Date: 2014-07-28 12:46:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:848802

    SEOUL, July 28 (MENA) - South Korea's defense ministry said Monday North Korea appears to have not yet developed electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bombs despite its push to secure related technology, Yonhap News Agency reported. An EMP bomb refers to a ....

  • S. Korea reports additional case of foot-and-mouth disease

    Date: 2014-07-28 12:45:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:848826

    SEOUL, July 28 (MENA) - South Korea confirmed another case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Monday, signaling a possible spread of the animal disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows and sheep, according to Yonhap News ....

  • Russia backs Egypt ceasefire initiative in Gaza - Lavrov

    Date: 2014-07-28 12:44:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:848828

    MOSCOW, July 28 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia supports Egypt ceasefire initiative in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference held on Monday, Lavrov underlined the need of achieving a durable ceasefire in ....

  • UK deputy premier greets Muslims on Eid Al-Fitr

    Date: 2014-07-28 11:28:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:848790

    LONDON, July 28 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has recorded a video message to wish Muslims in the UK and around the world a joyful Eid al-Fitr. In his message, Clegg said "As Ramadan ends, I want to wish Muslims across the UK and ....

  • Rouhani congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Fitr

    Date: 2014-07-28 08:29:31 GMT - Iran - World - SN:25 - ID:848559

    TEHRAN, July 28 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his felicitations to the heads of states and people of Muslim countries on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, IRNA News Agency ....

  • Japan, Trinidad and Tobago eye stronger ties

    Date: 2014-07-28 08:15:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:848530

    TOKYO, July 28 (MENA) - apan and Trinidad and Tobago agreed Sunday to bolster cooperation in a range of areas including the economy and disaster prevention, as Japan's leader visited the resource-rich Caribbean country on the second leg of his trip ....

  • G-7 should make concerted effort in plane crash probe: Japan

    Date: 2014-07-28 07:17:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:848451

    TOKYO, July 28 (MENA) - The Group of Seven major nations should work closely in a multinational probe into the recent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, Kyodo New Agency reported quoting Japan's top government spokesman as saying ....

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