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  • USFK commander vows vigilance against North's missile launches

    Date: 2014-07-27 08:39:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:847108

    SEOUL, July 27 (MENA) - The commander of US Forces Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's recent spate of missile and rocket launches that sharply stoked regional tension, pledging vigilance against the communist state's weapons program to deter ....

  • N. Korea fires another missile, Japan protests as security violation

    Date: 2014-07-27 08:09:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:847031

    TOKYO, July 27 (MENA) - North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, likely under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Un, according to reports from Seoul and Pyongyang, prompting Japan to lodge a strong protest, calling the ....

  • N. Korea should drop nuke activities for dialogue: U.S. envoy

    Date: 2014-07-27 08:08:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:847065

    SEOUL, July 27 (MENA) - North Korea should end its nuclear activities and provocative acts if it hopes to see the resumption of long-stalled talks aimed at giving up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the outgoing U.S. ambassador said ....

  • Ban appeals to Israel, Hamas to declare 7-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-26 19:02:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:79 - ID:846693

    NEW YORK, July 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urgently appealed Saturday to all parties of conflict in the Gaza Strip to declare a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in the enclave. According to a statement issued by his spokesperson, ....

  • 45,000 gather in London to protest Israeli action in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-26 17:53:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:846637

    LONDON, July 26 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people amassed outside the Israeli embassy in London on Saturday to protest against Israel’s incursion into Gaza which has killed over 1000 Palestinians, including at least 192 children. Chanting ....

  • Anti-Israel protests in Paris go on despite ban

    Date: 2014-07-26 16:42:15 GMT - France - World - SN:69 - ID:846616

    PARIS, July 26 (MENA) - Protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and waving Palestinian flags, as they marched from Republique Square to Bastille and on to Nation Square the Jerusalem Post reported. They ....

  • Japan to post intelligence officer at antipiracy base in Djibouti

    Date: 2014-07-26 14:39:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:50 - ID:846301

    TOKYO, July 26 (MENA) - The Japanese government plans to station an intelligence officer at the Self-Defense Forces base for anti-piracy operations in the East African country of Djibouti to gather information on terrorist activities and other ....

  • Obama urges Latin leaders, GOP to help on migrants' issue- US paper

    Date: 2014-07-26 14:13:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:846108

    WASHINGTON, July 26 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama urged Central American presidents and congressional Republicans to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the US, The Washington Post ....

  • Egypt condemns Erdogan's remarks

    Date: 2014-07-26 12:53:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:846099

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Egypt has strongly denounced derogatory remarks by Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan about Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a press release Saturday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Erdogan's ....

  • Ex-Israeli official: 'All the conditions are there for an explosion'

    Date: 2014-07-26 12:42:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:34 - ID:845998

    BERLIN, July 26 (MENA) - Former director of Israel's internal security service (Shin Bet) Yuval Diskin said Israel didn't have any other choice than to increase the pressure on Hamas, which explains the deployment of ground troops in Gaza Strip. ....

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