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Afghan civilian death toll up by 24% in 2014: UN
Date: 2014-07-09 15:33:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:819449
KABUL, July 9 (MENA) - Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared by 24 per cent in the first half of 2014, according to a UN report released today. Ground combat is now causing more deaths and injuries than improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in ....
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Russia warns against 'aggression against Crimea'
Date: 2014-07-09 15:16:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:88 - ID:819263
MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday said he would not recommend anyone to attack the Crimean peninsula, even if it is an attempt to return it to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported. “I wouldn’t suggest that to ....
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Iran downplays Obama's war rhetoric
Date: 2014-07-09 15:12:02 GMT - Iran - World - SN:86 - ID:819345
TEHRAN, July 9 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham played down US President Barack Obama's threats of using military force against Tehran, FNA reported. "Threat has no place even in analytical discussions since there is ....
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Egypt against selling of Sekhemka statue by Northampton council - ambassador
Date: 2014-07-09 14:10:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:819425
LONDON, July 9 (MENA) - Egypt is totally against attempts by Northampton Borough Council's plans to sell an archaic Egyptian statue, said Egypt's Ambassador to London Ashraf el-Kholi. The Sekhemka statue of a priest is due to go for auction at ....
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Russia to invest $60-70 bln in gas pipeline to China - Kremlin
Date: 2014-07-09 13:23:09 GMT - China - World - SN:65 - ID:819189
BEIJING, July 9 (MENA) - The construction of Power of Siberia gas pipeline to supply Russian gas to China is expected to begin shortly, at a cost to Russia of $60-70 billion, Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday during his visit to ....
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Kremlin confirms consent on appointing John Tefft US ambassador to Russia
Date: 2014-07-09 12:45:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:819153
MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) -The Kremlin has confirmed the consent to appoint John Tefft ambassador of the USA to Russia, Presidential Aide for Foreign Policy Issues Yuri Ushakov reported this on Wednesday. “Yes, the consent has been issued,” he ....
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Russia, partners discussing possible meeting on Iraq under UN aegis
Date: 2014-07-09 12:39:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:45 - ID:819173
MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) – Moscow is in discussions with its partners on the possibility of an international meeting regarding Iraq under the aegis of the UN, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the RIA Novosti news agency. ....
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Russia’s Federation Council ratifies agreement on 90% debt relief for Cuba
Date: 2014-07-09 10:49:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:818951
MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) - Russia’s Federation Council has ratified the intergovernmental agreement on the settlement of Cuba’s debt to Russia regarding the credits given in the period of the USSR, ITAR TASS reported. According to the agreement ....
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Obama intervenes in disputed Afghan presidential election
Date: 2014-07-09 10:27:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:25 - ID:818829
KABUL, July 9 (MENA) – As tensions escalated following the release of preliminary vote results, the US President Barack Obama has asked the runoff presidential candidates to allow the process for investigating fraud claims to go forward. In an ....
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Japan lodges protest with Chinese paper for carrying map showing mushroom clouds over Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Date: 2014-07-09 10:15:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:818817
TOKYO, July 9 (MENA) - Japan has lodged a protest with a Chinese weekly paper for carrying a map of Japan showing mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the top government spokesman said Wednesday, Kyodo reported. "We lodged a strong ....
