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Spanish MPs to visit Iran mid July
Date: 2014-07-07 19:40:41 GMT - Iran - World - SN:150 - ID:816513
TEHRAN July 7 (MENA) - A high-ranking delegation from the Spanish parliament plans to pay an official visit to Iran in mid-July to explore ways of promoting relations, reported Fars news agency. The visit will take place on July 18 upon official ....
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Russia Wants Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia to join Syria reconciliation talks
Date: 2014-07-07 19:21:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:144 - ID:816499
MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) -Moscow has reiterated its proposal to engage Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other states in the Syrian reconciliation effort, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti news ....
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Ukraine pledges to use deadly force against violators of state border in Azov Sea
Date: 2014-07-07 19:20:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:143 - ID:816477
KIEV, July 7 (MENA) - Ukraine pledged on Monday to use weapons with intent to kill against any intruders who violate its state border in the Sea of Azov, which is divided between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine's National Security Council said on July 4 ....
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Ban praises late Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze
Date: 2014-07-07 18:46:58 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:140 - ID:816390
NEW YORK, July 7 (MENA) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday praised former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze for contributing to efforts to overcome the divisions of the Cold War. In a statement from his spokesperson, a saddened Ban ....
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US missile cruiser enters Black Sea - Russian Navy
Date: 2014-07-07 18:42:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:138 - ID:816492
MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) -The US missile cruiser Vella Gulf has entered the Black Sea, a source in the Russian Navy’s Main Staff told Russia's ITAR-TASS news agency. “At about 06.20pm (local time), USS Vella Gulf passed through the strait and ....
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Vietnam military helicopter crash kills 16
Date: 2014-07-07 16:22:57 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:114 - ID:816306
HANOI, July 7 (MENA) - A military helicopter has crashed close to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, killing 16 people and injuring five others, officials say. The MI-171 aircraft, which was on a training mission, came down at a village in the ....
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Kidnapped Macedonian, Bosnian found in Libya
Date: 2014-07-07 15:28:37 GMT - Macedonia - World - SN:102 - ID:816118
SKOPJE, July 7 (MENA) - Macedonia's Foreign Ministry says two of the three construction workers kidnapped early Saturday in a town near the Libyan capital have been found alive by Libyan authorities, ABC News reported. It says a Macedonian ....
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Pope Francis begs forgiveness for Church sex abuses
Date: 2014-07-07 15:25:43 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:100 - ID:816150
VATICAN CITY, July 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis has begged forgiveness from the victims of sexual abuse by priests, at his first meeting with the victims since his election, the BBC reported Monday. He condemned the Church's "complicity" in hiding the ....
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Ghani leads Abdullah in Afghan election, officials say
Date: 2014-07-07 15:23:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:98 - ID:816148
KABUL, July 7 (MENA) - Ashraf Ghani might be on the verge of a comeback in his bid for the Afghan presidency, a preliminary count of last month's runoff election shows, CNN reported. The former Afghan finance minister leads former Foreign ....
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Former Georgian President Shevardnadze dies
Date: 2014-07-07 10:04:25 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:32 - ID:815390
TBILISI, July 7 (MENA) - Eduard Shevardnadze, ex-president of Georgia and former Soviet foreign minister, has died, his personal assistant said on Monday as quoted by the BBC. Marina Davitashvili said the former president died after a long ....
