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  • 5 militants, Pakistani soldier killed in North Waziristan

    Date: 2014-07-05 19:46:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:90 - ID:813181

    ISLAMABAD, July 5 (MENA) - Five militants were killed in an airstrike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Saturday, according to the Pakistani military. The military says it launched the strikes in order to "flush out terrorists" in the ....

  • Over 30 Russian regions receive refugees from Ukraine - Russia

    Date: 2014-07-05 19:01:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:813158

    MOSCOW, July 5 (MENA) - More than 30 Russian regions currently receive refugees from Ukraine’s embattled Southeast, Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov was quoted by ITAR-TASS quoted as saying on Saturday. “Over 30 regions of our ....

  • The celebrity homes disappearing from Google Street View

    Date: 2014-07-05 15:30:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:70 - ID:812882

    LONDON, July 5 (MENA) - The homes of the rich and famous, including some of Britain's most prominent musicians, are being blurred out on Google Street View. The homes of celebrities including Paul McCartney, disgraced former Royal Bank of ....

  • Hillary Clinton says she donated all money from college speeches

    Date: 2014-07-05 14:24:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:812726

    WASHINGTON, July 5 (MENA) - With criticism mounting over her use of well-paid speaking engagements to build her personal wealth, Hillary Clinton said that she has donated all the money she was paid for appearances on college campuses during the last ....

  • Ukrain pres. orders army to raise national flag over S

    Date: 2014-07-05 14:24:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:57 - ID:812690

    KIEV, July 5 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the army to raise the national flag over the separatist stronghold of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, the Voice of Russia has said. Interior minister Arsen Avakov said a large ....

  • Quake of magnitude 6.0 off Indonesia's Sumatra island

    Date: 2014-07-05 13:19:56 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:50 - ID:812575

    JAKARTA, July 5 (MENA) - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey on said, the ABC news reported. The USGS said the quake occurred at 0939GMT, with the epicenter 125 miles ....

  • Iran, G5+1 start fourth day of talks in Vienna

    Date: 2014-07-05 13:16:54 GMT - Austria - World - SN:48 - ID:812695

    VIENNA, July 5 (MENA) - Iranˈs Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Helga Schmid, deputy EU foreign policy chief entered fourth day of nuclear talks on Saturday, IRNA news agency reported. The first consultation meeting between Araqchi and ....

  • Russia urges Kiev to stop attacking civilian targets, using violent methods

    Date: 2014-07-05 12:02:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:812415

    MOSCOW, July 4 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Kiev to stop attacking civilian targets and residential districts and to refrain from trying to resolve problems solely by force, RIA Novosti reported. "We again call on the Ukrainian ....

  • Ukraine crisis: Rebels 'abandon Sloviansk stronghold'

    Date: 2014-07-05 11:32:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:35 - ID:812414

    KIEV, July 5 (MENA) - Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine have fled their eastern stronghold of Sloviansk amid an offensive by the military, the BBC News cited rebel sources as saying Saturday. President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the military ....

  • Britain freezes assets of three ISIL members

    Date: 2014-07-05 11:07:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:812356

    LONDON, July 5 (MENA) - The assets of three British citizens reported to have been involved in terrorism-related activities in Syria were frozen by the British government. Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan, both from Cardiff, and Ruhul Amin, from ....

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