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  • Queen Elizabeth II launches Britain's biggest warship

    Date: 2014-07-04 14:53:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:811491

    LONDON, July 4 (MENA) – UK Queen Elizabeth II launched the British navy's biggest ever ship at its naming ceremony in Scotland on Friday, the Voice of Russia reported. The Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh at the naming ceremony, a naval ....

  • Putin to visit Latin American countries

    Date: 2014-07-04 14:15:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:811473

    MOSCOW, July 4 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will have talks with leaders of China, India, the Republic of South Africa and several Latin American countries during his visit in Brazil for a summit of the BRICS developing-nation assembly, ....

  • Japan PM, Merkel discuss Ukraine, East Asia by phone

    Date: 2014-07-04 13:58:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:41 - ID:811434

    TOKYO, July 4 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the two nations will cooperate over the Ukraine crisis, Kyodo reported Friday. The two leaders, speaking for about 20 minutes by ....

  • All 46 abducted Indian nurses released

    Date: 2014-07-04 13:28:01 GMT - India - World - SN:39 - ID:811393

    NEW DELHI, July 4 (MENA) - Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released Friday 46 Indian nurses, AsiaNews reported The International Red Cross confirmed that all the 46 Indian nurses were freed and that the information had ....

  • German intelligence employee arrested on suspicion of spying for US

    Date: 2014-07-04 12:29:17 GMT - Germany - World - SN:29 - ID:811191

    BERLIN, July 4 (MENA) - A member of Germany's foreign intelligence agency has been detained for possibly spying for the US, Deutsche Welle reported. The 31-year-old is suspected of giving a US spy agency information about a parliamentary inquiry ....

  • UK PM: Scottish 'silent majority' should make voices heard

    Date: 2014-07-03 21:58:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:168 - ID:810660

    LONDON, July 3 (MEN) – In his speech in Perth City of Scotland on Thursday, United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron urged the "silent majority" who support Scotland staying in the UK to speak up, the BBC reported. During the speech, ahead of ....

  • US Joint Chiefs chairman won't rule out more US military involvement in Iraq

    Date: 2014-07-03 21:25:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:167 - ID:810650

    WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, left the door open on Thursday to stepped-up US military involvement in Iraq if ISIS militants pose a threat to the United States, the CNN reported. In ....

  • US accused murderer rejects his legal name

    Date: 2014-07-03 21:22:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:166 - ID:810649

    WASHINGTON, July 3 (MEN) – A Southwest Florida man accused of killing his wife and five children is rejecting his legal name and refusing to shower. The Fox News reported on Thursday that a late June incident report indicates the smell coming from ....

  • Ukraine's new defense minister promises Crimea victory

    Date: 2014-07-03 20:43:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:164 - ID:810628

    KIEV, July 3 (MENA) - New Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey has promised that the army would retake Crimea, restoring the country's territorial integrity, the BBC reported on Thursday. Addressing parliament in Kiev, he said: "There will ....

  • Russia launches Rokot carrier rocket with three satellites

    Date: 2014-07-03 20:28:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:162 - ID:810622

    MOSCOW, July 3 (MENA) - Russia launched on Thursday a light-class Rokot carrier rocket with three telecoms satellites from its northern Plesetsk space center, the RIA Novosti cited the Defense Ministry as saying. Spokesman for Russia's Aerospace ....

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