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Friedman: Sectarian fires burning Middle East not natural, inevitable 2 last New York
Date: 2014-06-28 21:54:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:108 - ID:802848
Sectarian massacres are not the norm. A poll just released by Zogby Research Services, conducted in seven Arab countries, found that “strong majorities in every country favor US policies that support a negotiated solution to the conflict [in Syria], ....
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Friedman: Sectarian fires burning Middle East not natural, inevitable
Date: 2014-06-28 21:53:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:802833
NEW YORK, June 28 (MENA) – The sectarian and nationalist fires you see burning around the Middle East are not as natural and inevitable as you may think, Thomas Friedman said in a commentary in the New York Times on Saturday. Iraqi Prime Minister ....
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Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision
Date: 2014-06-28 20:33:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:802795
LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - Two Ryanair jets were damaged when they collided on the ground at London's Stansted Airport, the BBC reported on Saturday. The wing-tip of one plane and the tail-cone of another "made contact", said Ryanair spokesman ....
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Pakistan army kills 19 terrorists
Date: 2014-06-28 17:45:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:88 - ID:802621
ISLAMABAD, June 28 (MENA) - Nineteen terrorists have been killed as operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ launched by the Pakistan military continues in North Waziristan Agency, the Geo. TV reported. Jet aircrafts destroyed six confirmed terrorist hideouts on ....
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UK Foreign Secretary congratulates Muslims at start of Ramadan
Date: 2014-06-28 17:32:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:802442
LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary William Hague congratulated Sunday Muslims all over the world at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement published on the office official website, Hague said: "I would like to wish ....
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7 killed in Delhi building collapse
Date: 2014-06-28 16:59:39 GMT - India - World - SN:79 - ID:802601
NEW DELHI, June 28 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed and several others are still feared trapped as a three-storey building collapsed in North Delhi's Inderlok area on Saturday, reports said. The casualty figure might rise as more people ....
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Obama calls Boehner lawsuit threat a 'stunt'
Date: 2014-06-28 15:57:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:802441
WASHINGTON, June 28 (MENA) - Despite Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s threat this week to sue President Obama over his use of executive orders, the president refused to apologize for his actions during an exclusive interview with ABC News ....
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Argentine Vice-President Boudou charged in corruption case
Date: 2014-06-28 12:43:28 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:45 - ID:801979
BUENOS AIRES, June 28 (MENA) – Argentine Vice-President Amado Boudou has been charged in a corruption case, the BBC News reported. Boudou is suspected of using his influence when he was economy minister to ensure that a contract to print ....
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Thai army promises elections in October 2015
Date: 2014-06-28 11:44:21 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:39 - ID:802058
BANGKOK, June 28 (MENA) -Thailand's military leader has promised a return to democracy but says elections will only take place after October 2015, the BBC reported. Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said in a speech that an interim constitution would be ....
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Moscow hopes military cooperation with Iraq will strengthen its defense capacity
Date: 2014-06-27 22:52:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:136 - ID:801472
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - Russia hopes that military-technical cooperation with Iraq will make it possible to strengthen the country's defense capacity and sovereignty, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "Russia's military-technical ....
