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Egypt most attractive for Russian tourists in 2014
Date: 2014-06-19 18:51:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:102 - ID:787425
MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - The Association of Russian Tourism Agents said Thursday that Egypt was still the most favorite country for Russians to visit in the first quarter of 2014. In a statement aired Thursday by Ria Novosti, the association said ....
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Essex PhD Saudi female student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear
Date: 2014-06-19 17:39:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:98 - ID:787295
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - A Saudi Arabian female student stabbed to death in Essex may have been targeted because she was a Muslim, local police have confirmed. Nahid Almanea, 31, was wearing a dark blue full-length robe and a patterned head-scarf ....
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Hague: Iraq faces severe challenge to its existence
Date: 2014-06-19 17:36:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:787326
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday that Iraq faced a "severe challenge to its existence as a state" and the current conflict would be a "decisive moment in its history." Hague told ITV News that under ....
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UK gov't lists advantages of Scotland as part of UK
Date: 2014-06-19 17:29:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:787305
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) – The UK government on Thursday listed nine reasons for Scotland to remain as part of the United Kingdom and rejecting independence in coming September's referendum. The first reason was security, according to the government. ....
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British police call off security alert at London parliament
Date: 2014-06-19 14:01:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:78 - ID:787027
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - British police called off a security alert at the Westminster parliament on Thursday after investigating a suspect device that was later found to pose no danger. Bomb disposal experts dealt with the device which was found ....
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Suspicious package found in British parliament, police tell MENA
Date: 2014-06-19 13:52:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:787028
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - British police forces announced a state of alert after a suspicious package was found near Westminster Hall. Police spokesman told MENA that a security alert was declared after finding a suspect device near the ....
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Suicide bombers attack NATO vehicle parking lot in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-19 13:03:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:786943
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - A group of militants attacked the NATO vehicle parking lot in Torkham early Thursday morning, local officials said. Spokesman for the border police forces Edris Momand said the attack was carried out around 4:30 am local ....
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Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-19 10:50:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:42 - ID:786622
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - Afghan officials say three Taliban suicide bombers targeted NATO fuel trucks at the border with Pakistan, setting off a gunbattle with police guards, ABC news reported. A spokesman for the border police in eastern ....
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Felipe VI calls for 'new Spain' as sworn in as king
Date: 2014-06-19 10:24:16 GMT - Spain - World - SN:36 - ID:786498
MADRID, June 19 (MENA) - Felipe VI has called for "a new Spain that we will build together" after being proclaimed the country's head of state in a ceremony in parliament, BBC reported. Earlier, King Felipe received the royal sash from his ....
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US stands with Colombia in peace talks with rebels - Biden
Date: 2014-06-19 10:02:55 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:33 - ID:786452
BOGOTA, June 19 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden said the United States stands with Colombia as it negotiates peace with leftist rebels, according to Voice of America. Biden was in Bogota Wednesday for talks with newly re-elected President ....
