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EU-Iran talks kick off in Vienna: Ashton Spokesperson
Date: 2014-06-19 09:29:09 GMT - Austria - World - SN:27 - ID:786318
VIENNA, June 19 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton started their meeting in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Thursday morning, said Michael Mann, Ashton’s ....
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Bodies found after Malaysia capsize
Date: 2014-06-19 07:31:03 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:15 - ID:786027
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (MENA) - At least nine people have died and 27 are missing after a boat overloaded with Indonesians capsized off Malaysia, BBC reported Thursday. Officials said the passengers, believed to be illegal migrant workers, were ....
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Benghazi suspect was planning more attacks: US ambassador to Libya
Date: 2014-06-19 06:50:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:785950
NEW YORK, June 19 (MENA) - The United States told the UN Security Council that a suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 attack on its diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya had been planning to target more Americans and that justified his ....
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Australia imposes sanctions against 50 Russians, 11 companies over Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-19 06:37:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:786007
MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Australia has imposed sanctions against 50 Russian officials and 11 companies over the situation in Ukraine, ITAR TASS quoted the Australian Foreign Ministry as saying. Among the citizens on the list are Deputy Prime ....
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S. Korea, Russia discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program
Date: 2014-06-19 06:27:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:785985
SEOUL, June 19 (MENA) - South Korea's top nuclear envoy Hwang Joon-kook sat down with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday and agreed that a political and diplomatic solution would be the best and only option in dealing with Pyongyang's ....
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US Senate proposes bill to cut aid to Egypt
Date: 2014-06-18 22:16:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:160 - ID:785881
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The American Senate Appropriations Committee proposed a 28% cut in funding to Egypt which would bring total military aid down from 1.3 billion dollars to 1 billion dollars. “I think Egypt needs to be put on notice ....
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Netanyahu blames Hamas on kidnapping Israeli teens, warns paying high price
Date: 2014-06-18 20:12:05 GMT - palestine - World - SN:146 - ID:785781
GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel launches a wide operation "sends an important message" and "will continue in order to bring the abducted youths home and strike at Hamas in Judea and ....
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Martial law in eastern Ukraine may lead to further violence – Lavrov
Date: 2014-06-18 19:55:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:144 - ID:785763
MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - The introduction of martial law in eastern Ukraine may give free hand to the Kiev authorities to crack down on independence supporters in the troubled region, RIA Novosti cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as ....
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US airstrikes in Iraq unlikely, for now
Date: 2014-06-18 19:30:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:142 - ID:785753
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) –US President Barack Obama is not expected to approve imminent airstrikes in Iraq, in part because there are few clear targets that could blunt the Sunni insurgency, US officials said. Obama had made no final decisions ....
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global PRNewswire
Date: 2014-06-18 19:21:50 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:141 - ID:785771
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Ties for the #1 Ranking on "U.S. News & World Report's" Best Children's Hospital List PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has tied for the number one ....