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Blair’s Iraq invasion was a tragic error, and he’s mad to deny it
Date: 2014-06-16 11:15:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:780673
LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - London Mayor Boris Johnson lashed out at UK ex premier Tony Blair for his refusal to face facts that Iraq invasion in 2003 was a big mistake, reported the Daily Telegraph. "I have come to the conclusion that Tony Blair ....
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Russia tests Pantsir Air Defense Systems in Arctic
Date: 2014-06-16 10:34:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:780615
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russia is testing its Pantsir S-1 short-range air defense system in the Arctic to ensure security in the resource-rich region, which is soon expected to become the center of oil and gas exploration for the country, Alexander ....
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3 killed, 75 injured, houses set ablaze in Sri Lanka ethnic clashes
Date: 2014-06-16 10:33:55 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:44 - ID:780609
ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka, June 16 (MENA) – At least three Muslims were killed and 75 people seriously injured in violence between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lankan coastal towns best known as tourist draws, with Muslim homes set ablaze, ....
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Spain arrests eight in 'ISIS cell'
Date: 2014-06-16 08:04:08 GMT - Spain - World - SN:27 - ID:780247
MADRID, June 16 (MENA) - Spanish police said Monday they have detained eight people on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria and Iraq, the BBC reported. They suspect the cell of trying to send jihadists to join the militant group ....
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Russia cuts off gas supply to Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-16 07:59:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:780257
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to reach a deal with Russia on gas prices and unpaid bills, Novosti reported. Gazprom's spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said ....
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Colombia vote: Santos re-elected as president
Date: 2014-06-16 07:22:30 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:17 - ID:780096
BOGOTA, June 16 (MENA) - Juan Manuel Santos has won re-election in Colombia's most dramatic presidential contest in years, the BBC reported Monday. Mr Santos won nearly 51% of votes and saw off his right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who ....
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S. Korea to repatriate 5 N. Korean fishermen rescued at sea
Date: 2014-06-16 06:37:10 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:780104
SEOUL, June 16 (MENA) - South Korea will send back home five North Korean fishermen who were rescued after their vessel sank in the Sea of Japan, Yonhap reported quoting the Unification Ministry. The ministry said the five men had expressed ....
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Park departs for Uzbekistan to forge closer ties with Central Asia
Date: 2014-06-16 06:27:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:780094
SEOUL, June 16 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Uzbekistan on Monday to forge closer economic and other ties with the Central Asian nation once at the center of the trade route between Asia and Europe, Yonhap reported. The ....
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NATO does not intend to deploy troops to Ukraine - NATO chief
Date: 2014-06-15 21:17:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:155 - ID:779870
BRUSSELS, June 15 (MENA) - NATO has no plans to deploy troops on Ukrainian soil, Voice of Russia quoted NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday. Rasmussen said that NATO intends to submit a package of measures to its member ....
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Ukraine to close border with Russia next week - defense minister
Date: 2014-06-15 20:57:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:153 - ID:779868
KIEV, June 15 (MENA) - Ukraine will close its border with Russia next week, Itar-Tass quoted Ukraine’s acting Defense Minister Mikhail Koval on Sunday. "The military jointly with border guards have already closed 250 kilometres of the ....
