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Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro declare 24-hour strike on eve of World Cup
Date: 2014-06-12 09:37:21 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:38 - ID:773903
BRASILIA, June 12 (MENA) - Workers at Rio de Janeiro's two airports have declared a 24-hour strike to begin at midnight Wednesday, on the eve of the opening match of the World Cup, Fox News reported on Thursday. Rio's Galeao international airport ....
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UK's Philip Hammond dismisses fears over Army cuts
Date: 2014-06-12 08:47:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:33 - ID:773859
LONDON, June 12 (MENA) - UK Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond has dismissed a warning from the public spending watchdog over plans to save billions of pounds by slashing the regular Army and boosting reservist numbers, the Telegraph ....
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Pak court allows Pervez Musharraf to leave country
Date: 2014-06-12 07:59:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:26 - ID:773818
ISLAMABAD, June 12 (MENA) - A court in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Thursday ordered the government to remove former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's name from a no-fly list in 15 days' time, the BBC reported quoting his lawyer. "The ....
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US drones 'hit militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan'
Date: 2014-06-12 07:22:17 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:773752
ISLAMABAD, June 12 (MENA) - The US has resumed its drones program in Pakistan, with two strikes on militant strongholds in the North Waziristan tribal region overnight, the BBC reported on Thursday. Reports say at least 16 suspected militants ....
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UN chief calls for international solidarity with Iraq
Date: 2014-06-12 07:21:43 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:773714
NEW YORK, June 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to unite behind Iraq as an offensive by heavily armed militants swept closer to Baghdad. "The secretary-general urges the international community to ....
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Icelandic judge elected in International Tribunal for Law of Sea
Date: 2014-06-11 23:02:51 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:150 - ID:773498
REYKJAVIK, June 11 (MENA) - Tomas Heidar, Legal Adviser of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, was elected as Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The move came ....
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Russia regrets double standards in West’s assessment of Iraqi militants’ actions
Date: 2014-06-11 20:42:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:142 - ID:773396
MOSCOW, June 11 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry voiced Tuesday Moscow's regrets on the use of double standards in the West’s assessments of Iraqi militants’ actions in connection with the situation in northern Iraq where insurgents have taken ....
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Hanged woman rape claims in India's Uttar Pradesh
Date: 2014-06-11 20:24:27 GMT - India - World - SN:141 - ID:773478
NEW DELHI, June 11 (MENA) - Indian police said that a woman's body has been found hanging from a tree in a village in Uttar Pradesh, the BBC reported Wednesday. The district police chief said that a post-mortem would be held to see whether the ....
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Official: Car bomb in N. Mali kills peacekeepers
Date: 2014-06-11 20:19:35 GMT - Mali - World - SN:140 - ID:773471
BAMAKO, June 11 (MENA) - A UN police official said a car bomb at a checkpoint in northern Mali has killed four people including Chadian peacekeepers and Malian soldiers, ABC news reported Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of ....
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Hagel testifies before Congress on prisoner swap deal
Date: 2014-06-11 18:37:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:130 - ID:773324
WASHINGTON, June 11 (MENA) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel returned to Congress on Wednesday to defend the deal that resulted in the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, CNN reported. The agreement to release five Afghan detainees was “fully ....
