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US ready to support Turkey after Iraq kidnappings: Biden
Date: 2014-06-12 15:38:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:774789
WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) – US Vice President Joe Biden told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan that the United States is prepared to support Turkey’s efforts to bring about the safe return of its citizens detained in Iraq. The US will ....
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Georgian president wishes Sisi best of luck in presidency
Date: 2014-06-12 13:18:56 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:79 - ID:774355
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has congratulated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his inauguration after his landslide win in the presidential election. He wished him best of luck in his efforts aiming to ....
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Russia FM calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-12 12:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:774440
MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says what matters is not a format of the Russia-Ukraine talks, but the immediate ceasefire, the ITAR-TASS reported. “We have been working with OSCE, with representative Heidi ....
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Hollande annoyed over resumption of Israeli settlement building
Date: 2014-06-12 11:39:18 GMT - palestine - World - SN:63 - ID:774263
RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande phoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday. During the phone conversation, Hollande said that he is annoyed over the resumption of Israeli settlement activities. He ....
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Iranian veep set to travel to Bolivia for G-77 summit
Date: 2014-06-12 11:08:17 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:774217
TEHRAN, June 12 (MENA) - Iranian First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri is set to travel to Bolivia to participate in a summit of the Group of 77 developing countries, Press TV channel reported. Jahangiri will depart Tehran for the Latin American ....
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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 ....
