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Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian leaders sign treaty on creation of Eurasian Economic Union
Date: 2014-05-29 10:27:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:749921
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed a treaty on setting up the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The treaty will come into effect on January 1, 2015, ITAR TASS news agency reported. The presidents signed ....
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OIC IPHRC to discuss Muslim situation in Myanmar, Central African Republic
Date: 2014-05-29 07:13:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:56 - ID:749709
JEDDAH, May 29 (MENA) - The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) is scheduled to start its fifth session in Jeddah on Sunday in the presence of all its member states. In the week-long session, the commission is expected to ....
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6 out of 10 S. Koreans view N. Korea as partner of cooperation: poll
Date: 2014-05-29 07:11:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:749698
SEOUL, May 29 (MENA) - Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans view North Korea as a partner of cooperation, Yonhap cited a poll as saying Thursday. The survey of 1,000 South Koreans found that 58.2 percent of respondents said North Korea is a country ....
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Insurgents holding OSCE observers
Date: 2014-05-29 06:35:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:52 - ID:749696
KIEV, May 29 (MENA) - An insurgent leader's fighters in Ukraine are holding four observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the BBC reported. Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the self-proclaimed "people's mayor" of Slovyansk, a ....
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Bombs kill 1 Afghan policeman
Date: 2014-05-29 06:32:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:51 - ID:749697
KABUL, May 29 (MENA) - An Afghan officer said that two roadside bombings in the southern city of Kandahar have killed one policeman and wounded four others, ABC News reported Thursday. Officer Shamsullha, who like many Afghans goes by only one ....
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Quake rattles Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Date: 2014-05-29 06:30:32 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:50 - ID:749654
SANTO DOMINGO, May 29 (MENA) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the waters between the Dominican Republic and the US territory of Puerto Rico, shaking buildings in both places, ABC reported Thursday. There were no reports of injuries or ....
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Lebanese ambassador to South Korea killed in car crash
Date: 2014-05-29 06:28:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:749692
SEOUL, May 29 (MENA) -- The Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea died in a car accident in central Seoul on Thursday, Yonhap quoted police and fire officials as saying. A sedan carrying Jad Saeed El-Hassan, the top Lebanese diplomat in Seoul, ....
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Oil tanker explodes off the coast of Japan
Date: 2014-05-29 05:38:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:749639
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - A Japanese oil tanker exploded Thursday off the country’s southwest coast near Himeji port, leaving one of the eight people aboard missing, ABC news reported quoting the coast guard. Four others were severely ....
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Security Council discusses developments in Ukraine
Date: 2014-05-29 05:37:55 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:38 - ID:749623
NEW YORK, May 29 (MENA) – The UN Security Council held Wednesday night an open session to discuss developments in Ukraine after the presidential election. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefed the 15-member body ....
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John Kerry: Snowden is no patriot
Date: 2014-05-29 05:33:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:749620
WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - Edward Snowden continues to haunt the Obama administration — and it’s evident from the official pushback that there is little officials can do beyond professing annoyance, The Wall Street Journal reported. US Secretary ....
