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Russia, Egypt FMs tackle developments in Libya, Syria, Palestine
Date: 2014-05-22 20:35:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:152 - ID:737344
MOSCOW, May 22 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy discussed Thursday in a phone call the tense situation in Libya, latest developments in Syria and Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts. In a ....
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Thailand military seizes power in coup
Date: 2014-05-22 13:42:59 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:99 - ID:736785
BANGKOK, May 22 (MENA) - Thailand's military has announced it is taking control of the government and has suspended the constitution. In a TV statement, army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha vowed to restore order and enact political reforms, the BBC ....
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Thailand crisis talks fail to resolve political stalemate
Date: 2014-05-22 07:46:37 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:33 - ID:735787
BANGKOK, May 22 (MENA) - A meeting called by Thailand’s army chief on Wednesday failed to resolve the deadlock between key political rivals, plunging the country into even deeper turmoil a day after the military imposed martial law, France 24 TV ....
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Russia tests new ballistic missile warhead
Date: 2014-05-22 07:46:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:735788
MOSCOW, May 22 (MENA) – Russia conducted a flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday that state media in Moscow said included the test of an advanced warhead. The Russian Defense ministry said in a statement that successful ....
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Debris found in Cheeki Rafiki yacht search
Date: 2014-05-22 06:38:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:735723
LONDON, May 22 (MENA) - Debris has been found in the Atlantic Ocean near where the UK yacht Cheeki Rafiki disappeared, BBC reported Thursday. A plank of wood, which could be a floorboard or part of a table, and a plastic board had been ....
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US deploys 80 troops to Chad to help find kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Date: 2014-05-22 06:23:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:735708
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - The United States deployed 80 members of its armed forces to Chad to help in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, CNN quoted the White House as saying Wednesday. "These personnel will support the operation ....
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Police say Taliban kidnap 27 Afghan officers
Date: 2014-05-22 06:01:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:735668
KABUL, May 22 (MENA) - Taliban fighters kidnapped 27 police officers during an assault on a northeastern province in Afghanistan, Fox news reported quoting authorities Thursday. Gen. Fazeluddin Ayar, the police chief in Badakhshan province, said ....
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Magnitude-6 quake rocks India
Date: 2014-05-22 04:42:12 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:735589
NEW DELHI, May 22 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in the Bay of Bengal Wednesday evening, euronews reported. Tremors were felt across India, but there was no tsunami warning and no reports of casualties or damage, officials ....
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Strikes kill 60 militants North Waziristan in Pakistan
Date: 2014-05-21 20:32:54 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:171 - ID:735406
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (MENA) - Pakistan said it has killed 60 militants in North Waziristan in the deadliest air strikes in months, throwing peace talks into doubt, the BBC News reported. A military statement said Wednesday the dead included "important ....
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Australia expands sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian citizens
Date: 2014-05-21 20:15:04 GMT - Australia - World - SN:167 - ID:735393
CANBERRA, May 21 (MENA) - Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has announced about expanding sanctions on 38 individuals and 11 legal entities from Russia and Ukraine, Itar Tass reported Australia has imposed similar penalties ....
