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Hagel meets with team that helped rescue American soldier from Taliban
Date: 2014-06-01 19:40:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:144 - ID:755556
KABUL, June 1 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met Sunday with more than a dozen members of the special operations team that participated in the rescue of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl), an American soldier held by the Taliban. Hagel ....
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French pres. to meet queen Elizabeth Thursday
Date: 2014-06-01 19:16:36 GMT - France - World - SN:139 - ID:755551
PARIS, June 1 (MENA) – French Francois Hollande Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip Thursday. They will meet at the Elysee Palace on June 5 for talks on bilateral issues. The French president will also meet with US president ....
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Self-proclaimed Donetsk republic authorities not have info about 4 OSCE observers
Date: 2014-06-01 19:00:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:138 - ID:755544
KIEV, June 1 (MENA) - Authorities of southeast Ukraine’s self-proclaimed Donetsk People ’s Republic do not have any information about whereabouts of four observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Co-chairman of ....
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Susan Rice defends deal for releasing US soldier
Date: 2014-06-01 17:51:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:135 - ID:755440
WASHINGTON, June 1 (MENA) - White House national security adviser Susan Rice defended the Obama administration's decision to exchange Guantanamo detainees for US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, amid criticism that the United States negotiated with ....
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Britain parliament petition urges MPs to consider having a day off during Hindu and Islam festivals
Date: 2014-06-01 17:14:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:127 - ID:755438
LONDON, June 1 (MENA) - An online petition urging politicians to create a bank holiday for Hindu festival Diwali and Muslim celebration Eid in Britain has attracted more than 119,000 signatures and could be debated in the House of Commons. If ....
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Freed soldier at US military hospital in Germany
Date: 2014-06-01 16:37:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:117 - ID:755367
BERLIN, June 1 (MENA) - The US soldier freed in Afghanistan after being held for nearly five years by insurgents has arrived at an American military hospital in Germany, ABC reported. It's not immediately clear how long he will stay there before ....
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Abkhazia’s president resigns
Date: 2014-06-01 15:27:13 GMT - Abkhazia - World - SN:95 - ID:755188
SUKHUMI, June 1 (MENA) - Abkhazia’s President Alexander Ankvab has tendered his resignation, Itar-Tass reported. “For considerations of preserving stability in the country, I am tendering my resignation as Abkhazian President, in line with ....
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Lady Soames, Winston Churchill's last surviving child, dies aged 91
Date: 2014-06-01 14:28:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:755140
LONDON, June 1 (MENA) - Lady Soames, the last surviving child of former British Premier Sir Winston Churchill, has died at the age of 91, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. Mary Soames died peacefully at home on Saturday evening surrounded by her ....
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Hagel to discuss Afghan forces progress during Afghanistan visit
Date: 2014-06-01 12:48:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:754722
KABUL, June 1 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit on Sunday to discuss the progress of Afghan national security forces. Hagel has said he will hold talks with the commanders regarding the Afghan ....
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US official: Obama not to meet with Putin in G7 Summit in Brussels
Date: 2014-06-01 12:25:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:754758
WASHINGTON, June 1 (MENA) – US president Barack Obama will embark Monday on a five-day European tour to Poland, Belgium and France. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes said that the visit will focus on ....
