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AL chief, Zarif discuss Syrian situation
Date: 2014-05-29 15:42:45 GMT - Algeria - World - SN:150 - ID:750389
ALGIERS, May 29 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has discussed with Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby in Algeria a number of issues of common concern, especially the situation in Syria. Zarif and Araby exchanged ....
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1 missing after explosion sparks fire on oil tanker off Japanese coast
Date: 2014-05-29 14:15:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:136 - ID:750578
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - An explosion on an oil tanker off the Japanese coast set off a huge fire and left the vessel's captain missing. Ships and aircraft battled the blaze on the Shoko Maru, a 998-ton tanker anchored about 5 kilometers (3 miles) ....
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5 farmers killed in Mosul
Date: 2014-05-29 12:27:01 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:115 - ID:750162
BAGHDAD, May 29 (MENA) -Five farmers were killed on Thursday in an attack by gunmen in Nineveh, east of Mosul. The gunmen killed the framers while they were at their field in al-Shamsiyat village, a security source said. Nineveh witnesses violence ....
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Ukraine army helicopter shot down near Sloviansk
Date: 2014-05-29 12:22:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:113 - ID:750373
KIEV, May 29 (MENA) - Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have shot down a military helicopter near Sloviansk, killing 14 people, the country's outgoing president says. Olexander Turchynov said the rebels used a Russian-made anti-aircraft ....
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Former VP Cheney: Obama 'very, very weak president'
Date: 2014-05-29 11:41:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:750210
WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News that he believes President Barack Obama is a “very, very weak president” who does not understand America's obligations around the world. Cheney said in an interview ....
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N. Korea agrees to reinvestigate abductions: Abe
Date: 2014-05-29 11:17:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:97 - ID:750172
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. The announcement came a day after the two countries ended their latest round of intergovernmental ....
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About 300 Ukrainian mercenaries from Syria fighting in south-eastern Ukraine — source
Date: 2014-05-29 11:14:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:750173
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - About 300 Ukrainian mercenaries who fought in Syria on the opposition side against Bashar Assad returned to Ukraine in March-April and are now participating in the punitive operation of Ukrainian government forces in the ....
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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 ....
