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Death toll of Turkey mine blast rises to 205
Date: 2014-05-14 09:00:54 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:36 - ID:720465
ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 205 workers, authorities said as quoted by the ....
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Velayati: Syria victorious in international war against it
Date: 2014-05-14 08:57:22 GMT - Iran - World - SN:35 - ID:720380
TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati stressed that Syria has become victorious in the international war waged against it by some Arab and neighboring countries, IRNA news agency ....
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Israeli minister Tzipi Livni given diplomatic immunity for UK visit
Date: 2014-05-14 07:37:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:720283
LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - The British government has granted temporary diplomatic immunity to a prominent Israeli politician ahead of a visit to the UK this week to protect her against arrest and potential prosecution for alleged breaches of ....
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Turkish PM cancels foreign visits over mine explosion
Date: 2014-05-14 06:42:58 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:14 - ID:720250
ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his visit to Albania and Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz cancelled a visit to Azerbaijan due to an explosion in a mine in Manisa Province, the BBC reported. Over 201 ....
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Bomb in Kabul kills 1 Afghan soldier
Date: 2014-05-14 06:28:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:720206
KABUL, May 14 (MENA) - A bomb stuck onto a military vehicle exploded in the capital, Kabul, killing one soldier and wounding two civilians, ABC news reported quoting an Afghan official. The city's police chief, Gen. Mohammad Zahir Zahir, said the ....
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Russian missile ship barred from Israeli port over Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-05-14 06:10:31 GMT - Israel - World - SN:6 - ID:720205
GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - Israel denied a request by Moscow to let a Russian missile boat anchor at Haifa a month ago, Haaretz reported quoting a senior official in Jerusalem involved in the matter. Israeli officials were worried that allowing a ....
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Hague urges Syrian regime re-engaging in political process
Date: 2014-05-13 22:28:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:187 - ID:720086
London, May 13 (MENA) – UK Foreign Minister William Hague urged Tuesday the Syrian regime to re-engage in the political process and show sort of seriousness to reach a compromise among warring parties. "Although the Geneva II process is currently ....
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Bringing perpetrators of serious crimes to justice vital for Libya’s transition – ICC Prosecutor
Date: 2014-05-13 21:05:15 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:180 - ID:720031
NEW YORK, May 13 (MENA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda underlined Tuesday the importance of bringing all those alleged to have committed crimes in Libya to justice as a crucial for peaceful transition. ....
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Explorer: shipwreck off Haiti may be Santa Maria
Date: 2014-05-13 21:02:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:179 - ID:720029
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday, though experts expressed caution about a discovery that was far from confirmed, ABC ....
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France to start training Libyan police
Date: 2014-05-13 21:00:28 GMT - France - World - SN:178 - ID:720033
PARIS, May 13 (MENA) - France said on Tuesday it would begin training Libyan policemen in the coming weeks, more than a year after pledging to do so as part of efforts to help restore security in the country, News 24 reported. Paris agreed in ....
