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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 ....
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Mass protests against shutting schools in Pakistan
Date: 2014-05-21 19:47:49 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:164 - ID:735392
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (MENA) - Thousands of women and children on Wednesday protested in a remote part of Pakistan against the forced closure of schools by Islamic militants, CBS news reported Wednesday. The protests in Panjgur, a remote town in the ....
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Kiev should stop use of force and seek national consent - Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-05-21 19:01:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:155 - ID:735158
MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Kiev authorities should stop use of force actions and seek ways for a real national consent, Itar-Tass news agency reported. “We have once again to draw attention to ....
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Pentagon: Replacing Russian-made rocket engines is not easy
Date: 2014-05-21 18:55:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:152 - ID:735155
WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - The development of a rocket engine to replace Russia’s RD-180 used by US Atlas-5 space launch vehicle may cost the United States $1.5 billion and will take as long as six years, The Voice of Russia reported Wednesday ....
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Taliban kills 6 abducted policemen in Zabul province
Date: 2014-05-21 18:38:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:147 - ID:735165
KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - The Taliban militants killed at least six policemen who were abducted a week ago, said local authorities in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan Wednesday. The officials further added that the policemen belonged to Afghan ....
