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Putin arrives in China for CICA Summit
Date: 2014-05-20 08:42:52 GMT - China - World - SN:28 - ID:731759
BEIJING, May 20 (MENA) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Shanghai to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). At the Summit, Russia and China are hoping to deepen ties, BBC ....
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Thai army declares martial law
Date: 2014-05-20 07:03:58 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:16 - ID:731559
BANGKOK, May 20 (MENA) - Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that the surprise move amounted ....
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El Salvador evacuates 1,000 people near volcano
Date: 2014-05-20 06:38:07 GMT - El Salvador - World - SN:11 - ID:731504
SAN SALVADOR, May 20 (MENA) - At least 1,000 people living near the Chaparrastique volcano have been evacuated as a precautionary measure after seismic activity increased at the volcano, NBC quoted Salvadoran civil protection authorities as ....
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China whacks US Justice Dept.’s ‘ungrounded and absurd’ hacking charges
Date: 2014-05-19 21:15:32 GMT - China - World - SN:182 - ID:731211
BEIJING, May 19 (MENA) - China slammed the US Monday for indicting five Chinese Army officials on hacking charges, saying Washington’s move was “ungrounded and absurd” and that Beijing is responding by halting participation in joint cyber talks ....
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USA skeptical about Russia troops' withdrawal along Ukraine's border
Date: 2014-05-19 21:01:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:181 - ID:731222
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - The Obama administration was skeptical about Putin's orders to withdraw Russia's along Ukraine's eastern border, CNN reported. "As you know, we have heard that promise before and have yet to see any indication that ....
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NATO: no signs of Russian troops' withdrawal along Ukraine's border
Date: 2014-05-19 20:51:32 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:175 - ID:731209
BRUSSELS, May 19 (MENA) - There were no signs of the Russian troops' withdrawal along Ukraine's eastern border, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. Rasmussen reiterated the need for the withdrawal and said he would "be the first" ....
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Chinese hackers infiltrated US companies: attorney general
Date: 2014-05-19 20:27:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:169 - ID:731167
WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that members of the Chinese military have engaged in the hacking of American businesses and entities, including US Steel Corp., Westinghouse, Alcoa, Allegheny Technologies, ....
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China denies US cyber-spying charges
Date: 2014-05-19 19:43:48 GMT - China - World - SN:160 - ID:731158
BEJING, May 19 (MENA) - China denied US charges on Monday that members of a secretive military unit in Shanghai engaged in cyber-espionage against American companies, calling the allegations "absurd" and asserting that China is actually the "victim" ....
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OSCE urges Kiev to release Russian journalists
Date: 2014-05-19 18:41:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:141 - ID:731001
MOSCOW, May 19 (MENA) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe sent a letter on Monday to acting Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov demanding the release of two Russian LifeNews journalists who were detained by Ukraine’s ....
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Britain urges Sudan to overturn Christian woman's death sentence
Date: 2014-05-19 18:28:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:137 - ID:730951
LONDON, May 19 (MENA) - Britain summoned the Sudanese charge d'affaires on Monday to protest against a Sudanese court order to hang a pregnant Christian woman for marrying a Christian man and refusing to renounce her faith, The Voice of America ....