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1st VP officially welcomes Pakistani PM
Date: 2014-05-11 09:02:35 GMT - Iran - World - SN:30 - ID:714544
TEHRAN, May 11 (MENA) - First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri officially welcomed visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Cultural Historical Complex of Saadabad in north of Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported. A number of senior Iranian ....
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Death toll of South Korea ferry rises to 275
Date: 2014-05-11 06:48:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:714341
SEOUL, May 11 (MENA) - Divers have retrieved two more bodies from the wreck of the South Korean ferry that sank last month, as conditions on the ship further deteriorated, CNN reported. The bodies were found late on Friday in the inverted, ....
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Cameroon congratulates Zuma over election victory
Date: 2014-05-10 20:47:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:110 - ID:714147
LONDON, May 10 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister David Cameroon congratulated Saturday South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their victory in the South African general elections. "I extend my ....
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Terrorist MB supporters stage protest outside White House
Date: 2014-05-10 20:11:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:714149
WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) – Scores of supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group staged a protest outside the White House in Washington on Saturday. The protesters raised banners rejecting what they termed "military rule," calling ....
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British gov't sends parcel to Falkland Islands addressed to Malvinas
Date: 2014-05-10 18:58:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:714010
LONDON, May 10 (MENA) - The UK government officials made an embarrassing blunder by referring to the Falklands Islands as 'Malvinas' - the name given to them by the Argentinians, Daily Mail reported on Saturday. The Home Office was pulled into ....
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Cameron: Taxes will rise unless we can raid bank accounts
Date: 2014-05-10 18:17:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:713871
LONDON, May 10 (MENA) - Taxes will have to rise unless officials are given new powers to raid people's bank accounts, The Telegraph quoted UK Prime Minister David Cameron as saying. The Treasury select committee warned that allowing HM Revenue ....
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Trial of 79 MB members in Sharkia delayed to May 11, 14, 24
Date: 2014-05-10 17:52:05 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:84 - ID:713930
ZAGAZIG, May 10 (MENA) – Zagazig Criminal Court ordered Saturday to postpone the trial of 79 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood including the nephew of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to the sessions on May 11, 14 and 24. The court ....
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Pakistani PM due in Tehran tomorrow
Date: 2014-05-10 15:41:45 GMT - Iran - World - SN:72 - ID:713881
TEHRAN, May 10 (MENA) - TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to start a two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday, FARS news agency reported. During his stay in Tehran, Sharif will have meetings with President Hassan Rouhani ....
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UN calls for terrorists in Nigeria to face justice
Date: 2014-05-09 21:01:18 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:108 - ID:712611
NEW York, May 9 (MENA) - The UN Security Council is calling for the perpetrators of terrorist acts by Boko Haram in Nigeria to be held accountable for what may amount to crimes against humanity and is hinting at sanctions against the Islamist ....
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French FM to visit US Sunday
Date: 2014-05-09 18:52:28 GMT - France - World - SN:100 - ID:712417
PARIS, May 9 (MENA) - French Foreign Ministry Laurent Fabius is scheduled to pay a three-day visit to the US on Sunday. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said Friday Fabius will start his visit by Chicago, where he will focus on the ....