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Ban to dispatch high-level representative to Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-08 21:52:41 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:159 - ID:711177
ABUJA, May 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would send a high-level representative to Nigeria to discuss how the UN could support the Nigerian government's efforts to tackle insurgency and crisis of abducting school ....
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UN chief congratulates South Africa on peaceful polls, high voter turnout
Date: 2014-05-08 19:55:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:148 - ID:711111
NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people and government of South Africa on the peaceful holding of parliamentary and provincial elections, amid reports of high voter turnout, the UN News ....
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Israel navy has new weapon to counter Hezbollah
Date: 2014-05-08 19:15:43 GMT - Israel - World - SN:143 - ID:711035
GAZA CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Israel's navy has a new weapon in the fight against threats from Syria and Hezbollah. Its newly installed "MF-STAR" radar system is designed to counter the Yakhont (S-800) anti-ship missiles used by both, Ynet news ....
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Russia to begin moon colonization in 2030-Report
Date: 2014-05-08 15:34:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:710603
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) – Russia has drafted a program for colonization of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030, the Russian Izvestia daily said Thursday, citing an official document, Russia's RIA ....
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Putin showcases Russian military preparedness to neighbors
Date: 2014-05-08 14:51:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:710697
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) - Russian strategic offensive and defensive forces are prepared and proficient, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday after overseeing a routine drill of the country’s armed forces. The exercises were attended by ....
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ICRC, IFRC mark 150 years of humanitarian action
Date: 2014-05-08 13:42:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:86 - ID:710430
GENEVA, May 8 (MENA) - Everyday most of the seven billion people in the world are touched by the Red Cross and Red Crescent without even realizing it, said the International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross ....
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Ukraine deploys 15,000-strong military force near Russia’s borders – Russian official
Date: 2014-05-08 13:21:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:710421
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) – Ukraine has deployed a 15,000-strong military force near Russia’s borders, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov was quoted by the ITAR-TASS News Agency as saying. “The 15,000-strong grouping of Ukrainian forces ....
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Azhar decries massacre against Muslims in India
Date: 2014-05-08 13:00:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:75 - ID:710315
CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Al-Azhar has strongly deplored a massacre carried out against Muslim citizens in Assam state of India, leaving scores of people dead, including children and women. Al-Azhar expressed, in a statement Thursday, deep concern ....
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Thailand ex-PM Yingluck faces corruption charge
Date: 2014-05-08 12:42:16 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:71 - ID:710323
BANGKOK, May 8 (MENA) - Thailand's anti-graft body has indicted ousted leader Yingluck Shinawatra over a controversial rice subsidy scheme, the BBC reported. The case will now be voted on at the Senate. If impeached, Ms Yingluck will be barred ....
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Afghan intelligence foils suicide attack in Jalalabad city
Date: 2014-05-08 12:41:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:70 - ID:710319
KABUL, May 8 (MENA) - Afghan intelligence operatives foiled a suicide plot in eastern Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement Thursday said a suicide bomber was arrested in ....
