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Vietnam: China's oil rig movement into South China Sea is ‘illegal’
Date: 2014-05-05 08:18:07 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:18 - ID:703646
HANOI, May 5 (MENA) - Vietnam says China's plan to move its first deep-water drilling rig into the disputed South China Sea, one of Asia's most volatile hotspots, is illegal, and has called for the rig to be removed from what it says is Vietnam's ....
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Varela wins Panama presidency
Date: 2014-05-05 08:13:32 GMT - Panama - World - SN:17 - ID:703650
PANAMA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Conservative Juan Carlos Varela, the vice president who broke politically with President Ricardo Martinelli, was officially declared Panama's next president late Sunday. Varela, who was trailed by fellow conservative and ....
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Pakistan: Attack on NATO supply convoy kills 2
Date: 2014-05-05 08:08:20 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:16 - ID:703522
ISLAMABAD, May 5 (MENA) - A local Pakistani government official says militants have attacked a NATO supply convoy en route to Afghanistan, killing two drivers, ABC News reported Monday. Sher Khan says the attack took place in the Jamrud area of ....
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Death toll from South Korea ferry disaster climbs to 259
Date: 2014-05-05 08:06:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:703520
SEOUL, May 5 (MENA) - The death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster has jumped to 259, with 43 people still missing, CNN quoted the government as saying Monday. The higher death toll comes after bodies were retrieved from the fourth deck of ....
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Armenian FM arrives in Iranian capital for talks
Date: 2014-05-05 08:03:58 GMT - Iran - World - SN:14 - ID:703645
TEHRAN, May 5 (MENA) - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is in Tehran for talks with senior Iranian authorities on issues of bilateral and international significance, Press TV reported. Heading a high-ranking political delegation, ....
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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Japan
Date: 2014-05-05 08:02:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:703641
TOKYO, May 5 (MENA) - A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo early Monday, rattling windows and nerves though there were no initial reports of major damage. Fox News reported. The national broadcaster NHK, citing local authorities, said 17 people were ....
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US, Filipino troops begin large military drill
Date: 2014-05-05 07:57:26 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:703649
MANILA, May 5 (MENA) - More than 5,000 U.S. and Filipino troops began two weeks of military exercises Monday to prepare to jointly deal with any potential crisis in the Philippines, which is prone to natural disasters and has been locked in a ....
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China 'illegal' bridge collapse kills 11 in Guangdong
Date: 2014-05-04 21:24:11 GMT - China - World - SN:146 - ID:703366
BEIJING, May 4 (MENA) - A bridge has collapsed in southern China, killing 11 people, the BBC News quoted state media and officials as saying. The stone arch bridge was being constructed illegally at a village in Gaozhou City, Guangdong province, ....
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North Ireland frees political party leader after 5 days in custody
Date: 2014-05-04 21:23:30 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:145 - ID:703356
BELFAST, May 4 (MENA) - Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams was released without charge Sunday after five days of police questioning over his alleged involvement in a decades-old IRA killing of a Belfast mother of 10, an investigation that has driven ....
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Canada imposes more sanctions on Russia
Date: 2014-05-04 20:13:49 GMT - Canada - World - SN:138 - ID:703284
OTTAWA, May 4 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced new sanctions against Russia, Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing a statement released by the Canadian government. The sanctions were meant to continue economic ....
