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US, Ukraine prevent OSCE roadmap release – Lavrov
Date: 2014-05-12 11:38:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:716685
MOSCOW, May 12 (MENA) – A roadmap on a possible resolution to the Ukrainian crisis drafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has not been made public because of the positions of Washington and Kiev, RIA Novosti quoted ....
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40 migrants rescued in Greece
Date: 2014-05-12 11:10:11 GMT - Greece - World - SN:59 - ID:716853
ATHENS, May 12 (MENA) - Authorities in Greece say 40 migrants trying to enter the country illegally have been detained on an island in the eastern Aegean Sea. The immigrants traveling in a dinghy from nearby Turkey were picked up by a coast ....
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Taliban launch spring offensive across Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-12 09:36:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:45 - ID:716452
KABUL, May 12 (MENA) - Taliban fighters stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan after killing two police guards on Monday, the most serious in a wave of attacks marking the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive, ABC news ....
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Sanctions against Russia boost Iran's standing before nuclear talks restart
Date: 2014-05-12 09:32:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:41 - ID:716453
LONDON, May 12 (MENA) - The Ukraine crisis has strengthened Iran's hand in its nuclear talks and other dealings with the west by reminding European countries and the Obama administration of its potential as a major alternative energy supplier if ....
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Official: Attacks on police checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan kill 3
Date: 2014-05-12 07:04:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:716211
KABUL, May 12 (MENA) - An Afghan official said militants have attacked police checkpoints in the country's east, leaving three people dead and eight wounded, Fox news reported. The deputy provincial governor of Ghazni province says groups of ....
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EU says will not recognize result of east Ukraine self-rule vote
Date: 2014-05-12 06:55:33 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:12 - ID:716195
BRUSSELS, May 12 (MENA) - The European Union said it would not recognize the result of a referendum on self-rule held by pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine on Sunday, calling it illegal, Sky news reprted. "The so-called referenda in ... parts of ....
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Iran, Pakistan sign nine MoUs
Date: 2014-05-11 20:46:52 GMT - Iran - World - SN:151 - ID:715905
TEHRAN, May 11 (MENA) - Iran and Pakistan signed Sunday nine documents and MoUs for bilateral cooperation in various fields. Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and Pakistan's Prime Minister of Nawaz Sharif stressed in a meeting, the need ....
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Putin looking for diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis - Kissinger
Date: 2014-05-11 18:52:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:141 - ID:715836
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "seemed to be looking for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis," CNN reported on Sunday. Kissinger added that Russians ....
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We are not at war with Russia - Hagel
Date: 2014-05-11 18:20:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:138 - ID:715783
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday he saw no evidence Russia had withdrawn troops massed on its border with Ukraine. In an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC, Hagel added "Russia continues to isolate itself ....
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Arizona plane crash kills French tourist
Date: 2014-05-11 18:17:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:137 - ID:715834
WASHINGTON, May 11 (MENA) - A small plane crashed in Arizona on Saturday, killing a French tourist, CNN reported. The Cessna carrying a pilot and six passengers crashed while trying to land at Page Airport, Police Capt. Ray Varner said. The ....
