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Kerry apologizes for remark that Israel risks apartheid
Date: 2014-04-29 14:20:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:694378
WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry issued an unusual statement Monday evening expressing his support for Israel after a controversy erupted over a politically charged phrase he used in a private appearance. In the ....
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57 militants killed, 84 others injured in Afghan operations
Date: 2014-04-29 14:15:13 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:85 - ID:694379
KABUL, April 29 (MENA) – At least 57 militants were killed and 84 others injured during military operations by Afghan national army (ANA) soldiers, the Khaama Press News Agency reported. According to a statement released by defense ministry of ....
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Italy pleads to EU, UN over migrant crisis
Date: 2014-04-29 12:27:26 GMT - Libya - World - SN:66 - ID:694145
TRIPOLI, April 29 (MENA) – Italy has urged for a European and UN role to face the flow of migrants to its south coasts. Well-informed sources said that an international delegation could be sent to Libya, the main pathway for migrants, to study ....
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Envoy denies diplomatic rift between Nigeria, Russia over Crimea
Date: 2014-04-29 11:12:07 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:47 - ID:693746
ABUJA, April 29 (MENA) - NIGERIA’S vote at the United Nations (UN) against Russia’s position on the referendum and sub-sequent secession of Crimea does not mean there exists any rift between both countries, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nikolay ....
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Poll: Americans support sanctions, not arms for Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-29 10:36:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:693913
WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Americans support tighter economic sanctions on Moscow, a USA TODAY/Pew Research Center Poll finds, but they oppose by more than 2-1 the idea of sending arms or military supplies to the Ukrainian government to bolster ....
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Russian defense minister reassures US colleague on Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-29 09:05:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:693637
MOSCOW, April 29 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his US counterpart Chuck Hagel held a telephone conversation on Monday discussing the tense situation in Ukraine, ITAR TASS reported on Tuesday. Following the talks between ....
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Fahmy meets with chairman, members of Foreign Affairs Committee at US House of Representatives 2 Washington
Date: 2014-04-29 08:52:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:693558
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Atti said Fahmy talks tackled the main challenges facing Egypt in building modern democracy to meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people in view of the recurrent violence and terror acts that are ....
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Iran ready to bolster trade ties with Germany
Date: 2014-04-29 08:47:24 GMT - Iran - World - SN:24 - ID:693638
TEHRAN, April 29 (MENA) - The director of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran has expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to enhance economic and trade ties with Germany, Press TV Channel reported on Tuesday. During a Monday meeting with ....
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Sailboat carrying 3 Germans missing in New Zealand
Date: 2014-04-29 08:13:27 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:18 - ID:693586
WELLINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Three German nationals, including two 19-year-old tourists, are missing off the coast of New Zealand after their sailboat vanished,ABC News reported. Police said Tuesday that an aerial search had ended after turning ....
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US tornadoes death toll hits 20
Date: 2014-04-29 08:00:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:693513
WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Powerful storms, which are barreling down on the southern US for a second night, raising the death toll above 20, BBC reported. Several tornadoes flattened buildings, overturned vehicles and brought down utility lines ....
