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  • Obama arrives in Manila

    Date: 2014-04-28 07:34:01 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:14 - ID:691302

    MANILA, April 28 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama arrived in Manila on Monday for his two-day state visit to the country, the BBC reported. Obama arrived on Air Force One at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 1:26 p.m., a couple of hours ....

  • Federalization supporters in Luhansk proclaim people's republic

    Date: 2014-04-28 06:23:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:3 - ID:691248

    MOSCOW, April 28 (MENA) - In Luhansk, federalization supporters at a meeting on Sunday proclaimed the establishment of the Luhansk People's Republic, Novosti reported. In that city, where a joint headquarters of the country's South-East was ....

  • Swedish military observer freed by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-27 21:21:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:133 - ID:691091

    KIEV, April 27 (MENA) - One of the eight European military observers held in eastern Ukraine has been released to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which had sent negotiators to the region, EuroNews reported. The man ....

  • Romanian military units moving towards Ukrainian border -- Russia media

    Date: 2014-04-27 20:46:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:131 - ID:691053

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Romania military units are moving towards the eastern borders, The Voice of Russia reported. A military echelon loaded with anti-aircraft guns, trucks and ground -to- air missile systems has moved via Bucharest towards ....

  • Obama warns against oppressing Muslims in Myanmar

    Date: 2014-04-27 20:41:31 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:130 - ID:691059

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the rights of Myanmar's minority Muslim population were not being fully protected and warned that the Southeast Asian country would not succeed if Muslims there were ....

  • Iran will never negotiate on military activities - FM

    Date: 2014-04-27 15:27:46 GMT - Iran - World - SN:94 - ID:690647

    TEHRAN, April 27 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that Tehran has not and will not allow its missile program to be on the agenda of the nuclear talks with the six world powers (the US, Russia, China, Britain and ....

  • UK MoD confirms death of five UK soldiers in Afghanistan plane crash

    Date: 2014-04-27 10:43:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:690042

    LONDON, April 27 (MENA) - Five British service personnel have been killed in a UK helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, according to the Ministry of Defense. Four of those on board, three soldiers and an airman, were stationed at RAF Odiham ....

  • Minister terms world arrogance anti-Iran theories as vain

    Date: 2014-04-27 10:05:10 GMT - Iran - World - SN:32 - ID:689917

    TEHRAN, April 27 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Sunday said theories and conspiracies of the world arrogant powers against Iran have failed, IRNA reported. Addressing a national gathering here, the minisiter said ....

  • British helicopter crash which killed five UK servicemen a 'tragic accident'

    Date: 2014-04-27 08:37:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:689683

    LONDON, April 27 (MENA) - Five British service personnel killed in Afghanistan after a helicopter crashed near the Pakistan border appear to have been the victims of a “tragic accident”, the Ministry of Defence has said as quoted by The Independent ....

  • Park to accept PM's resignation, but wait until ferry disaster situation is brought under control

    Date: 2014-04-27 08:34:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:20 - ID:689678

    SEOUL, April 27 (MENA) - President Park Geun-hye will accept the prime minister's resignation offer but will wait until the Sewol ferry disaster has been brought under control, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the presidential office as having ....

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