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Obama: New sanctions against Russia are ‘teed up’
Date: 2014-04-24 08:11:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:684994
TOKYO, April 24 (MENA) - Warning Russia that new economic sanctions are “teed up,” President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to an agreement last week to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, Washington Post reported on Thursday. ....
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Lavrov: West tried to orchestrate color revolution in Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-24 07:48:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:684938
MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - West uses Ukraine as a pawn in its geopolitical game, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, speaking at a global university forum. "The US has tried to orchestrate a 'color revolution' in Ukraine. Few people have ....
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Death toll from sunken S. Korean ferry hits 171
Date: 2014-04-24 07:47:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:684878
SEOUL, April 24 (MENA) - Death toll in South Korea's ferry sinking disaster continued to rise to 171 on Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported. The ninth day into search, 12 more bodies were retrieved from the submerged vessel Wednesday, raising ....
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Pakistan jets attack rebel border bases
Date: 2014-04-24 07:37:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:684875
ISLAMABAD, April 24 (MENA) – Pakistani jet fighters launched Thursday a raid targeting rebels hideouts near borders with Afghanistan in response to recent attacks, including the bombing of a fruit market in Islamabad on April 9 and the killing of ....
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Foreigners killed in Kabul attack
Date: 2014-04-24 07:13:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:684841
KABUL, April 24 (MENA) - Three foreigners have been shot dead by a security guard at a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, BBC quoted officials as saying on Thursday. A spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry described the foreigners as ....
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Vancouver Island Earthquake Near Port Hardy Registers 6.6 Magnitude
Date: 2014-04-24 07:08:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:684825
WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, but no major damage has been reported, Huffingtonpost reported on Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was ....
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American arrested in Venezuela on murder charges
Date: 2014-04-23 20:27:44 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:176 - ID:684694
CARACAS, April 23 (MENA) - A US citizen has been arrested in Venezuela on attempted murder and weapons charges after he allegedly shot another man, authorities said Wednesday. Venezuela's Supreme Court said Todd Michael Leininger was arrested ....
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Palestinians' legitimate aspirations can’t be fulfilled without consolidation - Russian FM
Date: 2014-04-23 18:25:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:160 - ID:684505
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - Moscow welcomes practical steps to reset the process of Palestinian reconciliation, Itar-Tass News Agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Wednesday. It described as “important” the visit to Gaza by a ....
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RAF jet chases Russian planes away from UK
Date: 2014-04-23 17:29:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:145 - ID:684415
LONDON, April 23 (MENA) - Two Russian surveillance planes which flew close to UK airspace have been chased away by an RAF jet fighter, Sky News channel reported on Wednesday. The aircraft turned away from Britain when an RAF Typhoon was scrambled ....
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Moscow will respond to attacks on Russian interests -- Lavrov
Date: 2014-04-23 14:49:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:683923
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) – Moscow will be forced to respond correspondingly to any actions undermining the interests of Russian citizens, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “If we are attacked, we would certainly respond,” ....
