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Jordan king urges int'l community to support ME peace process
Date: 2014-04-21 13:19:13 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:71 - ID:680147
AMMAN, April 21 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah underlined the importance of the international community continuing to support peace talks between the Palestinian and the Israelis, Petra news agency reported on Monday. The king made the remarks ....
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UN confirms massacre in South Sudan
Date: 2014-04-21 12:59:48 GMT - South Sudan - World - SN:66 - ID:680179
JUBA, April 21 (MENA) - Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnic group after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said, according to The BBC. They were targeted at a mosque, a church and a hospital, ....
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40 Taliban militants killed, injured during Afghan operations
Date: 2014-04-21 11:54:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:51 - ID:679896
KABUL, April 21 (MENA) - At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours, Sky News reported quoting interior ministry officials. According to a statement ....
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4 more crew detained over S. Korea ferry disaster
Date: 2014-04-21 09:01:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:24 - ID:679581
SEOUL, April 21 (MENA) - South Korean prosecutors Monday detained four more crew members in a widening investigation into a ferry disaster that left hundreds missing, presumed dead, Yonhap reported. Prosecutors said three officers and one ....
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Putin appoints ex-Ukrainian navy commander Berezovsky as Russian Black Sea Fleet deputy commander
Date: 2014-04-21 07:44:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:679437
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to appoint Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky as a Deputy Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Rear Admiral Igor Smolyak as the Head of the Nakhimov Higher Naval ....
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Japan PM gifts tree to controversial war shrine
Date: 2014-04-21 07:29:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:679389
TOKYO, April 21 (MENA) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has donated a tree to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, but did not visit the memorial which is seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's militarist past, Sky News ....
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South Korea president condemns crew actions for ferry disaster
Date: 2014-04-21 06:37:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:679325
SEOUL, April 21 (MENA) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye has condemned the conduct of some of the crew of the ferry that sank last week, calling it "akin to murder," the BBC reported Monday. Ms Park said that those to blame would have to take ....
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Kremlin: Claims of US Putin sanctions 'absurd'
Date: 2014-04-21 06:12:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:679293
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Russia said claims that the US might impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal fortune are “absurd”, Moscow's Echo radio station reported. British daily The Times of London, quoting unnamed ....
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3 people shot dead in south Thailand
Date: 2014-04-20 21:45:25 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:172 - ID:679191
BANGKOK, April 20 (MENA) - Police in southern Thailand say suspected insurgents shot dead three people, including a 2-year-old girl, in a drive-by shooting, Fox News reported. Police Col. Chartchai Chanasit says two gunmen riding on a motorcycle ....
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US college students studying abroad prime targets for espionage activity, FBI warns
Date: 2014-04-20 21:14:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:169 - ID:679163
WASHINGTON, April 20 (MENA) - The FBI has issued a stern warning to US college students studying abroad: Beware of foreign intelligence officers who are discreetly targeting young, often naive Americans for espionage activities, Fox News ....
