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Eight killed in plane crash in northern Mexico
Date: 2014-04-20 08:14:51 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:26 - ID:677791
MEXICO CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A Hawker 800 jet crashed in northern Mexico late on Saturday, killing all eight people on board, Sky News reported quoting the government of the state of Coahuila as having said. The plane came down in an ....
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Putin offers condolences over deadly sinking of S. Korean ferry
Date: 2014-04-20 07:22:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:677678
SEOUL, April 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of condolence to South Korean President Park Geun-hye over the deadly sinking of the ferry Sewol, Yonhap quoted Park's office as saying Sunday. Putin said in the message ....
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White House announces itinerary for Obama’s Asia trip
Date: 2014-04-20 07:11:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:677679
WASHINGTON, April 20 (MENA) - President Obama will meet with the leaders of four Asian nations, answer questions at a town hall-style event at a university in Malaysia and address U.S. service members in South Korea during a week-long trip that ....
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10 more bodies found inside South Korean ferry
Date: 2014-04-20 06:14:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:677627
SEOUL, April 2 (MENA) - Divers have recovered 10 more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea, the BBC reported. The confirmed death toll is now 46. Officials said Sunday the bodies were recovered following divers gaining access to ....
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Easter deaths spark Brazil protests near Rio
Date: 2014-04-20 06:02:24 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:4 - ID:677607
BRASILIA, April 20 (MENA) - Residents of a poor neighbourhood near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have set fire to vehicles in protest at the deaths of two people in incidents involving the police, the BBC reported. One of the victims was ....
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80 pct of Syrian chemical weapons shipped out - Monitors
Date: 2014-04-19 22:06:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:137 - ID:677421
NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - Syria has shipped out or destroyed approximately 80 percent of its declared chemical weapons material, the head of the international team overseeing the disarmament process said on Saturday. If the momentum was ....
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Putin to award Russian military for ensuring security during Crimean polls
Date: 2014-04-19 20:01:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:124 - ID:677415
MOSCOW, April 19 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would award the Russian military who had ensured security during the March 16 referendum in Crimea, in which its residents voted for secession from Ukraine and reunification with ....
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Obama greets Christians on Easter
Date: 2014-04-19 19:18:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:118 - ID:677329
WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama used his weekly address to extend wishes to Christians on the Easter. Obama said the holy days remind us of our "responsibilities to one another." "This time of year is a good time to ....
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One more NATO step toward Russia to change European security structure -- spokesman
Date: 2014-04-19 19:05:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:115 - ID:677332
MOSCOW, April 19 (MENA) - NATO’s further enlargement and “one more step towards the Russian border” will cause “the entire European security architecture to be overhauled”, ITAR-TASS news agency quoted presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov as ....
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Kiev annonces Easter truce
Date: 2014-04-19 19:03:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:114 - ID:677286
KIEV, April 19 (MENA) – Ukraine's foreign minister Andriy Deshchytsia has said that operations against pro-Russian militants in the east of the country have been suspended over Easter, the BBC reported. The security services would resume military ....
