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UN heads say Syria aid needs ‘largely unanswered’
Date: 2014-04-23 11:33:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:683333
GENEVA, April 23 (MENA) – The directors of five United Nations agencies that provide humanitarian aid to Syria warned on Wednesday that diplomacy had failed and that the desperate plight of civilians in many parts of the country was getting ....
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US clears Egypt for some military assistance
Date: 2014-04-23 11:27:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:683328
WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its 35-year-old peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance, The Wall Street ....
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S. Korea ferry death toll rises to 150
Date: 2014-04-23 08:44:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:30 - ID:683048
SEOUL, April 24 (MENA) - The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster climbed to 150 Wednesday, one week since the passenger boat capsized off the country's southwest coast, the BBC reported. Divers are slowly working their way ....
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Lavrov urges Kiev to immediately comply with Geneva agreement
Date: 2014-04-23 07:23:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:682792
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry late on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for the Kiev authorities to comply conscientiously with the Geneva agreement of ....
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Ebola death toll rises to over 140 in Liberia, Guinea
Date: 2014-04-23 07:13:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:13 - ID:682791
GENEVA, April 23 (MENA) - A total of 142 deaths have been reported from the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, CNN reported quoting the World Health Organization as saying in a statement. The virus is still limited to the two nations, the ....
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Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila
Date: 2014-04-23 06:11:19 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:4 - ID:682724
MANILA, April 23 (MENA) - Philippine police armed with truncheon, shields and water hose clashed Wednesday with more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the U.S. Embassy in Manila to oppose a visit by President Barack Obama and a looming ....
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UK condemns killings in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-22 20:49:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:148 - ID:682267
LONDON, April 22 (MENA) – The British Government deplored Tuesday the killings happened last week in Bentiu in South Sudan and condemned attacks on the UNMISS. In a statement by the Foreign Office, British Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds said, ....
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UN voices concern over using Chlorine gas in Syria
Date: 2014-04-22 20:47:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:147 - ID:682435
NEW YORK, April 22 (MENA) – The United Nations voiced Tuesday its concerns over allegations of using the Chlorine gas in Aleppo City and other areas in Syria, the UN posted on its website. "The United Nations was aware of the reports," UN ....
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France concerned over human rights situation in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-22 19:12:31 GMT - France - World - SN:134 - ID:682434
PARIS, April 22 (MENA) - France voiced anew on Tuesday concern over the human rights situation in South Sudan. Gunmen in South Sudan massacred hundreds of civilians over their ethnic affiliations when they captured the key oil town of Bentiu last ....
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French president inaugurates Hajj exhibition in Paris
Date: 2014-04-22 17:26:19 GMT - France - World - SN:115 - ID:682189
PARIS, April 22 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande inaugurated Tuesday the Hajj (pilgrimage) exhibition held in the Arab World Institute here in the presence of Egyptian Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister ....
