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48 killed in African bus pile-up
Date: 2014-04-16 07:23:19 GMT - Togo - World - SN:11 - ID:670599
LOME, April 16 (MENA) - At least 48 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and truck in Togo, Fox news reported. The accident happened on a road north of the West African country's capital, Lome. A government statement on state ....
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UN chief expresses confidence in ESCWA's director
Date: 2014-04-15 19:48:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:152 - ID:670227
NEW YORK, April 15 (MENA) – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon re-expressed Tuesday his confidence in Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA Rima Khalaf, spokesman ....
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Russia says Ukraine in anticipation of civil war
Date: 2014-04-15 19:42:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:150 - ID:670215
MOSCOW, April 15 (MENA) – Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned Tuesday that Ukraine is on the verge of a civil war, the Voice of Russia reported. Medvedev has commented on the situation in Ukraine on his Facebook page. "Blood has ....
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Putin voices Russian concerns over Kiev military op.
Date: 2014-04-15 19:34:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:146 - ID:670305
MOSCOW, April 15 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over the military operation staged by the Kiev authorities in Ukraine’s southeastern areas on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said. Putin had a telephone ....
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Iran condemns bombings in Nigeria
Date: 2014-04-15 19:30:36 GMT - Iran - World - SN:144 - ID:670205
TEHRAN, April 15 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent bombings in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, Fars News Agency reported. On Monday, a loud blast rocked a bus station packed with ....
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Russia, Ukraine on brink of war -- newspaper
Date: 2014-04-15 15:15:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:669517
LONDON, April 15 (MENA) - Russia and Ukraine spiralled towards war last night as pro-Moscow activists demanded military help and one of Vladimir Putin’s jets repeatedly buzzed close an American warship, Mirror Online reported on Tuesday. Putin ....
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Iran to continue scientific, technological progress-- president
Date: 2014-04-15 14:00:43 GMT - Iran - World - SN:71 - ID:669526
TEHRAN, April 15 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said Iran will steadily pursue its scientific and technological progress, IRNA news agency reported. Addressing a gathering of local people in this southeastern provincial ....
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Guinea Ebola outbreak under control: foreign minister
Date: 2014-04-15 09:56:58 GMT - Guinea - World - SN:32 - ID:669004
KONAKRY, April 15 (MENA) - Guinea's Foreign Minister Francois Fall has said that his country had brought the spread of the deadly Ebola virus under control after more than 100 people have died, "Africa 1" radio reported. "We are pleased to say ....
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Mansour greets Copts in Austria on Easter
Date: 2014-04-15 09:56:43 GMT - Austria - World - SN:31 - ID:668995
VIENNA, April 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa conveyed the greetings of President Adly Mansour to Egyptian Copts in Austria on the Easter. In his cable, Mansour voiced his best wishes for the Copts, asserting that Egypt is ....
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Putin signs order appointing Aksyonov interim head of Crimea
Date: 2014-04-15 09:55:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:669005
MOSCOW, April 15 (MENA) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed an order appointing Sergey Aksyonov interim head of the Republic of Crimea, ITAR TASS news agency reported. The document dated April 14 that came into effect from the day of ....
