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Lavrov calls for resuming Syria talks
Date: 2014-04-21 15:34:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:680391
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for the Syrian Crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, on Monday, to discuss the Syrian settlement, ....
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Lavrov: It’s impossible to isolate Russia
Date: 2014-04-21 15:14:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:680383
MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Attempts to isolate Russia are absolutely futile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Monday, according to Itar-tass news agency. “I believe it is impossible to isolate us,” Lavrov said after talks with his ....
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Boston holds first marathon since bombing under heavy security
Date: 2014-04-21 15:03:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:680363
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - A moment of silence preceded the start of Monday's 118th Boston Marathon in memory of the victims whose lives were forever changed one year ago when two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and ....
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Addis Ababa to host US-Africa energy summit in June
Date: 2014-04-21 14:54:29 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:94 - ID:680312
ADDIS ABABA, April 21 (MENA) - Ethiopia and the US governments are scheduled to co-host the US-Africa Energy Ministerial (AEM) meeting in Addis Ababa from June 3 to 4, Walta Information Center reported. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of ....
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Trail of ex-Libyan regime figures adjourned to May 12
Date: 2014-04-21 14:49:11 GMT - Libya - World - SN:93 - ID:680331
TRIPOLI, April 12 (MENA) - Tripoli's Court of Appeals postponed until May 12 the trial of former Libyan regime figures; Mabrouk Zahmoul and and Amer Terfas in order to probe the papers of the case according to the request of the defense team. The ....
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Fund to be established to help African countries in overcoming climate change - ADB
Date: 2014-04-21 14:30:34 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:89 - ID:680289
ADDIS ABABA, April 21 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (ADB) approved to establish a fund to support the African countries in facing the phenomena of climate change. Director of the ADB’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department ....
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Gulf states agree to end rift, but terms remain unclear
Date: 2014-04-21 14:06:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:680301
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - The Arab Gulf states late last week said that they reached an agreement to end weeks of tension between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, but the vague nature of the agreement left many wondering if a resolution ....
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Death toll in ferry crash off South Korea rises to 80
Date: 2014-04-21 13:57:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:81 - ID:680285
SEOUL, April 21 (MENA) - Fifteen more bodies have been recovered from the sunken South Korea’s Sewol ferry, raising the death toll to 80 people, Yonhap news agency reported. According to Yonhap, underwater robots have been employed in the ....
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US vice president heads for Kiev
Date: 2014-04-21 13:54:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:680278
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden headed for Kiev Monday on a two-day visit. Biden will meet with Ukrainian leaders and activists Tuesday during the two-day trip. He is the latest Western representative to visit ....
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Jordanian PM receives Australian FM
Date: 2014-04-21 13:44:18 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:79 - ID:680261
AMMAN, April 21 (MENA) - Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Monday discussed with Australian Foreign Minister Jolie Bishop ways to cement bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, Petra news agency reported. During the ....
