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Deadly fires in Chile kill 12, force 10,000 people to flee
Date: 2014-04-14 07:00:52 GMT - Chile - World - SN:11 - ID:666651
SANTIAGO, April 14 (MENA) - A wildfire in Chile has destroyed over 2,000 homes in six hours and continues to sweep the area, with strong winds fanning the flames, ABC news reported. A state of emergency has been declared by the country’s ....
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Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council ready to start anti-terror operation
Date: 2014-04-13 22:18:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:143 - ID:666508
KIEV, April 13 (MENA) - Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council decided to start a large-scale anti-terror operation, Ukraine’s acting interim President and parliament Speaker Alexander Turchinov said Sunday. “This is not a war between ....
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Attacks on police stations in eastern Ukraine 'bore signs on Moscow involvement'
Date: 2014-04-13 22:17:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:142 - ID:666511
NEW YORK, April 13 (MENA) - The US ambassador to the UN said attacks on police stations in eastern Ukraine bore the "tell-tale signs of Moscow's involvement." But the Kremlin denies involvement in events in eastern Ukraine. Eastern Ukraine has a ....
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Security Council to meet Sunday on ukraine
Date: 2014-04-13 22:01:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:139 - ID:666501
NEW YORK, April 13 (MENA) – The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting tonight about the latest developments in Ukraine. The President of the Security Council confirmed in an email that members have been invited to attend "informal ....
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Bus hits truck on Mexico Highway;36 reported dead
Date: 2014-04-13 21:06:30 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:133 - ID:666388
MEXICO, April 13 (MENA) - A passenger bus slammed into a broken-down truck and burst into flames, killing at least 36 people Sunday in southern Mexico, ABC News reported. Authorities said that four people survived the crash, which occurred ....
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Ukrainian president: We will not allow Russia to repeat Crimean scenario
Date: 2014-04-13 20:22:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:129 - ID:666423
KIEV, April 13 (MENA) - Ukraine's president said a full-scale operation involving the army will be launched in the east after pro-Russian militants seized government buildings. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov said he would not allow a ....
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Moscow strongly condemns Ukraine's decision to use force against protesters
Date: 2014-04-13 20:06:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:126 - ID:666257
MOSCOW, April 13 (MENA) - Moscow strongly condemned Sunday the decision of the Ukraine's president Oleksandr Turchynov to use force against protesters in eastern areas. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced every attempt to use ....
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CIA director held 'secret consultations' in Kiev
Date: 2014-04-13 19:09:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:666304
MOSCOW, April 13 (MENA) - U.S. CIA director John Brennan had a secret meeting with Ukrainian officials in Kiev before they began operations against separatist forces that had taken over buildings in the country's east, Ria Novosti reported ....
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Egypt delegation visits Netherlands for agricultural cooperation talks
Date: 2014-04-13 18:22:42 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:112 - ID:666237
CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - An Egyptian delegation has headed for Netherlands to promote cooperation in the agriculture. The team, comprising senior officials and experts from the Egyptian agriculture ministry, will discuss how to apply scientific ....
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Japanese govt. works to contain spread of bird flu
Date: 2014-04-13 17:52:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:110 - ID:666236
TOKYO, April 13 (MENA) - Japanese cabinet ministers met Sunday in an emergency session to respond to the detection of the H5 strain of the bird flu virus in dead chickens, NHK World reported. The meeting was held at the prime minister's office, ....
