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7 die in shooting at China-Vietnam border
Date: 2014-04-18 18:57:42 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:105 - ID:675612
HANOI, April 18 (MENA) - Vietnam's government said Friday that a Chinese man who was being repatriated from Vietnam along with 15 other migrants seized a gun from a border guard on Friday, triggering a gunfight and standoff in which five Chinese and ....
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Protesters in Ukraine’s Donetsk refuse to recognize Geneva agreements
Date: 2014-04-18 17:42:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:94 - ID:675588
KIEV, April 18 (MENA) - The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in Ukraine’s east refuses to recognize the agreements on the Ukrainian settlement reached in Geneva on April 17, one of the republic’s leaders, Denis Pushilin, was quoted by Itar ....
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Iran army strong enough to defend country: Commander
Date: 2014-04-18 17:32:15 GMT - Iran - World - SN:93 - ID:675573
TEHRAN, April 18 (MENA) - Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi said that his country’s response to any possible aggression "by enemies" would be strong and crushing, IRNA news agency reported on Friday. "In recent years Iran has ....
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Protesters take control of Seversk in Donetsk region
Date: 2014-04-18 15:55:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:84 - ID:675402
KIEV, April 18 (MENA) - Activists of the proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic took control of the town of Seversk in the Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, ITAR-TASS reported on Friday. Flags were changed on the administration and police ....
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Two NATO warships in Black Sea
Date: 2014-04-18 13:30:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:675255
MOSCOW, April 18 (MENA) - Two NATO warships, the US "Donald Cook" with the Aegis missile defense system on board and the large French reconnaissance ship "Dupuy de Lome", are in the Black Sea for the present, ITAR-TASS reported on Friday. The ....
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Iran will firmly stand up to any aggression- Rouhani
Date: 2014-04-18 13:28:57 GMT - Iran - World - SN:65 - ID:675110
Tehran, April 18 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday that Iran's Armed Forces will not allow any act of aggression against the country, the Press TV reported. During a speech at a ceremony marking the National Army Day, Rouhani ....
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Ukraine’s security service puts Yanukovych’s son on wanted list
Date: 2014-04-18 10:28:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:674865
MOSCOW, April 18 (MENA) - The Security Service of Ukraine has put the son of president Viktor Yanukovych, Oleksandr, on wanted list, Itar-Tass reported quoting the official website of the country’s Ministry of Interior Affairs in the search ....
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Mount Everest's deadliest avalanche' kills 12
Date: 2014-04-18 09:54:45 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:28 - ID:674774
KATHMANDU, April 18 (MENA) - At least 12 Sherpa guides have been killed after an avalanche swept down the slopes of Mount Everest, Sky News reported. The avalanche hit the area just below Camp 2 at 6,400 metres (21,000ft). Helicopters and ....
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Obama phones Cameron over Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-04-18 09:07:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:23 - ID:674664
WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama spoke via phone to British Prime Minister David Cameron late Thursday about Moscow's growing presence in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. Both leaders said they "are prepared to take ....
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Kerry condemns call for Jews to register in Ukrainian city
Date: 2014-04-18 08:49:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:674665
WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Jews in a city in eastern Ukraine had been ordered to register with the authorities, calling the idea intolerable, The Washington Post reported. "Just in the ....
