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Russia will respond only to increased sanctions over Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-09 09:06:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:657836
WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) – For nearly three weeks after announcing the annexation of Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin held off on further dismemberment of Ukraine. No doubt he was measuring the West’s reaction to the first forcible change ....
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Azeri president Aliyev arrives in Iran for talks
Date: 2014-04-09 07:25:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:19 - ID:657611
TEHRAN, April 9 (MENA) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran to hold talks on a range of issues, including bilateral ties, Press TV channel said on Wednesday. Aliyev arrived at Mehrabad International Airport ....
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Thomas Friedman: We need a strategy to help Ukraine and to undermine Putinism today
Date: 2014-04-09 07:18:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:657536
NEW YORK, April 9 (MENA) - "Shortly before the Sochi Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin played in an exhibition hockey game there. In retrospect, he was clearly warming up for his takeover of Crimea. Putin doesn't strike me as a chess ....
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S. Korea pushes to buy 10 low-altitude radars from Israel
Date: 2014-04-09 07:08:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:657576
SEOUL, April 9 (MENA) - South Korea is pushing to buy about 10 low-altitude radars from Israel to better detect small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and thereby counter threats posed by North Korean drones, military officials said Wednesday, Yonhap ....
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Two more sets of signals detected, Australian officials say
Date: 2014-04-09 07:07:47 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:657547
SYDNEY, April 9 (MENA) - An Australian search vessel has detected two more sets of signals that might originate from “black box” flight recorders from the Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for more than a month, ABC news reported quoting an ....
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Putin, Jordanian King discuss peace process, situation in Syria
Date: 2014-04-09 07:05:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:657541
MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan arrives in Russia on Wednesday at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reported. Putin and Abdullah are expected to discuss regional security matters, the ....
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Blast kills 23 in market on edge of Pakistani capital
Date: 2014-04-09 06:51:54 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:657546
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (MENA) - A bomb exploded at a vegetable market on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 39, Sky news reported quoting police and hospital officials. The early morning blast, as ....
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60 killed, injured in bombing in Islamabad
Date: 2014-04-09 06:25:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:657528
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (MENA) – Fifteen persons were killed and around 45 injured on Wednesday after an explosive device went off in the main public market for fruits and vegetables in Islamabad, "Russia Today" Channel reported. The Pakistani ....
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Russia urges enhanced economic exchanges with Iran
Date: 2014-04-09 06:24:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:657535
MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Russia has called for serious moves to increase economic transaction with Iran, Press TV reported. In a Tuesday meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor ....
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Egypt goes through difficult transition – envoy
Date: 2014-04-08 20:56:43 GMT - France - World - SN:162 - ID:657333
PARIS, April 8 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to France Mohamad Mustafa Kamel said Tuesday that Cairo rode out an uneasy transition and faced various challenges including terrorism. The diplomat made the remarks in a round table discussion shared ....
