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Russia could achieve Ukraine border "incursion" in days - NATO chief
Date: 2014-04-02 13:10:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:645432
NEW YORK, April 2 (MENA) - Russia has all the forces it needs on Ukraine's border if it were to decide to carry out an "incursion" into the country and it could achieve its objective in three to five days, NATO's top military commander said in an ....
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Egyptian receives order of merit for efforts to upgrade Lincoln county in UK
Date: 2014-04-02 12:33:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:645056
LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - An Egyptian engineer won a prize that only World War veterans got for his efforts to upgrade Lincoln county. Ahmed el-Seragi told MENA correspondent in London he was informed about the Lincoln county order of merit, ....
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The new French government: 8 males, 8 females
Date: 2014-04-02 12:10:39 GMT - France - World - SN:73 - ID:645248
PARIS, April 2 (MENA) – The newly-appointed French government under Manuel Valls includes eight male Ministers and eight female Ministers. Most leading ministers kept their jobs. There were few newcomers. And the incoming finance minister, ....
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Chile president declares state of emergency after 8.2-strong quake
Date: 2014-04-02 11:17:24 GMT - Chile - World - SN:54 - ID:644922
SANTIAGO, April 2 (MENA) - Chile authorities kept hundreds of thousands of people out of their beds early Wednesday after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast. Five people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart ....
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Old Bomb Explodes in Bangkok Scrap Shop, Killing 7
Date: 2014-04-02 09:42:34 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:36 - ID:644738
BANGKOK, April 2 (MENA) - Police say workers at a scrap shop in Thailand's capital accidentally detonated a large bomb believed to have been dropped during World War II, killing at least seven people and injuring 19 others, ABC reported on ....
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Washington Mudslide Death Toll Hits 28
Date: 2014-04-02 09:20:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:644654
WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - The number of confirmed deaths in the Washington state mudslide has increased to 28, officials said Wednesday. 20 people are still missing and Six recovered bodies are still unidentified, sourced added. President ....
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Kidnapped politician, 8 others killed in Northern Afghanistan
Date: 2014-04-02 08:49:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:644589
KABUL, April 2 (MENA) - Authorities in Afghanistan said Taliban militants have killed nine people, including a politician who was kidnapped three days ago. "Hussain Nazari, who was a candidate for the provincial council in northern Afghanistan, ....
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S. Korea says two drones are from N. Korea
Date: 2014-04-02 08:24:59 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:644474
SEOUL, April 2 (MENA) - South Korea has concluded that the two drones that were recently found near the border with North Korea were from the communist nation, a defense ministry official said Wednesday, prompting the military to seek measures to ....
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Lufthansa cancels 900 flights due to strike
Date: 2014-04-02 08:23:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:19 - ID:644469
BERLIN, April 2 (MENA) - Germany's Lufthansa said it has canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights on the first day of a three-day strike by the pilots' union, ABC network reported. Airline spokeswoman Barbara Schaedler said that ....
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US Congress passes bill to assist Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-04-02 07:40:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:644377
MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to provide economic assistance to Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Earlier this document was approved by the ....
