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Egyptian community in Britain condoles with Pope over his mother demise
Date: 2014-03-31 12:03:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:641086
LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - The Egyptian Community in the UK extended condolences to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark over the death of his mother. The Egyptian community also condoled with the family of the Pope ....
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Koreas exchange live fire near western sea border
Date: 2014-03-31 11:24:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:640905
SEOUL, March 31 (MENA) - The two Koreas exchanged artillery fire across the western maritime border on Monday after the North staged a live-fire drill that sent artillery shells into southern waters and prompted the evacuation of South Korean ....
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Russian PM arrives in Crimea
Date: 2014-03-31 08:21:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:640417
MOSCOW, March 31 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Simferopol on Monday in the highest-level visit since Crimea's accession to Russia, Voice of Russia reported. Medvedev will chair a session on social and economic ....
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Koreas trade fire across sea border
Date: 2014-03-31 07:21:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:640278
SEOUL, March 31 (MENA) - South Korea has returned fire into North Korean waters after the North conducted live-fire drills near disputed sea boundary, Yonhap reported. Officials on the South Korean border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong ....
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Pakistan's Musharraf charged in treason case
Date: 2014-03-31 07:08:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:640214
ISLAMABAD, March 31 (MENA) - A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a treason case, the first army chief to face such a prosecution, said the BBC Monday. Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the ....
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Local elections 'defeat' for government - French PM
Date: 2014-03-30 22:08:56 GMT - France - World - SN:185 - ID:640100
PARIS, March 30 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Sunday that the early results of the local elections are a defeat for his government. "The elections are considered to be a clear message which must be heard closely", ....
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5 Japanese workers dead as pier overturns
Date: 2014-03-30 21:49:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:183 - ID:640099
TOKYO, March 30 (MENA) - Five Japanese construction workers died on Sunday, while two remain missing after a floating pier they were building overturned and they fell into the sea off Okinotori Island, Kyodo News Agency reported. Sixteen workers ....
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Erdogan's AKP with early lead in Turkey election
Date: 2014-03-30 21:24:43 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:181 - ID:640064
ANKARA, March 30 (MENA) - Preliminary results of Turkey's local elections shows on Sunday that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) taking a strong early lead in the polls, but the race over the capital Ankara ....
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Socialists lose heavily in France local elections - early results
Date: 2014-03-30 21:23:34 GMT - France - World - SN:180 - ID:640072
PARIS, March 30 (MENA) - France's governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal elections, early results show, with the opposition UMP claiming victory and the far right celebrating further gains, the BBC reported on Sunday. UMP ....
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Russian ambassador: No plans to invade eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-30 20:51:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:176 - ID:640014
WASHINGTON, March 30 (MENA) - The Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak denied reports claiming that Moscow intends to invade Eastern Ukraine, ABC News reported. Russia still does not plan to invade Eastern Ukraine, the Russian ....
