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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 ....
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Egypt's consulate in Vienna notifies Egyptian community on start of filling recommendation forms to presidential candidates
Date: 2014-04-02 07:15:45 GMT - Austria - World - SN:12 - ID:644368
VIENNA, April 2 (MENA) - The Egyptian community in Austria has received a notice from Egypt's Consul General in Vienna Counselor Mohammad Al-Fil to open the consulate's doors for those willing to fill out recommendation forms for presidential ....
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Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile
Date: 2014-04-02 06:48:53 GMT - Chile - World - SN:7 - ID:644369
SANTIAGO, April 2 (MENA) - A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people, the BBC reported. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 20:46 local time (23:46 GMT) about ....
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Holder: Guilty verdict for bin Laden relative won't revive effort to try 9/11 mastermind in NY
Date: 2014-04-02 06:45:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:644378
WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he still believes Manhattan is the right place to put the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on trial but he won't revisit the decision to have his fate ....
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8.2 earthquake hits Chile, killing 5 and displacing 80,000
Date: 2014-04-02 06:14:54 GMT - Chile - World - SN:2 - ID:644324
SANTIAGO, April 2 (MENA) - A massive 8.2 magnitude quake has struck off the coast of northern Chile, killing 5 people and displacing around 80,000, "Russia Today" channel reported on Wednesday. The Chilean navy said the first sign of the tsunami ....
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Kerry to meet Abbas on Wednesday
Date: 2014-04-01 22:56:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:188 - ID:644280
WASHINGTON, April 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that he would meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Wednesday. Kerry said at a press conference in Brussels that he would ....
