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Syria's war foes hinder aid access: Ban
Date: 2014-03-24 06:09:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:626648
NEW YORK, March 24 (MENA) - The United Nations accused Syria's government and rebels of hindering aid access, suggesting both sides could be violating U.N. Security Council demands that emergency relief reach civilians caught in the crossfire of the ....
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Malaysia Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Hong Kong
Date: 2014-03-24 06:02:48 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:7 - ID:626644
HONG KONG, March 24 (MENA) - A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon Airport in Seoul was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong last night after an electricity generator failed, ABC news reported. Flight MH066 took off ....
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Britain condoles Spain on Adolfo Suarez death
Date: 2014-03-23 22:32:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:176 - ID:626554
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague offered condolences to Spain over the death of former Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez. He was "a great democrat and leader," said Hague. He recalled that Suarez worked with King ....
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Historic gains for France's far-right in local elections
Date: 2014-03-23 21:50:17 GMT - France - World - SN:170 - ID:626536
PARIS, March 23 (MENA) - France’s far-right National Front party (FN) hailed an “exceptional” showing in the first round of the country’s local elections Sunday, after winning historic levels of support in a number of towns and cities, FRANCE 24 ....
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Nato warns of Russian army build-up on Ukraine border
Date: 2014-03-23 21:49:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:169 - ID:626555
BRUSSELS, March 23 (MENA) - Nato's military commander in Europe has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine's border, the BBC news reported. Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove said Nato was in particular ....
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Carter expresses fear federal government is 'probably' spying on him
Date: 2014-03-23 21:29:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:167 - ID:626530
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - Former US President Jimmy Carter expressed fear that the federal government is “probably” spying on him. “I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored,” Carter, who has frequently criticized the ....
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3 killed, 3 critically injured in Washington state landslide
Date: 2014-03-23 20:52:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:157 - ID:626506
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - A devastating landslide killed three people, cut off a small town and a river and prompted an evacuation notice for fear of a potentially "catastrophic flood event," authorities in Washington state said Sunday. In ....
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Putin, Merkel express satisfaction over coordination of OSCE mission mandate
Date: 2014-03-23 20:44:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:159 - ID:626504
MOSCOW, March 23 (MENA) - Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel have voiced satisfaction over the arrangement on a mandate of the monitoring mission, which the Organization for Security and Cooperation in ....
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Biggest stockpile of illegal ivory on earth discovered
Date: 2014-03-23 20:04:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:153 - ID:626429
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) - The world’s largest ivory stockpile has been discovered in Tanzania, Daily Mail newspaper reported. More than 34,000 tusks weighing roughly 125 tons are stored in the warehouse behind the Ministry of Natural Resources ....
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White House Adviser defends Crimea response
Date: 2014-03-23 18:55:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:143 - ID:626387
Washington, March 23 (MENA) - White House Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken defended the administration’s response to Russia’s takeover of Crimea on Sunday, saying new sanctions have “had a real hit” on the Russian economy, Politico ....
