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Migrant workers in World Cup host Qatar "enslaved", living in squalor: Report
Date: 2014-03-22 17:21:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:624454
LONDON, March 22 (MENA) - After visiting labor camps near Doha, an international federation of trade unions has issued a blistering report chronicling the labor and human rights abuses unfolding in the host country of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, ....
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Malaysia greatly appreciate Japan's support for SAR Ops - Najib
Date: 2014-03-22 14:07:07 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:56 - ID:624119
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (MُُُُENA) - Malaysia greatly appreciate Japan's support for the search and rescue (SAR) operations and encouraging words pertaining to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, Bernama news agency reported quoting ....
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2,000 out of 18,000 Ukrainian Troops to Leave Crimea
Date: 2014-03-22 13:36:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:624057
MOSCOW, March 22 (MENA) - Less than 2,000 of Ukrainian troops serving in Crimea decided to leave the peninsula for Ukraine, Ria Novosti news agency reported quoting the Russian Defense Ministry as having said on Saturday. "As of March 21, less ....
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Deputy FM: Tehran attaches special importance to ties with Riyadh
Date: 2014-03-22 11:44:56 GMT - Iran - World - SN:46 - ID:623799
TEHRAN, March 22 (MENA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian reiterated the country's enthusiasm for the further expansion of relations with the neighboring states, and said Tehran attaches special ....
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Washington Post: Libya’s guns free-for-all fuels region’s turmoil
Date: 2014-03-22 10:55:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:623692
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - At the heart of the Libyan capital, the open-air Fish Market was once a place where residents went to buy everything from meat and seafood to clothes and pets. Now it’s Tripoli’s biggest arms market, with tables ....
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Iran’s Rouhani to attend Intl. Nowruz festivities
Date: 2014-03-22 08:53:31 GMT - Iran - World - SN:20 - ID:623397
TEHRAN, March 22 (MENA) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Afghanistan to attend the fourth international Nowruz celebrations, Press TV reported Saturday. President Rouhani will pay a day-long visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to ....
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US condemns Turkey's Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 22:13:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:162 - ID:623080
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The US Department of State condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision Thursday to block Twitter access in Turkey. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said Friday "We urge the Turkish ....
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-03-21 22:01:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:160 - ID:623045
NEW YORK, March 21 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the attacks that killed scores of civilians including women and children in Afghanistan this week. "The deliberate targeting of civilians is a flagrant breach of ....
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US Army spends $2.5M so far in Malaysia missing plane search - Pentagon
Date: 2014-03-21 21:53:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:157 - ID:623044
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The Pentagon on Friday said it has spent $ 2.5 million to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The Defense Department has been flying high-tech surveillance planes to assist in the effort. The ....
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US says deeply concerned about Turkish Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 21:52:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:156 - ID:623041
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The White House said on Friday it was deeply concerned about banning Twitter in Turkey, warning that the action undermines the democratic governance. "The United States is deeply concerned that the Turkish government ....
