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  • Russia did not initiate crisis over Ukraine - Putin

    Date: 2014-03-13 16:19:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:108 - ID:607633

    MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was not to blame for the crisis over Ukraine's Crimea region. At a meeting with paralympic delegations in the Black Sea city of Sochi, Putin thanked officials ....

  • Mass prayers held for missing Malaysian plane

    Date: 2014-03-13 16:12:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:106 - ID:607641

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (MENA) - Special prayers were held nationwide Thursday for the safety of the 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board the missing Malaysian flight. The Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 incident has not only brought ....

  • Austria arrests top Ukrainian oligarch: report

    Date: 2014-03-13 15:17:37 GMT - Austria - World - SN:99 - ID:607519

    VIENNA, March 13 (MENA) - Austrian police said they have arrested a Ukrainian businessman on suspicion of bribery and forming a criminal organisation. Local media identifying the suspect as top oligarch Dmytro Firtash, a backer of ousted ....

  • Russian Air Force sends 6 Su-27 jets to Belarus

    Date: 2014-03-13 15:16:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:98 - ID:607445

    MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - The Russian Air Force has sent six Su-27 jets and three military transport planes to Bobruisk aerodrome in Belarus on Thursday, the press service of the Defense Ministry of Belarus told Itar-Tass on Thursday. The ....

  • OECD suspends Russia’s accession process

    Date: 2014-03-13 14:54:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:607383

    MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced suspension of Russia’s accession process, a report published on the OECD website said Thursday. The decision was taken at a session of the ....

  • Moscow troubled by Palestine-Israel tensions' outbreak, call for ceasefire

    Date: 2014-03-13 14:22:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:607392

    MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry is worried about the escalation of tensions between Palestinians and Israelis and asks both sides to stick to the ceasefire regime. "Moscow expresses its profound concern about a new outbreak ....

  • Ukraine creates National Guard ahead of Crimea vote

    Date: 2014-03-13 13:51:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:84 - ID:607382

    KIEV, March 13 (MENA) - Ukraine's parliament has voted to create a 60,000-strong National Guard to bolster the country's defences. The vote came ahead of Sunday's referendum in Crimea, now controlled by pro-Moscow forces, on whether citizens want ....

  • Crimea could join Russia weeks after referendum – Official

    Date: 2014-03-13 11:00:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:606828

    MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - Russia could absorb Crimea, currently part of Ukraine, in a matter of weeks after an upcoming referendum Sunday on secession, the head of the region’s parliament told RIA Novosti in an exclusive interview on Thursday. ....

  • Nine still missing after Manhattan explosion leaves at least 6 dead, 63 hurt

    Date: 2014-03-13 10:27:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:606718

    WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - At least six people were killed in the massive explosion and fire Wednesday that leveled Patterson's building and the one beside it, CNN reported Thursday. Nine people remained missing hours after the blast, city ....

  • Nato commander warns: Full US troop pullout will aid al-Qaida in Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-03-13 10:13:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:606717

    WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - Commander of the U.S.-NATO war in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a full troop withdrawal in December would prompt a rapid deterioration of gains made in the 13-year conflict, The Guardian reported Thursday. “The ....

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