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British al-Qaida turncoat to testify in trial of Bin Laden's son-in-law
Date: 2014-03-09 19:42:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:190 - ID:599875
LONDON,March 9 (MENA) - A British man who plotted to shoe-bomb a plane for al-Qaida will on Monday begin a series of appearances as a star witness for the US government, testifying from London against Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and propagandist, ....
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Ukrainian PM to visit United States for crisis talks
Date: 2014-03-09 19:41:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:189 - ID:599910
KIEV, March 9 (MENA) - Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatsenyuk will visit Washington this week for talks as tensions build over Russian forces' seizure of Crimea, ABC News reported Sunday. Confirmation of the visit comes after Mr Yatsenyuk paid ....
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Putin tells Merkel, Cameron that Crimea referendum legal
Date: 2014-03-09 18:33:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:172 - ID:599611
MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in phone conversations with the German and British leaders on Sunday that Crimea’s decision to secede from Ukraine and join Russia was within the framework of the international law, RIA ....
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Russia should re-arm amid US, NATO ‘threats’ - official
Date: 2014-03-09 16:40:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:145 - ID:599506
MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) – The Russian deputy prime minister in charge of defense said “overt threats” by the United States and NATO demonstrate the necessity of equipping the Russian army with modern weapons, RIA Novosti reported. “A hope that ....
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Algeria to purchase helicopters from Russia wrth $2.7bln
Date: 2014-03-09 16:27:19 GMT - Algeria - World - SN:142 - ID:599563
ALGIERS, March 9 (MENA) - The Algerian defense ministry requested to purchase from Russia 48 helicopters including 42 model (MI-28N) and Night Hunter and 6 helicopters model (MI-26T2). The deal which also includes upgrade to the helicopters (M-8) ....
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Top Obama aide leaving White House
Date: 2014-03-09 16:24:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:140 - ID:599426
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - A top White House official who has been with President Barack Obama since he first became a senator nine years ago is resigning, Huffington Post reported. Alyssa Mastromonaco is Obama's deputy chief of staff for ....
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Rand Paul wins conservative straw poll
Date: 2014-03-09 15:57:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:131 - ID:599471
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, won a presidential straw poll at a prominent conservative conference here on Saturday, capturing 31 percent of the vote among no fewer than 10 potential candidates, according to ....
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No procrastination in investigations into killing of Egyptian Copts in Libya - official
Date: 2014-03-09 13:28:19 GMT - Austria - World - SN:97 - ID:599093
VIENNA, March 9 (MENA) - Deputy Libyan ambassador to Austria Saleh el-Fetori denied that there is procrastination in investigations being held into the killing of Egyptian Copts in Libya. Investigations are going on in full swing, he affirmed, ....
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Netanyahu: Iran brazenly lying about Klos C
Date: 2014-03-09 13:16:02 GMT - Israel - World - SN:94 - ID:599082
GHAZA, March 9 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran denies its involvement in the matter of Israeli capture of "Klos c" ship that was carrying arms towards the Israeli port of Eilat. Yediot Aharonot quoted ....
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US decision to restrict movements of Syria's UN envoy runs contrary to international conventions - Arab Lawyers Union
Date: 2014-03-09 12:57:15 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:89 - ID:599026
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - The US State Department's decision to restrict the movement of Syria's UN delegation, headed by Bashar al-Jaafari, to within a 25-mile (40 km) radius of New York City, runs contrary to the international agreements on ....
