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Afghan president's brother Qayum to withdraw from elections
Date: 2014-03-05 19:22:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:172 - ID:592562
KABUL, March 5 (MENA) - Qayum Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president, has withdrawn from the upcoming presidential elections in the favor of former Afghan foreign minister zalmai Rasoul, Khaama newspaper reported Wednesday. A source close to ....
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UN chief's special rep. in Kiev not kidnapped but threatened, says UN official
Date: 2014-03-05 18:22:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:166 - ID:592506
NEW YORK, March 5 (MENA) - UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson denied Wednesday reports say that special representative Robert Serry was abducted in Crimea. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy in Ukraine's Crimea region was ....
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Britain seeks to bring Russian, Ukrainian officials into direct contact - Hague
Date: 2014-03-05 17:49:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:161 - ID:592465
LONDON, March 5 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain is pursuing "every diplomatic opportunity" to bring Russian and Ukrainian officials into direct contact with each other, The Voice of America reported on ....
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Japan asks Iran for efforts to secure nuclear deal with world powers
Date: 2014-03-05 17:16:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:156 - ID:592310
TOKYO, March 5 (MENA) - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday to ensure the Middle Eastern country makes efforts to secure a final agreement with the United States and other world powers on ....
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US to increase Poland, Baltic support
Date: 2014-03-05 17:06:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:153 - ID:592374
WASHINGTON, March 5 (MENA) - The United States plans to expand military cooperation with Poland and Baltic states to show "support" for its allies after Russia's intervention in Ukraine, SBS quoted Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel as saying. "This ....
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Macedonian parliament dissolved for early election
Date: 2014-03-05 16:46:53 GMT - Macedonia - World - SN:143 - ID:592359
SKOPJE, March 5 (MENA) - Macedonia's lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament so elections can be held a year ahead of time after parties in the governing coalition failed to agree on a presidential candidate, ABC News reported. The snap ....
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EU freezes assets of 18 Ukrainians in misuse of state funds
Date: 2014-03-05 16:26:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:138 - ID:592257
LODON, March 5 (MENA) - The European Union said it is freezing the financial assets in Europe of 18 Ukrainians it said has misused the Kyiv government's state funds, The Voice of America reported on Wednesday. The EU's foreign ministers approved ....
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Three policemen killed, four wounded in Ramadi blast
Date: 2014-03-05 16:10:12 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:134 - ID:592167
BAGHDAD, March 5 (MENA) - Three policemen were injured and four wounded in a car bombing blast central Ramadi, the local capital of the western Iraqi province of Anbar. The car bombing was targeted a joint police and military ....
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Egyptian diplomat says youth to help country to safety
Date: 2014-03-05 14:25:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:102 - ID:592011
GENEVA, March 5 (MENA) - Truly, Egypt is facing many challenges but the government seems not at all worried about the future; not with a new generation of youth who will help the country to safety, according to assistant foreign minister Hisham ....
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Indonesia navy ammunition blast kills one
Date: 2014-03-05 13:54:54 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:96 - ID:591561
JAKARTA, March 5 (MENA) - A naval officer was killed and dozens injured when an explosion ripped through a navy ammunitions warehouse in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, World Bulletin reported. Military spokesman Iskandar Sitompul told ....
