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N. Korea fires two short-range missiles
Date: 2014-03-03 05:41:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:586520
SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast Monday, Seoul's defense ministry said, in its latest provocation seen as a reaction to the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the ....
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Brotherhood may stage demos during Egypt vs Bosnia Herzegovina game
Date: 2014-03-02 23:06:25 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:176 - ID:586432
CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - The terrorist Muslim Brotherhood prepares for holding a protest in a stadium in Austria where a match between Egypt and Bosnia Herzegovina will be played on Wednesday, warned the general coordinator of Egyptian communities ....
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Kerry to visit Kiev to show support Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 22:58:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:174 - ID:586468
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry plans to visit Kiev on Tuesday in a gesture of support for the new Ukrainian government, a senior United States official said on Sunday as quoted by The New York Times. The announcement ....
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Kerry: All options on the table to respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 22:36:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:171 - ID:586426
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday all options, including economic sanctions and military force, are on the table to halt the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. “The president is currently ....
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Security Council condemns terrorist attack at Chinese train station 'in the strongest terms'
Date: 2014-03-02 22:24:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:168 - ID:586430
NEW YORK, March 2 (MENA) - The Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on 1 March at the train station in Kunming, China, and underlined the need to bring those responsible to justice. In a statement ....
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Saudi commitment to achieve Muslim solidarity unshakable, says king
Date: 2014-03-02 22:22:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:167 - ID:586395
MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, March 2 (MENA) – Saudi King Abdullah asserted his country's keenness on achieving solidarity among all Muslims around the globe. "This commitment is unshakable," he said, addressing a meeting of top religious scholars and ....
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Switzerland heads preparatory meeting on developments of Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-02 21:33:47 GMT - Austria - World - SN:161 - ID:586360
VIENNA, March 2 (MENA) - Swiss Ambassador in Vienna Thomas Greminger headed on Sunday a preparatory meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) member states on the developments of Ukraine crisis. Sources in the OSCE said that ....
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John Kerry: All options on table to hold Russia accountable in Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-02 20:19:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:586348
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry said that “all options are on the table” when it comes to steps the U.S. can take to hold Russia accountable for its military movements in Ukraine, including economic sanctions and ....
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US lawmakers back moves to suspend Russia's membership of G8
Date: 2014-03-02 19:39:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:146 - ID:586281
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US lawmakers backed moves to suspend Russia's membership of the prestigious Group of Eight nations, which it joined in 1998, over the Ukraine crisis. "President Obama needs to do something," Senator Lindsey Graham, a ....
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What is Russia’s aim in Ukraine? New York Times asks
Date: 2014-03-02 19:15:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:139 - ID:586253
NEW YORK, March 2 (MENA) - Russia and the West both have legitimate interests in Ukraine and its future, fomenting more tension in a country that is already in upheaval is not in anyone’s interest, New York Times said Sunday, asking about Russia's ....