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UNHRC to start sessions on March 3
Date: 2014-02-27 15:18:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:105 - ID:580591
GENEVA, Feb 27 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ordinary 25th session is scheduled to begin on March 3 and will continue until March 28. The session will start by a speech to be delivered by UN chief Ban Ki-moon, UN High ....
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Yanukovych says he is legitimate President of Ukraine, urges to restore constitutional order
Date: 2014-02-27 13:57:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:579812
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Viktor Yanukovych has made an address to the people of Ukraine to declare that he still considers himself the legitimately elected President of Ukraine, the Voice of Russia reported on Thursday. "I, Viktor Fedorovych ....
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North Korea fires 4 short-range missiles
Date: 2014-02-27 13:17:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:74 - ID:580182
SEOUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea Thursday, Yonhap News Agency quoted the Seoul's Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. The missiles, with an estimated range of 200 kilometres (125 miles), were ....
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International conference of non-conventional energy sources concludes its work in Vienna
Date: 2014-02-27 12:18:08 GMT - Austria - World - SN:62 - ID:580021
VIENNA, Feb 27 (MENA) - The international conference of non-conventional energy sources wrapped up on Thursday in Vienna. The three-day conference was attended by a number of energy experts from all over the world including representatives from a ....
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Ukraine to Russia: Stay out of Crimea
Date: 2014-02-27 10:07:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:579793
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukraine said on Thursday it would regard any movements by Russian military in Crimea outside the Russian Black Sea fleet's base in Sevastopol as an act of aggression, Itar tass reported. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summoned ....
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Putin puts troops in western Russia on alert in drill
Date: 2014-02-27 09:22:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:579635
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of his armed forces across western Russia on Wednesday, Novosti reported Thursday. “The drills are not connected with events in Ukraine at ....
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Putin’s approval rating in Russia highest in two years – poll
Date: 2014-02-27 09:02:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:579586
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin’s popularity rating in Russia soared over the past week reaching the highest peak in the last two years. Experts say it may be attributed to the results of the Olympics in Sochi or could be connected ....
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Ukraine: Police on High Alert After Crimean Parliament Seized
Date: 2014-02-27 08:38:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:31 - ID:579529
KIEV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukraine's acting interior minister said police are on high alert after local government and legislature buildings were seized by armed men in the pro-Russia region of Crimea, the BBC reported. Reports from Crimea's capital ....
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Kashmir: Indian soldier shoots five colleagues dead
Date: 2014-02-27 07:14:29 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:579395
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (MENA) - An Indian soldier has shot dead five of his colleagues before killing himself in Indian-administered Kashmir, the BBC reported quoting military officials. The incident took place on Wednesday night at a military camp ....
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All countries should respect Ukraine sovereignty, territorial integrity - Rasmussen
Date: 2014-02-27 07:08:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:579327
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance was ready to assist Ukraine in its democratic reforms. Rasmussen, in a meeting of the "NATO- Ukraine" committee in Brussels, expressed his relief about the ....
