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34 men trapped in Bosnian coal mine begin to emerge
Date: 2014-09-06 07:47:26 GMT - Bosnia and Herzegovina - World - SN:16 - ID:908402
SARAJEVO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Rescuers have started pulling out the 34 miners who were trapped deep inside a coal mine that collapsed in central Bosnia, according to Russia Today. Anxious family members cried with happiness as they embraced their ....
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US, Turkey urge political settlement of Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2014-09-06 07:46:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:908400
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have urged a political settlement for the crisis in Ukraine, while attending the NATO Summit yesterday in Newport, Wales, RIA Novosti ....
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Sierra Leone declares Ebola lockdown
Date: 2014-09-06 07:19:04 GMT - Sierra Leone - World - SN:14 - ID:908378
FREETOWN, Sept 6 (MENA) - Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by West Africa's Ebola outbreak - has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the disease, according to the BBC. From 18 to 21 September people will not be allowed to ....
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Heavy monsoon rains kill 110 people in Pakistan
Date: 2014-09-06 06:28:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:9 - ID:908334
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (MENA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods washing across Pakistan have killed 110 people and injured 148, a government official said Saturday, as authorities warned of more rain in the coming days and troops raced to evacuate ....
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EU: Ceasefire agreement in Ukraine might become first step in crisis settlement
Date: 2014-09-05 21:43:09 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:115 - ID:908229
BRUSSELS, Sept 5 (MENA) - The European Union welcomes Ukraine’s ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk, and hopes it will become the first step toward political settlement of the crisis, RIA Novost quoted the spokesperson for EU High Representative ....
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US military charter lands in Iran
Date: 2014-09-05 20:57:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:908216
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (MENA) - US military charter aircraft flying from Afghanistan to Dubai landed in Iran because of a misunderstanding over a flight plan, USA Today quoted two US officials as saying on Friday. The officials, who asked not to be ....
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Spain welcomes Ukraine ceasefire deal
Date: 2014-09-05 20:47:43 GMT - Spain - World - SN:109 - ID:908209
MADRID, Sept 5 (MENA) - Spain welcomed Friday an initial ceasefire agreement between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists, which was signed in Minks, Belarus, and considered it a first step in the direction of a just and sustainable ....
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UK Foreign Office: It is necessary to prepare inclusive response to Daesh danger
Date: 2014-09-05 20:01:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:908161
LONDON, Sept 5 (MENA) - Spokeswoman for the British Foreign Office Farah Dakhlallah said on Friday it is necessary to prepare an inclusive response to Daesh challenge. We did not decide yet to launch air strikes but we did not rule it out also, ....
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Britain to send 1,000 troops to lead new Nato 'spearhead' force in Poland
Date: 2014-09-05 19:54:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:104 - ID:908195
LONDON, Sept 5 (MENA) - The UK confirmed Friday it will send 1,000 troops to lead a new 4,000-strong Nato 'spearhead' force headquartered in eastern Europe, the Daily Mail reported. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the new multinational ....
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UK defense min.: Struggle against Daesh will take years
Date: 2014-09-05 19:28:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:101 - ID:908159
LONDON, Sept 5 (MENA) - British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said the struggle against the Islamic State (Daesh) would take "months and possibly years" and could not be resolved simply by swift air strikes, The Independent reported on ....
