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Operation to rescue British hostage considered
Date: 2014-09-03 10:22:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:904157
LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Foreign Secretary has raised the prospect of Special Forces mounting an operation to rescue a British hostage whose life is in the hands of Islamist terrorists, The Telegraph reported. The British government will “look ....
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4 NATO warships to enter Black Sea before Sept 7-source
Date: 2014-09-03 10:21:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:904158
MOSCOW, Sept 3 (MENA) - Four NATO warships will enter the Black Sea before September 7, US Navy’s destroyer USS Ross, the Commandant Birot ship of the naval forces of France, Canadian Navy’s HMCS Toronto frigate and Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de ....
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White House confirms authenticity of ISIS video showing beheading of reporter
Date: 2014-09-03 09:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:42 - ID:904064
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (MENA) - The White House has confirmed that an internet video purporting to show the beading of American reporter Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State extremist group is authentic, Fox News reported Wednesday. "The US ....
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Obama in Estonia ahead of Nato summit
Date: 2014-09-03 08:29:21 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:23 - ID:903917
TALLINN, Sept 3 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has arrived in Estonia for talks on Russia and the Ukraine crisis with Baltic leaders, the BBC reported. He is due to hold talks in the capital Tallinn with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and ....
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Speeding truck overturns, kills 10 in India
Date: 2014-09-03 07:24:21 GMT - India - World - SN:18 - ID:903760
NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (MENA) - Police said a speeding truck has overturned and crushed to death 10 people, including seven children, sleeping on a sidewalk in northern India, Fox news reported. Police spokesman Suresh Srivastava said the accident ....
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Japan, China, S. Korea to hold joint antinuclear disaster drill in Nov.
Date: 2014-09-03 07:16:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:903763
TOKYO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Japan, China and South Korea have agreed that their first-ever joint antinuclear disaster drill will be staged in South Korea on November 20, Kyodo said Wednesday. Japan and China will send their officials to the drill and ....
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Obama's top adviser to visit China
Date: 2014-09-03 07:16:40 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:903762
BEIJING, Sept 3 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama's national security advisor, Susan Rice, will visit China next week, Xinhua said Wednesday quoting a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman. Rice will pay a visit from Sunday to Tuesday at the ....
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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power
Date: 2014-09-03 06:54:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:903713
TOKYO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012 with the aim of tightening his grip on power, Kyodo reported. Abe retained close allies such as Chief ....
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Egypt FM, Hollande discuss ties, regional, int'l issues
Date: 2014-09-02 21:37:22 GMT - France - World - SN:166 - ID:903558
PARIS, Sept 2 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that he discussed with French President Francois Hollande the bilateral relations and a number of regional and international issues of common interest. In an interview ....
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US to Israel: Deeply concerned on expropriation of lands in West Bank
Date: 2014-09-02 20:52:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:160 - ID:903532
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) – The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that Israel's decision to appropriate 4,000 donums of occupied West Bank land was "deeply concerning" and urged it to "reverse the decision." "We are deeply concerned about the ....
