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Russia calls Israel, Palestinians to resume humanitarian truce
Date: 2014-08-20 17:09:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:133 - ID:883369
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume a humanitarian truce, Itar Tass news agency reported Wednesday. "We urge all parties to the conflict to resume justified practice of observing ....
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Sri Lankan president cancels Pakistan visit amid political turmoil
Date: 2014-08-20 17:07:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:132 - ID:883430
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (MENA) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has cancelled his visit to Pakistan in the wake of the country’s political situation, Dawn Newspaper quoted sources at the Pakistani Foreign Office as saying Wednesday. During the ....
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OFID extends humanitarian aid to Gaza people
Date: 2014-08-20 16:49:08 GMT - Austria - World - SN:123 - ID:883363
VIENNA, Aug 20 (MENA) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) approved on Wednesday a $500,000 grant in humanitarian aid to support besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The grant will provide essential food and medical supplies ....
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North Korea fires insults against Kerry
Date: 2014-08-20 16:47:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:121 - ID:883431
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - North Korea on Wednesday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a wolf with a “hideous lantern jaw," Global News website reported. North Korea has unleashed a slew of crude insults against leaders in Washington and ....
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Russia calls US to take care of own problems, not meddle in others’ affairs
Date: 2014-08-20 16:24:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:118 - ID:883360
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - The United States should take care of its own internal problems instead of intervening in other countries’ internal affairs on the pretext of protecting democracy, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s human rights, democracy and ....
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Seoul's new envoy to Japan ready to work for better ties with Tokyo
Date: 2014-08-20 16:23:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:117 - ID:883425
SEOUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - South Korea's new ambassador to Japan Yoo Heung Soo voiced willingness on Wednesday to make utmost efforts to improve South Korea's strained ties with its neighbor in the future, Kyodo News Agency reported. "Relations in ....
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UN condemns clash between Abdullah’s observers and election workers in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-08-20 16:17:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:114 - ID:883367
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - The United Nations has expressed concern about yesterday’s clash between supporters of Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team and workers from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) that left several people hurt at the audit ....
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Secretive army of Hamas emerges from shadows in Gaza: WSJ
Date: 2014-08-20 14:35:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:883104
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (MENA) - The conflict in the Gaza Strip has brought the secretive army of Hamas out of the shadows and into battle against Israel's military for only the second time, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The fighting has ....
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U.S. airstrike success spurs push for more Iraq attacks
Date: 2014-08-20 12:32:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:882531
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (MENA) - The U.S. military's recent success in weakening Islamic State extremists and pushing them away from a key dam in Iraq is creating momentum for a broader campaign that could take American air power to the militant group's ....
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Afghan gov't bans New York Times reporter from travel
Date: 2014-08-20 12:31:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:65 - ID:882766
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg was banned from leaving Afghanistan after he was summoned by attorney general office for question regarding a story published by The Times about the controversial presidential ....
