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Small plane crashes off Grand Bahama; 4 missing
Date: 2014-08-18 19:55:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:152 - ID:880356
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - Authorities in the Bahamas and the US Coast Guard are searching for four people following the crash of a small plane in the Atlantic Ocean near the island of Grand Bahama, ABC News reported Monday. The Cessna aircraft ....
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Nepal, India floods leave many dead
Date: 2014-08-18 18:59:08 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:143 - ID:880296
KATHMANDU, Aug 18 (MENA) - At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India, according to the BBC News on Monday. In Nepal, officials said at least 101 ....
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UN: Gazans face at least 15 years of hardship if blockade isn't lifted
Date: 2014-08-18 18:53:00 GMT - Israel - World - SN:141 - ID:880295
GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - Unless negotiations to end the Gaza war succeed in lifting a blockade of the territory, Gazans will not see any improvement in their lives for at least another 15 years, the head of a UN relief agency said on Monday. ....
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China willing to expand agricultural produce trade with Russia
Date: 2014-08-18 18:24:37 GMT - China - World - SN:139 - ID:880202
BEIJING, Aug 18 (MENA) - Chinese companies exported 2.1 billion US dollars worth of agricultural produce to Russia last year, and China is willing to work with Russia to expand two-way agricultural produce trade, Xinhua quoted a Ministry of Commerce ....
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Russia names conditions for bilateral ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-18 18:20:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:136 - ID:880158
KIEV, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Ukrainian side insists on a bilateral ceasefire, but Moscow has refused to give any guarantee on its part, Interfax-Ukraine reports with reference to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavel Klimkin. According ....
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Japanese likely held in Syria said to have accompanied rival group
Date: 2014-08-18 18:17:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:134 - ID:880144
TOKYO, Aug 18 (MENA) - A Japanese man who is feared to have been captured in northern Syria by the Islamic State extremist group is believed to have been travelling with a rival Islamist militant group fighting the regime of President Basher ....
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Pro-Russian rebels fire on fleeing civilians
Date: 2014-08-18 18:04:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:131 - ID:880230
KIEV, Aug 18 (MENA) - Officials claim pro-Russian rebels have fired rockets and mortars at civilians attempting to flee from intense fighting in eastern Ukraine, Sky News reported. The attack apparently took place between the towns of Svitlivka and ....
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Japan, China agree to seek improved ties
Date: 2014-08-18 17:18:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:126 - ID:880209
TOKYO, Aug 18 (MENA) - A group of Japanese lawmakers agreed Monday with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao that both countries need to make efforts to mend bilateral relations badly damaged over territorial and historical issues, according to Kyodo ....
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Police in Ferguson arrest, threaten more journalists
Date: 2014-08-18 16:32:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:880121
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - Since chaos erupted in the streets of Ferguson city more than a week ago, journalists from all over the world have flocked to the scene. They have also, increasingly, become the target of police arrests, The Washington ....
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Sainsbury's London takes kosher food off shelves during pro-Palestinian protest
Date: 2014-08-18 15:33:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:880032
LONDON, Aug 18 (MENA) - Kosher food was taken off shelves in a London Sainsbury’s branch that became a target of anti-Israel protests amid fears it would be vandalized, the Independent reported on Monday. The decision to remove Jewish products ....
