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Pakistan braces for anti-gov't protests
Date: 2014-08-13 21:03:40 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:179 - ID:872869
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 (MENA) - Pakistan is bracing itself ahead of Thursday's anti-government protests, with thousands of security personnel deployed and roadblocks set up, the BBC reported Wednesday. The march was called by opposition politician Imran ....
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Chile gang robs $10m from armoured van in record theft
Date: 2014-08-13 19:29:16 GMT - Chile - World - SN:169 - ID:872863
SANTIAGO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Eight masked gunmen held up an armored money transport in the Chilean capital Santiago, making off with more than 10 million dollars, according to The BBC. The robbery is the biggest in Chilean history. The gang held ....
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Russia bans alcohol imports from Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-13 18:33:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:157 - ID:872775
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Russia has decided to suspend alcohol imports from Ukraine on August 15. On Wednesday the consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said there had been a number of breaches in consumer legislation. The restrictions apply to ....
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Brazil presidential candidate Campos dies in plane crash
Date: 2014-08-13 18:22:31 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:152 - ID:872750
BRASILIA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, 49, has died in a plane crash, the BBC news reported. Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer expressed his regret over the death of Campos, who had been running third in ....
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Iranian leader hails breakthrough in Iraq political deadlock
Date: 2014-08-13 18:15:32 GMT - Iran - World - SN:148 - ID:872730
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA)- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hailed the appointment of Iraq's new prime minister. He was quoted by local media as saying that enemies' plot to push Iraq into further chaos through ....
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OSCE condemns attack on Croatian journalist
Date: 2014-08-13 18:10:38 GMT - Austria - World - SN:145 - ID:872690
VIENNA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović on Wedanesday condemned a physical attack against Domagoj Margetić, a Croatian journalist, a statement by the ....
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Iran wants Iraq's new premier to start job immediately
Date: 2014-08-13 17:25:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:134 - ID:872656
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian described the yesterday appointment of the new Iraqi prime minister as a major step towards the accomplishment of the political process in Iraq, and expressed the hope ....
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Russian, Belarus, Kazakh leaders discuss steps to prevent illegal food re-exports
Date: 2014-08-13 17:01:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:128 - ID:872602
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone talk with the Kazakh and Belarusian leaders to discuss measures aimed at preventing re-exports of banned foods into Russia, the Kremlin press office said on Wednesday. The ....
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France sends arms to besieged Yazidi community in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-13 16:53:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:125 - ID:872613
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - France has announced it will send arms to the Kurds and ethnic Yazidis in Iraq immediately, to help them defend their territory against Islamic State extremists, The Guardian reported Wednesday. The announcement by ....
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Russians back Putin on Ukraine policy -- poll
Date: 2014-08-13 16:43:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:872553
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (MENA) - Nearly two thirds of Russians support President Vladimir Putin’s actions on Ukraine, Itar-Tass news agency quoted an opinion poll as suggesting Wednesday. Sixty-three percent of respondents said his policies contributed to ....
