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Israel apologizes to Brazil for 'diplomatic dwarf' remark
Date: 2014-08-12 06:33:16 GMT - Israel - World - SN:17 - ID:869598
GAZA CITY, Aug 12 (MENA) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin apologized to his Brazilian counterpart for a remark by a foreign ministry spokesperson calling the Latin American powerhouse a "diplomatic dwarf". The comment in July was made by ....
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Obama lauds new Iraqi prime minister, urges formation of diverse Cabinet
Date: 2014-08-12 06:19:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:869586
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - Iraq’s president nominated a new prime minister Monday to replace powerful incumbent Nouri al-Maliki, and President Obama backed the move quickly as the U.S. tried to quell a power struggle in Baghdad and counter the ....
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NATO service member killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2014-08-12 06:17:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:869593
KABUL, Aug 12 (MENA) – NATO says one of its service members has been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, Fox News reported. The international military coalition says the attack happened on Tuesday but gave no other details. Coalition ....
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American actor Robin Williams dies of possible suicide
Date: 2014-08-12 06:16:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:869575
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) – American comedian and Oscar award-winning actor Robin Williams was found dead in his California home, at age 63. It was suspected that Williams had committed suicide due to suffering from a sever depression condition, ....
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Thailand building collapse kills 3, traps 7
Date: 2014-08-11 21:04:25 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:158 - ID:869436
BANGKOK, Aug 11 (MENA) - A six-story building under construction on the outskirts of Thailand's capital collapsed Monday, killing three workers and trapping at least seven others underneath the rubble, ABC News quoted police as saying. Emergency ....
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Russian Air Force to use Mig-31 jets in drills over North Pole
Date: 2014-08-11 20:26:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:153 - ID:869434
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Russian Air Force has been planning to use Mig-31 jets to intercept targets over the North Pole during the forthcoming exercises, Chief of the Russian Air Force, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev told Itar-Tass on ....
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Erdogan’s triumph makes drift towards authoritarianism more likely in Turkey - paper
Date: 2014-08-11 20:24:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:152 - ID:869435
LONDON, Aug 11 (MENA) – Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s triumph of Turkey's presidential election makes drift towards authoritarianism more likely, The Independent said on Monday. After yesterday’s first round, in which he won more than 50 per cent of the ....
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Putin to visit Crimea, address local parliament
Date: 2014-08-11 20:00:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:148 - ID:869433
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Crimea and address the local parliament on August 14, Itar-Tass reported. He said members of all factions of the State ....
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Humanitarian aid to be dispatched to Ukraine soon under Red Cross aegis — Lavrov
Date: 2014-08-11 19:59:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:147 - ID:869417
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Russia and the Kiev authorities have agreed on details of a relief operation in southeast Ukraine, Itar-Tass reported. It will be carried out under the aegis of the ....
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Russian sanctions in line with WTO rules - Lavrov
Date: 2014-08-11 19:58:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:146 - ID:869415
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia’s ban on Western food imports was in line with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and prompted by national security interests, Itar-TassS reported. “We ....
