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Armenian army violated ceasefire over 70 times - Azerbaijan
Date: 2014-08-02 16:43:58 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:88 - ID:854834
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Saturday a ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line was broken 71 times in numerous positions during the last 24 hours. A statement distributed by the Azerbaijan Embassy in ....
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Britain to close embassy and withdraw staff from Libya
Date: 2014-08-02 15:47:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:854728
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Britain is closing its embassy in the embattled Libyan capital, Tripoli, and evacuating staff in tacit recognition that the country is now in a state of war, The Guardian reported. The UK was, with Italy, one of the last ....
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Britain pledges further £3 million to Gaza aid workers
Date: 2014-08-02 14:52:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:854684
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Britain has pledged a further £3 million to help workers in Gaza provide a rapid response to the crisis, ITV reported. International Development Secretary Justine Greening called the three-week offensive "nothing short of a ....
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US-Africa summit to tackle economic relations only - minister
Date: 2014-08-02 14:52:30 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:63 - ID:854573
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Industry, Trade and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said that he will visit the US within the Egyptian delegation to be led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to attend the activities of the ....
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First UN humanitarian aid arrives in Ukraine's Donetsk - Officials
Date: 2014-08-02 14:48:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:61 - ID:854701
KIEV, Aug 2 (MENA) – The first part of the UN humanitarian aid for internally displaced persons, fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine, has arrived in a village in Donetsk Region, the RIA Novosti reported on Saturday. “Today in the village of ....
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Defense minister calls for creation of violence-free culture in military barracks
Date: 2014-08-02 13:59:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:854450
SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - South Korea's defense minister Saturday deplored the death of a soldier by violence and abusive treatment by fellow soldiers and called for the creation of an environment where soldiers' human rights can be respected. In ....
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N. Korea's top diplomat launches trip to ASEAN countries
Date: 2014-08-02 13:55:25 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:51 - ID:854570
SEOUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - North Korea's top diplomat began a trip to five southeast Asian countries Saturday, Yonhap quoted state media as saying. The move is widely expected to include his participation in a regional forum in Myanmar next ....
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Nine shells fired from Ukraine explode in Russia's territory
Date: 2014-08-02 12:05:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:854399
MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nine Ukrainian shells have exploded in Russia's Rostov region, a Russian border guard official told Itar-Tass. There were nine explosions of shells about a kilometer away from the village of Mityakinskaya. The shells were ....
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UK urges its nationals to leave Libya immediately
Date: 2014-08-02 11:48:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:854346
LONDON, Aug 2 (MENA) – The British Foreign Office advises UK citizens against traveling to Libya and urges those who are currently in the country to leave immediately due to increasing violence, the BBC reported. The UK is to temporarily close its ....
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Obama demands Israeli soldier's unconditional release
Date: 2014-08-01 20:05:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:853792
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has warned Hamas it must free captured Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin if it is serious about peace in Gaza, Sky News reported on Friday. He told reporters the release must be immediate and ....
