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Britain warns against travel to Libya
Date: 2014-07-27 11:47:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:33 - ID:847375
LONDON, July 27 (MENA) - Britain was on Sunday advising its citizens against traveling to strife-torn Libya and urged all those currently in the country to leave, although its embassy in Tripoli remains open, Daily Times reported. "Due to the ....
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13 killed in Typhoon Matmo in China
Date: 2014-07-27 11:45:47 GMT - China - World - SN:31 - ID:847366
BEIJING, July 27 (MENA) - A typhoon has killed 13 people in China and left thousands in need of basic living supplies, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Sunday, according to Sky News. Typhoon Matmo dumped heavy rain on Taiwan before making ....
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PM vows strong defense on armistice anniversary
Date: 2014-07-27 09:31:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:19 - ID:847134
SEOUL, July 27 (MENA) - South Korea will try to build a strong defense capability to protect the country from any outside aggression on its own, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the prime minister as saying Sunday. "Based on the public's ....
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Putin facing multi-million pound legal action over alleged role in MH17 crash
Date: 2014-07-27 08:40:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:847113
LONDON, July 27 (MENA) - Vladimir Putin is facing a multi-million-pound legal action for his alleged role in the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine, The Sunday Telegraph said. British lawyers are preparing a ....
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USFK commander vows vigilance against North's missile launches
Date: 2014-07-27 08:39:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:847108
SEOUL, July 27 (MENA) - The commander of US Forces Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's recent spate of missile and rocket launches that sharply stoked regional tension, pledging vigilance against the communist state's weapons program to deter ....
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N. Korea fires another missile, Japan protests as security violation
Date: 2014-07-27 08:09:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:847031
TOKYO, July 27 (MENA) - North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, likely under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Un, according to reports from Seoul and Pyongyang, prompting Japan to lodge a strong protest, calling the ....
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N. Korea should drop nuke activities for dialogue: U.S. envoy
Date: 2014-07-27 08:08:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:847065
SEOUL, July 27 (MENA) - North Korea should end its nuclear activities and provocative acts if it hopes to see the resumption of long-stalled talks aimed at giving up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the outgoing U.S. ambassador said ....
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Ban appeals to Israel, Hamas to declare 7-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-26 19:02:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:79 - ID:846693
NEW YORK, July 26 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urgently appealed Saturday to all parties of conflict in the Gaza Strip to declare a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in the enclave. According to a statement issued by his spokesperson, ....
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45,000 gather in London to protest Israeli action in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-26 17:53:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:846637
LONDON, July 26 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people amassed outside the Israeli embassy in London on Saturday to protest against Israel’s incursion into Gaza which has killed over 1000 Palestinians, including at least 192 children. Chanting ....
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Anti-Israel protests in Paris go on despite ban
Date: 2014-07-26 16:42:15 GMT - France - World - SN:69 - ID:846616
PARIS, July 26 (MENA) - Protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and waving Palestinian flags, as they marched from Republique Square to Bastille and on to Nation Square the Jerusalem Post reported. They ....