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UN Security Council set to authorize cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians
Date: 2014-07-14 17:29:51 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:110 - ID:827233
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution that would authorize cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians in desperate need of food and medicine, without government approval. Diplomats, speaking ....
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Skeletons of war dead from 11,000 BC go on show at the British Museum
Date: 2014-07-14 15:53:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:826588
LONDON, July 14 (MENA) - Lying on their sides, curled together, the two skeletons on display for the first time at the British Museum look peacefully laid to rest. But the razor-sharp stone flakes scattered around and among the bones are the remains ....
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Amidst fierce clashes in Libya, Ban urges need for dialogue
Date: 2014-07-14 15:13:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:89 - ID:826872
NEW YORK, July 14 (MENA) - Extremely concerned by the dramatic increase in violence endangering civilians in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a halt to the fighting and a return to the country's ....
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Iran, Syria, Switzerland hold tripartite meeting to help Syrian people
Date: 2014-07-14 13:21:59 GMT - Iran - World - SN:65 - ID:826729
TEHRAN, July 14 (MENA) - High-ranking Iranian, Syrian and Swiss officials held a meeting in Geneva to discuss different ways to increase assistance and humanitarian aid to the war-hit people in Syria, according to IRNA News Agency. Iranian ....
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Poroshenko discusses further actions in Ukraine east
Date: 2014-07-14 12:11:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:62 - ID:826618
KIEV, July 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is holding a meeting with chiefs of army and police agencies on the situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions, the administration of the Ukrainian president said on Monday. “The president ....
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5+1 group determined to achieve Iranian nuclear deal
Date: 2014-07-14 11:33:59 GMT - Austria - World - SN:53 - ID:826476
VIENNA, July 14 (MENA) - The 5+1 group, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, is "determined" to achieve a final and comprehensive agreement in the new round of Iran's nuclear talks that started Wednesday in Vienna, ....
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Cambodia military helicopter crash Kills 5
Date: 2014-07-14 07:35:50 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:16 - ID:826019
PHNOM PENH, July 14 (MENA) - A Cambodian military helicopter crashed during a training mission south of the capital on Monday, killing five people on board, ABC reported quoting police. It was not immediately clear what caused the ....
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South Korea says North Korea fires dozens of artillery shells into sea near border
Date: 2014-07-14 06:25:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:825941
SEOUL, July 14 (MENA) - North Korea on Monday fired artillery shells into waters near its sea border with South Korea, Seoul's military said, a day after the country test-launched two ballistic missiles in the latest of a series of weapon ....
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Putin signs Argentina nuclear deals on Latin America tour
Date: 2014-07-13 21:18:38 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:125 - ID:825784
BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a series of agreements on nuclear energy in Argentina, the BBC reported Sunday. It came during his tour of Latin America aimed at increasing Russian influence in the ....
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Man uses German police car megaphone to shout anti-Israel slogans during 'Free Gaza' protest
Date: 2014-07-13 21:10:09 GMT - Germany - World - SN:123 - ID:825760
BERLIN, July 13 (MENA) - BERLIN – German police said they allowed an anti-Israel protester to use a megaphone in a police car during a "Free Gaza" demonstration in Frankfurt and he shouted inciting slogans including "child murderer Israel" and ....