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UN chief names new commander for UN mission in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-06-17 21:06:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:173 - ID:783790
NEW YORK, June 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday Ethiopian Lt.-Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Tesfamariam will succeed Maj.-Gen. Delali Johnson ....
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Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted - UK spy boss
Date: 2014-06-17 20:45:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:171 - ID:783789
LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - The UK government has revealed that intelligence service GCHQ can snoop on British citizens' use of Facebook and Google without an individual warrant because the firms are based overseas. UK spy boss Charles Farr said ....
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ICC prosecutor calls for arresting those accused over crimes against humanity in Darfur
Date: 2014-06-17 20:32:03 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:169 - ID:783772
NEW YORK, June 17 (MENA) - Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda called Tuesday on the Security Council to take immediate action to protect victims in the ongoing Darfur crisis. The prosecutor underscored that ....
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UK, China agree £14 billion of trade and investment deals
Date: 2014-06-17 20:02:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:165 - ID:783750
LONDON, June 17 (MENA) – UK and China signed £14 billion of trade and investment deals as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to London. Chinese premier Li Keqiang oversaw the signing of deals with ....
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Cameron vows action on UK-born jihadists
Date: 2014-06-17 17:57:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:151 - ID:783504
LONDON, June 17 (MENA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said it was vital to stop UK-born jihadists trying to return home after fighting in the Middle East. "The number of foreign fighters in that area [Iraq and Syria], the number of ....
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Lavrov says West must influence Kiev to implement OSCE road map
Date: 2014-06-17 17:51:49 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:150 - ID:783498
BELGRADE, June 17 (MENA) — Kiev has completely refused to implement the road map elaborated by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the West must influence the Ukrainian authorities to resolve the situation in the ....
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US says it captured suspected leader of Benghazi attack
Date: 2014-06-17 17:23:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:144 - ID:783503
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - The United States commandos have captured the suspected ringleader of the attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Pentagon officials were quoted by The New ....
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Mount Etna erupts forcing shutdown of Sicily's major airport
Date: 2014-06-17 16:17:45 GMT - Italy - World - SN:135 - ID:783250
ROME, June 17 (MENA) - The eruption of Mount Etna volcano began spewing molten lava and ash from a crater on the south-east side of Etna, the Independent reported. The eruption did not lead to the evacuation of any mountain villages near to the ....
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FAO says it works to fight hunger and malnutrition, improve standards of food
Date: 2014-06-17 16:16:15 GMT - Italy - World - SN:134 - ID:783142
ROME, June 17 (MENA) - FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva said the international organization is focused not only on the fight against hunger in the world, but also on working towards improving the standards of food and the fight against ....
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William Hague denies government is softening its approach to Iran
Date: 2014-06-17 15:24:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:115 - ID:783249
LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague has assured MPs that the UK's policy towards Iran on terrorism and nuclear ambitions will not soften despite announcing the reopening of the British embassy in Tehran, the Telegraph ....
