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Hague: international protocol on sexual violence in conflict to be launched
Date: 2014-06-11 12:58:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:772628
LONDON, June 11 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that a London summit on ending sexual violence during war will witness the launch of a new international protocol for documenting and investigating sexual violence in ....
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Pope Francis tells corrupt persons to repent
Date: 2014-06-11 11:35:46 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:45 - ID:772395
ROME / VATICAN, June 11 (MENA) - Pope Francis warned corrupt persons in positions of power that they would do well to fear God’s justice and repent. During the course of the catechetical portion of his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis spoke ....
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OPEC 165th ordinary meeting kicks off in Vienna
Date: 2014-06-11 10:54:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:39 - ID:772368
VIENNA, June 11 (MENA) - The 165th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) kicked off here in Vienna Wednesday under the Chairmanship of its President Mustafa Jassim Mohammad Al-Shamali, ....
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Pakistan summons Afghan ambassador following attack on Karachi airport
Date: 2014-06-11 09:20:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:31 - ID:772068
KABUL, June 11 (MENA) - The foreign ministry officials said Tuesday that the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan was summoned following militants attack on Karachi airport, ABC news reported. Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni, spokesman for the ministry of foreign ....
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Top Filipino terror suspect captured near airport
Date: 2014-06-11 09:17:40 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:29 - ID:772065
MANILA, June 11 (MENA) - Philippine army troops and police on Wednesday captured a top Filipino commander of the Abu Sayyaf extremist group who is on the U.S. list of most-wanted terrorists and has acknowledged receiving al-Qaida funds to finance ....
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Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine gas debt in phone call
Date: 2014-06-11 08:09:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:771921
MOSCOW, June 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the progress of talks on Ukraine's natural gas supplies debt to Russia. "Putin stressed that despite the emerged ....
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UN 'will mediate in China-Vietnam row'
Date: 2014-06-11 08:08:52 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:23 - ID:771919
NEW YORK, June 11 (MENA) - The United Nations says it is willing to mediate in the territorial row between China and Vietnam, BBC reported. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric called for both sides to resolve the dispute peacefully and legally. In ....
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Toyota recalls another 650,000 vehicles for airbag flaws
Date: 2014-06-11 08:08:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:771971
TOKYO, June 11 (MENA) - Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 650,000 vehicles in Japan because of potentially defective airbags, expanding a costly recall it announced in 2013 because the supplier, Takata Corp, had not fully identified the ....
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Brazil 'ready' for football World Cup, says Rousseff
Date: 2014-06-11 08:06:41 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:20 - ID:771935
BRASILIA, June 11 (MENA) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday, the BBC reported Wednesday. In a TV address, she said "the pessimists" had been ....
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6 killed in Mexico City in apparent revenge attack
Date: 2014-06-11 07:54:50 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:18 - ID:771863
MEXICO CITY, June 11 (MENA) - Six people, including two minors, were shot to death inside a Mexico City home in a possible dispute among drug gangs, ABC news reported on Wednesday. Mexico City Attorney General Rodolfo Rios said the killings late ....
