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Obama to nominate first US ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades
Date: 2014-06-04 10:05:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:760381
WASHINGTON, June 4 (MENA) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate the first US ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades, a top State Department official said Tuesday as quoted by the CNN. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman called the ....
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Video shows US soldier handover
Date: 2014-06-04 09:24:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:760095
LONDON, June 4 (MENA) - The Taliban have released a video showing the moment Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US forces after five years in captivity in Afghanistan, BBC reported. The footage shows him sitting in a pick-up truck, before being ....
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Brazil respects Egyptians will: Ambassador in Tripoli
Date: 2014-06-04 09:05:22 GMT - Libya - World - SN:38 - ID:760091
TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) - Brazilian Ambassador to Libya Afonso Carbonar said Wednesday that his country appreciates and respects Egyptian leaders and people, asserting that Brazil looks for a close partnership with Egypt in the various ....
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22 killed in coal mine b in China
Date: 2014-06-04 06:08:05 GMT - China - World - SN:18 - ID:759792
BEIJING, June 4 (MENA) - A coal mine accident has killed 22 people in the south-western Chinese city of Chongqing, ABC news reported quoting the city's news office in an online statement Wednesday. The accident that took place on Tuesday ....
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Roadside bombing kills 4 afghan police officers
Date: 2014-06-04 05:34:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:759748
KABUL, June 4 (MENA) - A provincial official says four Afghan police officers were killed and another one was wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the country's south, ABC news Channel reported. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the ....
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Ban: Sisi to meet Egyptians' aspirations
Date: 2014-06-03 21:06:07 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:191 - ID:759590
NEW YORK, June 3 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed Tuesday his confidence that president-elect Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi would do his best to meet his people's aspirations, the UN posted on its website. "The Secretary-General takes ....
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PM said he did not intend to offend Islam - Egypt community
Date: 2014-06-03 19:09:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:166 - ID:759391
LONDON, June 3 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian community in Northern Ireland Afaf Ali said Tuesday Prime Minister Peter Robinson confirmed that he had never meant to offend Islam and Muslims whose active participation in the development of his country ....
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Netanyahu 'troubled' by U.S. decision to work with Palestinian gov't
Date: 2014-06-03 15:36:41 GMT - Israel - World - SN:112 - ID:758964
GAZA CITY, June 3 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he was "deeply troubled" by the United States' decision to maintain relations with the new Palestinian unity government. Netanyahu has urged the world not to work ....
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Cheney: Obama negotiated with terrorists, made bad deal
Date: 2014-06-03 15:33:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:758787
WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney had harsh words for President Obama over the recent Bergdahl negotiation. Appearing on Fox News’ The Kelly File, Cheney said “I think they [the Obama Administration] have in fact ....
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New Palestinian government to pave way for ending division: US center
Date: 2014-06-03 14:33:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:758567
WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - American working group center for Palestinian affairs has voiced hope that the formation of a new Palestinian government could end internal division. The formation of a unity government would be a preliminary step ....
