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Former VP Cheney: Obama 'very, very weak president'
Date: 2014-05-29 11:41:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:750210
WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News that he believes President Barack Obama is a “very, very weak president” who does not understand America's obligations around the world. Cheney said in an interview ....
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N. Korea agrees to reinvestigate abductions: Abe
Date: 2014-05-29 11:17:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:97 - ID:750172
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. The announcement came a day after the two countries ended their latest round of intergovernmental ....
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About 300 Ukrainian mercenaries from Syria fighting in south-eastern Ukraine — source
Date: 2014-05-29 11:14:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:750173
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - About 300 Ukrainian mercenaries who fought in Syria on the opposition side against Bashar Assad returned to Ukraine in March-April and are now participating in the punitive operation of Ukrainian government forces in the ....
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Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian leaders sign treaty on creation of Eurasian Economic Union
Date: 2014-05-29 10:27:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:749921
MOSCOW, May 29 (MENA) - Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed a treaty on setting up the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The treaty will come into effect on January 1, 2015, ITAR TASS news agency reported. The presidents signed ....
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OIC IPHRC to discuss Muslim situation in Myanmar, Central African Republic
Date: 2014-05-29 07:13:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:56 - ID:749709
JEDDAH, May 29 (MENA) - The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) is scheduled to start its fifth session in Jeddah on Sunday in the presence of all its member states. In the week-long session, the commission is expected to ....
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6 out of 10 S. Koreans view N. Korea as partner of cooperation: poll
Date: 2014-05-29 07:11:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:55 - ID:749698
SEOUL, May 29 (MENA) - Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans view North Korea as a partner of cooperation, Yonhap cited a poll as saying Thursday. The survey of 1,000 South Koreans found that 58.2 percent of respondents said North Korea is a country ....
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Insurgents holding OSCE observers
Date: 2014-05-29 06:35:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:52 - ID:749696
KIEV, May 29 (MENA) - An insurgent leader's fighters in Ukraine are holding four observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the BBC reported. Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the self-proclaimed "people's mayor" of Slovyansk, a ....
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Bombs kill 1 Afghan policeman
Date: 2014-05-29 06:32:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:51 - ID:749697
KABUL, May 29 (MENA) - An Afghan officer said that two roadside bombings in the southern city of Kandahar have killed one policeman and wounded four others, ABC News reported Thursday. Officer Shamsullha, who like many Afghans goes by only one ....
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Quake rattles Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Date: 2014-05-29 06:30:32 GMT - Dominican - World - SN:50 - ID:749654
SANTO DOMINGO, May 29 (MENA) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the waters between the Dominican Republic and the US territory of Puerto Rico, shaking buildings in both places, ABC reported Thursday. There were no reports of injuries or ....
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Lebanese ambassador to South Korea killed in car crash
Date: 2014-05-29 06:28:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:749692
SEOUL, May 29 (MENA) -- The Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea died in a car accident in central Seoul on Thursday, Yonhap quoted police and fire officials as saying. A sedan carrying Jad Saeed El-Hassan, the top Lebanese diplomat in Seoul, ....
