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  • South Korea hospice fire kills 21

    Date: 2014-05-28 06:07:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:747339

    SEOUL, May 28 (MENA) - At least 20 patients and a nurse have been killed in a fire at a hospice in Janseong county, South Korea, BBC reported on Wednesday. Six others are in critical condition after the fire at Hyosarang Hospital, about 300km ....

  • State Department calls for all US citizens to leave Libya

    Date: 2014-05-28 03:39:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:747262

    WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The State Department has urged all U.S. citizens to immediately leave Libya due to security concerns, Fox News reported. The evacuation warning came shortly after the USS Bataan, with about 1,000 Marines aboard, sailed ....

  • US awaits results of Egypt's presidential vote: spokeswoman

    Date: 2014-05-27 21:14:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:195 - ID:747187

    WASHINGTON, May 27 (MENA) – US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said Washington is waiting for the results of Egypt's presidential vote. The spokeswoman said that the US was waiting for the reports of the international monitors on the ....

  • Boko Haram occupies Nigerian villages

    Date: 2014-05-27 14:09:12 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:111 - ID:746509

    ABUJA, May 27 (MENA) - Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terror group attacked various communities around the rocky mountains of Gwoza town of Borno State, residents and a public official said. The insurgents also hoisted their flags ....

  • 3 arrested for links to terror group

    Date: 2014-05-27 10:35:35 GMT - Norway - World - SN:57 - ID:745856

    OSLO, May 27 (MENA) - Norway's security service says three men with alleged links to an al-Qaida splinter group have been arrested on preliminary charges of supporting or participating in a terror organization, ABC News reported. The PST security ....

  • Russia delivers three Mi-17B-5 helicopters to Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-05-27 10:03:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:745957

    KABUL, May 27 (MENA) - Russia has delivered three more Mi-17B-5 helicopters to the air force of Afghanistan, Local Khaama Press reported. According to the Russian officials, the number of helicopters delivered to Afghan air force has reached to 15 ....

  • Zarif, Ashton start 2nd day of talks in Istanbul

    Date: 2014-05-27 10:01:03 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:44 - ID:745804

    ISTANBUL, May 27 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held the second day of talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over Tehran’s nuclear energy program in Istanbul, Press TV reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed a ....

  • Pakistan bus crash kills 16, including 10 children Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_27/Pakistan-bus-crash-kills-16-including-10-children-3132/

    Date: 2014-05-27 09:29:45 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:41 - ID:745803

    ISLAMABAD, May 27 (MENA) - A bus accident on Tuesday in Pakistan's northwestern valley of Swat left 16 people dead, including 10 children, officials said. The bus, carrying passengers home from the central Punjab province to the Kalam hill ....

  • Mansour congratulates Georgia on Independence Day

    Date: 2014-05-27 08:48:01 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:34 - ID:745722

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Interim President Adly Mansour congratulated on Tuesday the Georgian people on their national Day. Mansour delegated Presidency Secretary Tarek Afeefy to deliver his congratulatory message to the Georgian embassy in Cairo. ....

  • India, Pakistan leaders meet

    Date: 2014-05-27 08:23:14 GMT - India - World - SN:29 - ID:745616

    NEW DELHI, May 27 (MENA) - A firm but simple handshake sent a message to the world on Monday that the heads of India and Pakistan are ready to talk, CNN reported. And talk they did on Tuesday during the first one-on-one meeting between India's ....

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