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Israel navy has new weapon to counter Hezbollah
Date: 2014-05-08 19:15:43 GMT - Israel - World - SN:143 - ID:711035
GAZA CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Israel's navy has a new weapon in the fight against threats from Syria and Hezbollah. Its newly installed "MF-STAR" radar system is designed to counter the Yakhont (S-800) anti-ship missiles used by both, Ynet news ....
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Russia to begin moon colonization in 2030-Report
Date: 2014-05-08 15:34:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:710603
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) – Russia has drafted a program for colonization of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030, the Russian Izvestia daily said Thursday, citing an official document, Russia's RIA ....
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Putin showcases Russian military preparedness to neighbors
Date: 2014-05-08 14:51:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:710697
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) - Russian strategic offensive and defensive forces are prepared and proficient, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday after overseeing a routine drill of the country’s armed forces. The exercises were attended by ....
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ICRC, IFRC mark 150 years of humanitarian action
Date: 2014-05-08 13:42:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:86 - ID:710430
GENEVA, May 8 (MENA) - Everyday most of the seven billion people in the world are touched by the Red Cross and Red Crescent without even realizing it, said the International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross ....
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Ukraine deploys 15,000-strong military force near Russia’s borders – Russian official
Date: 2014-05-08 13:21:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:710421
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) – Ukraine has deployed a 15,000-strong military force near Russia’s borders, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov was quoted by the ITAR-TASS News Agency as saying. “The 15,000-strong grouping of Ukrainian forces ....
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Azhar decries massacre against Muslims in India
Date: 2014-05-08 13:00:10 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:75 - ID:710315
CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Al-Azhar has strongly deplored a massacre carried out against Muslim citizens in Assam state of India, leaving scores of people dead, including children and women. Al-Azhar expressed, in a statement Thursday, deep concern ....
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Thailand ex-PM Yingluck faces corruption charge
Date: 2014-05-08 12:42:16 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:71 - ID:710323
BANGKOK, May 8 (MENA) - Thailand's anti-graft body has indicted ousted leader Yingluck Shinawatra over a controversial rice subsidy scheme, the BBC reported. The case will now be voted on at the Senate. If impeached, Ms Yingluck will be barred ....
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Afghan intelligence foils suicide attack in Jalalabad city
Date: 2014-05-08 12:41:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:70 - ID:710319
KABUL, May 8 (MENA) - Afghan intelligence operatives foiled a suicide plot in eastern Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement Thursday said a suicide bomber was arrested in ....
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Iranian DM, Chinese state councilor meet in Beijing
Date: 2014-05-08 11:10:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:53 - ID:709834
TEHRAN, May 8 (MENA) - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and Chinese State Council Yang Jiechi discussed on Thursday the latest developments in bilateral ties and on the international scene, Fars news agency ....
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Abu Hamza trial: Imam ‘secretly worked with MI5 to keep streets of London safe’
Date: 2014-05-08 10:39:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:709963
LONDON, May 8 (MENA) - Defense team of Abu Hamza, the former imam of Finsbury Park mosque in London, told the judge that during the time covered by the charges against him he had been in close contact with British security services, offering ....
