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American arrested in Venezuela on murder charges
Date: 2014-04-23 20:27:44 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:176 - ID:684694
CARACAS, April 23 (MENA) - A US citizen has been arrested in Venezuela on attempted murder and weapons charges after he allegedly shot another man, authorities said Wednesday. Venezuela's Supreme Court said Todd Michael Leininger was arrested ....
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Palestinians' legitimate aspirations can’t be fulfilled without consolidation - Russian FM
Date: 2014-04-23 18:25:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:160 - ID:684505
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - Moscow welcomes practical steps to reset the process of Palestinian reconciliation, Itar-Tass News Agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Wednesday. It described as “important” the visit to Gaza by a ....
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RAF jet chases Russian planes away from UK
Date: 2014-04-23 17:29:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:145 - ID:684415
LONDON, April 23 (MENA) - Two Russian surveillance planes which flew close to UK airspace have been chased away by an RAF jet fighter, Sky News channel reported on Wednesday. The aircraft turned away from Britain when an RAF Typhoon was scrambled ....
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Moscow will respond to attacks on Russian interests -- Lavrov
Date: 2014-04-23 14:49:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:683923
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) – Moscow will be forced to respond correspondingly to any actions undermining the interests of Russian citizens, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. “If we are attacked, we would certainly respond,” ....
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Aid efforts for Syria failed, U.N. chiefs say
Date: 2014-04-23 14:47:36 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:97 - ID:683971
NEW YORK, April 23 (MENA) - Two months after the United Nations Security Council ordered Syria’s warring parties to allow access for humanitarian aid to civilians, the heads of five United Nations agencies warned on Wednesday that diplomacy had ....
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Abe, Obama to confirm Japan-US security pact will cover Senkakus
Date: 2014-04-23 12:27:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:69 - ID:683671
TOKYO, April 23 (MENA) - The Japanese and US governments are making final arrangements for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama to reaffirm that the bilateral security treaty covers the Japan-administered Senkaku islets in the ....
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Italy grants 40 scholarships to Egyptian researchers
Date: 2014-04-23 12:14:35 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:67 - ID:683577
CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) – The Italian Embassy in Cairo will grant 40 scholarships to Egyptian researchers as part of a scholarship program funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR). ....
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UN heads say Syria aid needs ‘largely unanswered’
Date: 2014-04-23 11:33:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:683333
GENEVA, April 23 (MENA) – The directors of five United Nations agencies that provide humanitarian aid to Syria warned on Wednesday that diplomacy had failed and that the desperate plight of civilians in many parts of the country was getting ....
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US clears Egypt for some military assistance
Date: 2014-04-23 11:27:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:683328
WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its 35-year-old peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance, The Wall Street ....
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S. Korea ferry death toll rises to 150
Date: 2014-04-23 08:44:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:30 - ID:683048
SEOUL, April 24 (MENA) - The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster climbed to 150 Wednesday, one week since the passenger boat capsized off the country's southwest coast, the BBC reported. Divers are slowly working their way ....
