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Lavrov urges Kiev to immediately comply with Geneva agreement
Date: 2014-04-23 07:23:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:682792
MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry late on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for the Kiev authorities to comply conscientiously with the Geneva agreement of ....
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Ebola death toll rises to over 140 in Liberia, Guinea
Date: 2014-04-23 07:13:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:13 - ID:682791
GENEVA, April 23 (MENA) - A total of 142 deaths have been reported from the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, CNN reported quoting the World Health Organization as saying in a statement. The virus is still limited to the two nations, the ....
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Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila
Date: 2014-04-23 06:11:19 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:4 - ID:682724
MANILA, April 23 (MENA) - Philippine police armed with truncheon, shields and water hose clashed Wednesday with more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the U.S. Embassy in Manila to oppose a visit by President Barack Obama and a looming ....
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UK condemns killings in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-22 20:49:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:148 - ID:682267
LONDON, April 22 (MENA) – The British Government deplored Tuesday the killings happened last week in Bentiu in South Sudan and condemned attacks on the UNMISS. In a statement by the Foreign Office, British Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds said, ....
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UN voices concern over using Chlorine gas in Syria
Date: 2014-04-22 20:47:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:147 - ID:682435
NEW YORK, April 22 (MENA) – The United Nations voiced Tuesday its concerns over allegations of using the Chlorine gas in Aleppo City and other areas in Syria, the UN posted on its website. "The United Nations was aware of the reports," UN ....
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France concerned over human rights situation in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-22 19:12:31 GMT - France - World - SN:134 - ID:682434
PARIS, April 22 (MENA) - France voiced anew on Tuesday concern over the human rights situation in South Sudan. Gunmen in South Sudan massacred hundreds of civilians over their ethnic affiliations when they captured the key oil town of Bentiu last ....
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French president inaugurates Hajj exhibition in Paris
Date: 2014-04-22 17:26:19 GMT - France - World - SN:115 - ID:682189
PARIS, April 22 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande inaugurated Tuesday the Hajj (pilgrimage) exhibition held in the Arab World Institute here in the presence of Egyptian Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister ....
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William Bursn heads for London
Date: 2014-04-22 17:19:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:113 - ID:682190
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns headed Tuesday for London on a two-day visit to Britain. Burns will confer with senior British officials on bilateral ties, the Ukrainian crisis and the current situation in ....
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Head of Union of Egyptians in Europe hails outcome of meeting with FM
Date: 2014-04-22 14:55:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:681472
LONDON, April 22 (MENA) – Essam Abdel Samad, head of the London-based Union of Egyptians in Europe, has hailed as "fruitful" a meeting held in Cairo with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on the latest developments in Egypt. The meeting tackled the ....
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4 killed in petrol station blast in Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-22 12:06:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:57 - ID:681397
KIEV, April 22 (MENA) – Four people were killed in an explosion at a petrol station near the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, the BBC reported Tuesday. No further details have been revealed so far. (MENA) AB/DA ....
