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  • Iran to continue scientific, technological progress-- president

    Date: 2014-04-15 14:00:43 GMT - Iran - World - SN:71 - ID:669526

    TEHRAN, April 15 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said Iran will steadily pursue its scientific and technological progress, IRNA news agency reported. Addressing a gathering of local people in this southeastern provincial ....

  • Guinea Ebola outbreak under control: foreign minister

    Date: 2014-04-15 09:56:58 GMT - Guinea - World - SN:32 - ID:669004

    KONAKRY, April 15 (MENA) - Guinea's Foreign Minister Francois Fall has said that his country had brought the spread of the deadly Ebola virus under control after more than 100 people have died, "Africa 1" radio reported. "We are pleased to say ....

  • Mansour greets Copts in Austria on Easter

    Date: 2014-04-15 09:56:43 GMT - Austria - World - SN:31 - ID:668995

    VIENNA, April 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa conveyed the greetings of President Adly Mansour to Egyptian Copts in Austria on the Easter. In his cable, Mansour voiced his best wishes for the Copts, asserting that Egypt is ....

  • Putin signs order appointing Aksyonov interim head of Crimea

    Date: 2014-04-15 09:55:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:669005

    MOSCOW, April 15 (MENA) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed an order appointing Sergey Aksyonov interim head of the Republic of Crimea, ITAR TASS news agency reported. The document dated April 14 that came into effect from the day of ....

  • US condemns Nigeria bombing

    Date: 2014-04-15 09:41:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:668890

    WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - The US condemned the attack on the Nyanya Motor Park just south of Nigeria's capital Abuja that killed over 70 people. "We are outraged by these senseless acts of violence against innocent civilians," State ....

  • Former MP wounded as wife and daughter killed in armed attack in Istanbul

    Date: 2014-04-15 09:40:27 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:27 - ID:668917

    ANKARA, April 15 (MENA) - Three people were killed in an attack on the car of former Motherland Party (ANAP) deputy Adnan Yıldız, in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district, on April 15, CNN Turk News reported. The former deputy’s wife and daughter, who ....

  • Fresh Quake Hits Nicaragua, Damaging Some Buildings

    Date: 2014-04-15 08:15:03 GMT - Nicaragua - World - SN:16 - ID:668691

    MANAGUA, April 15 (MENA) - A fresh aftershock is causing alarm in Nicaragua's capital, sending thousands of people fleeing into the streets overnight, France International Radio reported on Tuesday. President Daniel Ortega told local radio no ....

  • Obama to visit Japan on April 23-25: White House

    Date: 2014-04-15 08:14:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:668693

    TOKYO, April 15 (MENA) - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Japan for three days from April 23 on the first leg of a weeklong Asian tour that will also take him to South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines, Kyodo news agency reported. On ....

  • Iran, Qatar review implementation of security agreement

    Date: 2014-04-15 08:00:05 GMT - Iran - World - SN:14 - ID:668692

    TEHRAN, April 15 (MENA) – Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Police Affairs Ali Abdollahi and Qatars Director-General of Public Security Staff, Major General Saad Bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, in a meeting in Doha on Monday discussed ....

  • Ukrainian PM greets Swiss president with Danish flag

    Date: 2014-04-14 20:54:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:164 - ID:668408

    KIEV, April 14 (MENA) - An official visit of Switzerland’s president to Ukraine has kicked off with a diplomatic blunder as the country’s coup-imposed authorities greeted him with Danish flag instead of the Swiss, Russia Today reported on ....

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