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  • Moscow denies any military moves on borders with Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-09 09:24:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:657795

    MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Moscow has denied taking any extraordinary military measures in the areas close to the borders with Ukraine, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The statement said accusations leveled against Russian to reinforce ....

  • US, NATO warn Russia against further intervention in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-09 09:18:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:657901

    NEW York, April 9 (MENA) - As the government in Kiev moved to reassert control over pro-Russian protesters across eastern Ukraine, the United States and NATO issued stern warnings to Moscow about further intervention in the country’s affairs amid ....

  • Russia will respond only to increased sanctions over Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-09 09:06:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:657836

    WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) – For nearly three weeks after announcing the annexation of Crimea, Russian President Vladi­mir Putin held off on further dismemberment of Ukraine. No doubt he was measuring the West’s reaction to the first forcible change ....

  • Azeri president Aliyev arrives in Iran for talks

    Date: 2014-04-09 07:25:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:19 - ID:657611

    TEHRAN, April 9 (MENA) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran to hold talks on a range of issues, including bilateral ties, Press TV channel said on Wednesday. Aliyev arrived at Mehrabad International Airport ....

  • Thomas Friedman: We need a strategy to help Ukraine and to undermine Putinism today

    Date: 2014-04-09 07:18:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:657536

    NEW YORK, April 9 (MENA) - "Shortly before the Sochi Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin played in an exhibition hockey game there. In retrospect, he was clearly warming up for his takeover of Crimea. Putin doesn't strike me as a chess ....

  • S. Korea pushes to buy 10 low-altitude radars from Israel

    Date: 2014-04-09 07:08:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:657576

    SEOUL, April 9 (MENA) - South Korea is pushing to buy about 10 low-altitude radars from Israel to better detect small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and thereby counter threats posed by North Korean drones, military officials said Wednesday, Yonhap ....

  • Two more sets of signals detected, Australian officials say

    Date: 2014-04-09 07:07:47 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:657547

    SYDNEY, April 9 (MENA) - An Australian search vessel has detected two more sets of signals that might originate from “black box” flight recorders from the Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for more than a month, ABC news reported quoting an ....

  • Putin, Jordanian King discuss peace process, situation in Syria

    Date: 2014-04-09 07:05:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:657541

    MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan arrives in Russia on Wednesday at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reported. Putin and Abdullah are expected to discuss regional security matters, the ....

  • Blast kills 23 in market on edge of Pakistani capital

    Date: 2014-04-09 06:51:54 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:657546

    ISLAMABAD, April 9 (MENA) - A bomb exploded at a vegetable market on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 39, Sky news reported quoting police and hospital officials. The early morning blast, as ....

  • 60 killed, injured in bombing in Islamabad

    Date: 2014-04-09 06:25:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:657528

    ISLAMABAD, April 9 (MENA) – Fifteen persons were killed and around 45 injured on Wednesday after an explosive device went off in the main public market for fruits and vegetables in Islamabad, "Russia Today" Channel reported. The Pakistani ....

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