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  • Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk seeks to join Russia

    Date: 2014-04-07 20:50:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:164 - ID:655343

    MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) – A council established by local pro-federalization demonstrators on Monday declared plans to schedule a referendum by mid-May on the formation of an independent Republic of Donetsk, which could seek to join Russia, the ....

  • India successfully test fires supersonic cruise missile

    Date: 2014-04-07 20:22:52 GMT - India - World - SN:162 - ID:655310

    NEW DELHI, April 7 (MENA) – The Indian Army on Monday successfully test fired an advanced version of 290 km range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos as part of a user trial at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, the Indian Express newspaper ....

  • Russia won’t let NGOs be used for destructive ends as in Ukraine: Putin

    Date: 2014-04-07 20:17:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:159 - ID:655322

    MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the country will not allow the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be used toward destructive ends as has recently happened in Ukraine, RIA Novosti ....

  • UN chief 'deeply concerned' over instability in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-07 20:16:21 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:158 - ID:655308

    NEW YORK, April 7 (MENA) – A spokesperson for the Secretary General said that the Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the heightened instability in eastern Ukraine over the weekend. He urges all with responsibility and influence over the ....

  • Chuck Hagel to be first foreigner to visit Chinese aircraft carrier

    Date: 2014-04-07 20:15:41 GMT - China - World - SN:157 - ID:655311

    BEIJING, April 7 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning at the Yuchi Naval Base at Qingdao, CNN quoted a defense official as saying on Monday. Hagel will be the first foreigner allowed on board, ....

  • New signal sounds 'just like' one from Malaysia flight 370

    Date: 2014-04-07 19:59:58 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:156 - ID:655251

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (MENA) - After a month of searching, investigators now have their "most promising" lead yet in finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. A pinger locator in the Indian Ocean has detected signals consistent with those emitted by ....

  • Russia insists on constitutional reforms in Ukraine: Lavrov

    Date: 2014-04-07 19:37:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:152 - ID:655265

    MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed that his country insists on constitutional reforms in Ukraine, the Voice of Russia reported. During a phone call with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday, the ....

  • Japan, US to continue TPP talks

    Date: 2014-04-07 17:33:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:137 - ID:655118

    TOKYO, April 7 (MENA) - Japanese and US trade officials will continue talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Tuesday, after failing to find a middle ground on tariffs on beef and pork the previous day, NHK World ....

  • FAO reveals trilateral food security plan for post-2015 agenda

    Date: 2014-04-07 15:38:53 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:108 - ID:654757

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have unveiled the results of their joint work to develop targets and ....

  • Egyptian inventors snatch gold, bronze medals in Geneva-hosted exhibition

    Date: 2014-04-07 13:03:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:73 - ID:654206

    GENEVA, April 7 (MENA) - Egyptian inventors, taking part in he 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, won several gold and bronze medals in appreciation of their important inventions. Egypt's Consul General in Geneva Ahmed Shahin ....

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