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William Hague and Angelina Jolie on joint visit to Bosnia
Date: 2014-03-27 19:10:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:145 - ID:634883
LONDON, March 27 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie are visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina one year after their field visit to meet survivors of rape in the ....
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Woman arrested after firing shots at KTRK-TV studios in Texas
Date: 2014-03-27 17:34:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:129 - ID:634464
WASHINGTON, March 27 (MENA) - A person opened fire outside the Channel 13 studios Houston in Texas this morning, and was quickly taken into police custody. It happened just after 9am on Bissonnet near Buffalo Speedway, according to ABC 13 News on ....
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Putin: Russia will create national payment system
Date: 2014-03-27 14:01:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:105 - ID:634249
MOSCOW, March 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that a national payment system similar to those of Japan and China would be created. "These systems work in country's like Japan and China, and they work very well. ....
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Russian Emergencies Ministry sends humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan
Date: 2014-03-27 13:46:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:633796
MOSCOW, March 27 (MENA) - Humanitarian aid has been sent to Syrian refugees staying in Jordan, Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Situations says. “In pursuance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s instructions the Il-76 aircraft has left for ....
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Obama arrives at Italy's presidential palace
Date: 2014-03-27 13:15:10 GMT - Italy - World - SN:97 - ID:634149
ROME, March 27 (MENA) - United States President Barack Obama arrived at the presidential palace in Rome on Thursday ahead of holding a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The meeting will be followed by lunch at the Quirinale ....
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President Obama meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
Date: 2014-03-27 13:11:25 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:94 - ID:634150
VATICAN CITY, ROME, March 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, ABC News reported. In his first official visit, which began earlier in the day in Rome, the president and the pope met for about 50 ....
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Philippines, Muslim rebel group sign peace deal
Date: 2014-03-27 12:05:49 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:78 - ID:633689
MANILA, March 27 (MENA) - The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino ....
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Ukraine seeks EU membership
Date: 2014-03-27 12:00:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:73 - ID:633936
KIEV, March 27 (MENA) - The main aim for Ukraine is European Union membership, Oleksandr Turchynov, parliament-appointed Acting President of Ukraine said today during the 21st meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Cooperation between Ukraine and ....
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Iranian, Afghan, Tajik, Pakistani presidents hold talks in Kabul
Date: 2014-03-27 11:00:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:59 - ID:633786
KABUL, March 27 (MENA) – The quartet meeting of the Iranian, Afghan, Tajik and Pakistani presidents started here on Thursday on the sidelines of the Nowrouz festival currently underway in this country, IRNA news agency reported. During the ....
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Pope Francis receives Obama
Date: 2014-03-27 10:36:35 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:54 - ID:633616
THE VATICAN, March 27 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican received on Thursday US President Barack Obama for the first time here, the BBC said. Obama said it was a "great honor" to meet Pope Francis for the first time during a European tour. He ....
