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Iran’s Rouhani to attend Intl. Nowruz festivities
Date: 2014-03-22 08:53:31 GMT - Iran - World - SN:20 - ID:623397
TEHRAN, March 22 (MENA) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Afghanistan to attend the fourth international Nowruz celebrations, Press TV reported Saturday. President Rouhani will pay a day-long visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to ....
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US condemns Turkey's Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 22:13:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:162 - ID:623080
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The US Department of State condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision Thursday to block Twitter access in Turkey. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said Friday "We urge the Turkish ....
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-03-21 22:01:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:160 - ID:623045
NEW YORK, March 21 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the attacks that killed scores of civilians including women and children in Afghanistan this week. "The deliberate targeting of civilians is a flagrant breach of ....
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US Army spends $2.5M so far in Malaysia missing plane search - Pentagon
Date: 2014-03-21 21:53:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:157 - ID:623044
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The Pentagon on Friday said it has spent $ 2.5 million to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The Defense Department has been flying high-tech surveillance planes to assist in the effort. The ....
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US says deeply concerned about Turkish Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 21:52:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:156 - ID:623041
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - The White House said on Friday it was deeply concerned about banning Twitter in Turkey, warning that the action undermines the democratic governance. "The United States is deeply concerned that the Turkish government ....
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Japan's PM vows continued support to find missing Malaysian plane
Date: 2014-03-21 19:54:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:151 - ID:623006
TOKYO, March 21 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Tokyo will continue to support international search efforts to find the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, NHK World reported. Abe spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib ....
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6.5 magnitude earthquake hits east of Andaman Islands, India
Date: 2014-03-21 18:55:13 GMT - India - World - SN:142 - ID:622959
NEW DELHI, March 21 (MENA) – The US Geological Survey said Friday a strong earthquake has shaken an area east of India's Andaman Islands. There were no immediate reports of serious damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, Fox News reported. It ....
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6 killed, injured in New Jersey fire
Date: 2014-03-21 18:54:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:141 - ID:622955
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) – Three persons were killed and three others were injured on Friday after fire has been set in a motel located in Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey . "investigators are sifting through the blackened rubble looking for ....
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Malaysia welcomes aid from foreign intelligence bodies on missing plane
Date: 2014-03-21 17:42:54 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:130 - ID:622812
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (MENA) - The Inspector General of Malaysian Police Khalid Abu Bakar welcomed aid from foreign intelligence bodies in the investigation for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. He said the Malaysian ....
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S. Korea president to focus German trip on unification
Date: 2014-03-21 17:37:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:128 - ID:622847
SEOUL, March 21 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to use an upcoming trip to Germany to learn from the unification experience of the formerly divided European nation to help South Korea prepare to become one nation with North ....
