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Israeli defense minister leans toward Israeli operation in Iran, as Obama portrays 'weakness'
Date: 2014-03-18 10:30:51 GMT - Israel - World - SN:43 - ID:616018
GAZA CITY, March 18 (MENA) - Based on his evaluation that the United States isn’t going to do anything to frustrate the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Monday he’s changed his mind and now leans toward supporting ....
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Greece: 7 migrants killed in boat sinking
Date: 2014-03-18 10:14:34 GMT - Greece - World - SN:37 - ID:615765
ATHENS, March 18 (MENA) - Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they had recovered the bodies of seven immigrants who drowned overnight when a boat sank in the eastern Aegean Sea after traveling illegally from nearby Turkey, ABC news reported. The ....
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Biden arrives in Poland to send signal to Russia
Date: 2014-03-18 10:13:48 GMT - Poland - World - SN:36 - ID:616013
WARSAW, March 18 (MENA) - Stepping into a region on edge, US Vice President Joe Biden came to Poland on Tuesday to reassure anxious allies that the US will stand up to Russia's aggression in neighboring Ukraine, even as Moscow brushes aside ....
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Deterioration in U.S.-Russian relations may disrupt coming talks with Iran, says paper
Date: 2014-03-18 09:05:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:615862
NEW YORK, March 18 (MENA) - Tensions between the West and Russia over events in Ukraine have cast a shadow over the second round of talks set to begin on Tuesday in Vienna on a permanent nuclear agreement with Iran, The New York Times ....
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Putin signs decree recognizing Crimea as sovereign state
Date: 2014-03-18 07:24:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:615680
MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognizing Crimea as a sovereign state, RTE News reported Tuesday. It comes after the Ukrainian region declared itself independent and applied to join Russia ....
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Japan announces steps to punish Russia over Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-18 07:04:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:615672
TOKYO, March 18 (MENA) - Japan announced a set of measures Tuesday to punish Russia for intervening in Ukraine to support the independence of its Crimea region, including suspension of talks for easing visa issuance conditions, Kyodo news ....
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15 people killed in suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan
Date: 2014-03-18 06:44:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:4 - ID:615636
KABUL, March 18 (MENA) - A suicide bomb attack in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people including women and children, the BBC reported quoting officials as having said Tuesday. Another 27 were wounded in the attack in Maymana, the ....
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OSCE launches new guidebook on community policing in preventing of terrorism
Date: 2014-03-17 21:39:34 GMT - Austria - World - SN:193 - ID:615470
VIENNA, March 17 (MENA) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has launched a new guidebook about the role of community policing in preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism and radicalization. In a ....
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Serbian Progressive Party wins 158 seats in Serbian parliament
Date: 2014-03-17 21:37:00 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:191 - ID:615472
BELGRADE, March 17 (MENA) - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)-led coalition swept 158 seats in the Serbian parliament, the SPS-led coalition secured 44 seats, the Democratic Party (DS) – 19, and the New Democratic Party -18 seats, according to the ....
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Majority of Russians see their country as superpower – poll
Date: 2014-03-17 21:24:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:190 - ID:615471
MOSCOW, March 17 (MENA) - A majority of Russians believe their country is a great power and an important player in the international arena, an independent pollster said Monday, according to RIA Novosti. Some 63 percent of respondents said modern ....
