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Ukip leader vows to stand down if party fails to win seats in elections
Date: 2014-03-16 19:39:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:150 - ID:613211
LONDON, March 16 (MENA) - Leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage has reaffirmed his pledge to stand down as Ukip leader if his party fails to win any seats in the 2015 general election, the BBC has reported. He told the BBC's Sunday ....
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Hague: Crimea referendum has no legitimacy
Date: 2014-03-16 19:21:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:147 - ID:613223
LONDON, March 16 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday that the referendum held today in Crimea on joining Russia has no legitimacy. "A referendum is due in Crimea ... this in our view ... is a referendum that would carry no ....
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Ukraine moves to restrict entry on eastern border with Russia - paper
Date: 2014-03-16 17:37:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:121 - ID:613081
KIEV, March 16 (MENA) - Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Sunday that Ukraine's eastern border has been almost completely shut down with Russia, Kiev Post reported. Many Russians have been refused entry to Ukraine if they are ....
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Turnout at referendum in Sevastopol reaches about 60%
Date: 2014-03-16 17:21:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:120 - ID:613004
SEVASTOPOL/CRIMEA, March 16 (MENA) - Turnout at the referendum in Sevastopol reaches at least 60%, ITAR-TASS quoted chairman of the city election commission Valery Medvedev as saying on Sunday. “According to data, which is being specified ....
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Moderate quake hits northern Sumatra
Date: 2014-03-16 16:41:52 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:116 - ID:612925
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit northern Sumatra on Saturday, Bernama news agency reported. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the epicenter was 25 km northwest of Permatang Siantar, ....
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Dozens of Egyptians protest outside premises of MB's international organization
Date: 2014-03-16 16:41:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:115 - ID:612994
LONDON, March 16 (MENA) - Dozens of Egyptians staged Sunday protests outside the premises of the Muslim Brotherhood's international organization in London to condemn MB members' terrorist acts and demand their expulsion from Britain. Raising the ....
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Ukraine should curb ultra-nationalists terrorizing Russian-speaking population - Lavrov
Date: 2014-03-16 16:37:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:612855
MOSCOW, March 16 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed the situation in Ukraine and Crimea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Facebook. The report also states that Lavrov has ....
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Russia’s Muslims to support Crimean people’s choice: Supreme Mufti
Date: 2014-03-16 16:19:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:612962
MOSCOW, March 16 (MENA) – The head of the Central Muslim Board of Russia Talgat Tadjuddin said on Sunday Russia’s Muslims will support the people of Crimea in their decision to be made in today’s referendum, Itar Tass reported. “What we are ....
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Ukrainian interim foreign minister calls Russian military movements a 'provocation'
Date: 2014-03-16 15:51:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:101 - ID:612860
KIEV, March 16 (MENA) - Ukrainian Interim Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsa accused Russian forces of entering the Ukrainian mainland, calling their actions a “provocation” and warning that his country is prepared to defend itself. Deshchytsa ....
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4th Egyptian-Dutch advisory council on water management kicks off in Aswan
Date: 2014-03-16 13:08:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:74 - ID:612459
CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - The fourth Egyptian-Dutch advisory council kicked off in Aswan, under Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Moteleb, to discuss ways of making use of the Dutch experiences in waste water treatment recycling ....
