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  • Bulgarian FM urges withdrawal of Russian troops from Crimea

    Date: 2014-03-15 16:19:31 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:111 - ID:610982

    SOFIA, March 15 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin pointed out Saturday that Bulgaria subscribed to the appeal of the international community for an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops back to their permanent bases and for the admission ....

  • Iran says sabotage prevented at nuclear facility

    Date: 2014-03-15 15:51:41 GMT - Iran - World - SN:98 - ID:610988

    TEHRAN, March 15 (MENA) - Iranian authorities have prevented attempted sabotage at the country's heavy water nuclear reactor, a senior official said Saturday without giving specifics as to the nature of the attempted disruption or its suspected ....

  • Karzai:War was "imposed" on us

    Date: 2014-03-15 12:46:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:610515

    KABUL, March 15 (MENA) – Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said the 12- year war in Afghanistan was "imposed" on his nation. In his address to Afghanistan's parliament Saturday, Karzai said his military, which already protects 93 percent of the ....

  • Saudi Arabia "important" strategic partner to China - Chinese PM

    Date: 2014-03-15 08:28:18 GMT - China - World - SN:24 - ID:609925

    BEIJING, March 15 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia is an important strategic partner to China in the Middle East and the Gulf region, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang told visiting Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz al-Saud during a meeting held on ....

  • Venezuela accuses US secretary of state of 'murder'

    Date: 2014-03-15 08:05:12 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:20 - ID:609915

    CARACAS, March 15 (MENA) - Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of inciting violence and called him a "murderer", according to The BBC. Jaua was reacting to comments by Kerry, who accused Venezuela ....

  • 2 killed, as pro-Russian activists clash in Ukraine's Kharkiv

    Date: 2014-03-15 07:52:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:609877

    KIEV, March 15 (MENA) - Two people were killed in clashes between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian activists in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, according to The BBC. Five people were injured overnight, as gunshots were fired. Rival groups blamed ....

  • Decision to hold Crimea referendum complies with international law - Putin

    Date: 2014-03-14 22:13:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:142 - ID:609548

    MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - A decision to hold a referendum on Crimea’s status in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea fully complies with international law and the United Nations Charter, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday in a telephone ....

  • France welcomes releasing French journalist in Crimea

    Date: 2014-03-14 21:08:24 GMT - France - World - SN:136 - ID:609544

    PARIS, March 14 (MENA) - France expressed Friday its satisfaction for the release of French journalist David Gioveron, who worked for "Canal Plus" in Simferopol, after being detained in Ukraine for several hours French Embassy representatives met ....

  • Taliban congratulates to its forces on ‘defeat’ of Canadians in Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-03-14 21:06:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:135 - ID:609584

    KABUL, March 14 (MENA) - A round of goodbye messages are following the last Canadian troops out the door in Afghanistan and some of them are rather nasty, the Toronto-based the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Friday. The Taliban’s information ....

  • Kerry: Putin to decide on Crimea after referendum; US warns of annexation

    Date: 2014-03-14 17:57:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:115 - ID:609374

    LONDON, March 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that more than five hours of talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, showed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not prepared to make any decision regarding ....

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