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Putin’s approval rating in Russia highest in two years – poll
Date: 2014-02-27 09:02:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:579586
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - President Vladimir Putin’s popularity rating in Russia soared over the past week reaching the highest peak in the last two years. Experts say it may be attributed to the results of the Olympics in Sochi or could be connected ....
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Ukraine: Police on High Alert After Crimean Parliament Seized
Date: 2014-02-27 08:38:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:31 - ID:579529
KIEV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukraine's acting interior minister said police are on high alert after local government and legislature buildings were seized by armed men in the pro-Russia region of Crimea, the BBC reported. Reports from Crimea's capital ....
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Kashmir: Indian soldier shoots five colleagues dead
Date: 2014-02-27 07:14:29 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:579395
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (MENA) - An Indian soldier has shot dead five of his colleagues before killing himself in Indian-administered Kashmir, the BBC reported quoting military officials. The incident took place on Wednesday night at a military camp ....
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All countries should respect Ukraine sovereignty, territorial integrity - Rasmussen
Date: 2014-02-27 07:08:00 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:579327
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance was ready to assist Ukraine in its democratic reforms. Rasmussen, in a meeting of the "NATO- Ukraine" committee in Brussels, expressed his relief about the ....
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US awards Boeing $2 bn contract for spy planes
Date: 2014-02-27 06:44:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:579341
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $2.1 billion contract to build 16 more P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft for the US Navy, NBC News reported. The long-range Poseidon spy plane is based on Boeing's 737 commercial ....
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Kerry: Russia must be 'Very Careful' in judgments on Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-26 21:22:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:170 - ID:579185
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Russia must be “very careful” in decisions it makes about Ukraine and that it must keep its commitment to respect the sovereignty of the nation. “I think Russia needs ....
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French president to start visit to Nigeria on Thursday
Date: 2014-02-26 20:57:29 GMT - France - World - SN:165 - ID:579132
PARIS, Feb 26 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande will head for Nigeria on Thursday on a visit to the African country at an invitation by his Nigerian counterpart. Hollande will attend celebrations to mark the centenary of Nigeria’s ....
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Maidan protesters announce line-up of Ukrainian Cabinet, propose Yatsenyuk for PM
Date: 2014-02-26 20:48:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:164 - ID:579024
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - Protesters in Kiev's Maidan have announced a new government line-up and asked parliament to approve the candidatures, Russia Today reported Wednesday. The Supreme Rada is expected to vote on the new cabinet members on ....
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Ousted Viktor Yanukovych 'Still In Ukraine'
Date: 2014-02-26 19:50:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:153 - ID:579119
KIEV, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych - who has been put on the international wanted list - remains in the country, according to the deputy general prosecutor. Mykola Golomcha was quoted by Sky News as saying "We have ....
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The Hague hosts nuclear security summit 2014
Date: 2014-02-26 19:49:19 GMT - Austria - World - SN:152 - ID:578393
VIENNA, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Netherlands will host the Nuclear Security Summit on March 24-25 in The Hague to discuss means of preventing nuclear terrorism around the world. According to a statement by The International Atomic Energy Agency ....
