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Ukraine parliament names speaker Turchynov interim president
Date: 2014-02-23 12:17:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:69 - ID:571733
KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Oleksander Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, reported the BBC Sunday. Turchynov told MPs they had until Tuesday to form a new unity ....
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Gorbachev: Ukraine failed to act democratically
Date: 2014-02-23 10:41:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:51 - ID:571480
ABU DHABI, Feb 23 (MENA) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Sunday the crisis in Ukraine stems from the government's failure to act democratically. "Ultimately this is the result of the failure of the government to act democratically ....
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US to work with Russia to support unified Ukraine - Paper
Date: 2014-02-23 10:27:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:571459
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) — The White House urged Ukraine to move swiftly to form a unity government and help restore order after a spate of deadly violence, Washington Post reported. In urging calm, White House press secretary Jay Carney said ....
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Netanyahu: World must be firm on defeating Iran nuclear program
Date: 2014-02-23 10:22:57 GMT - Israel - World - SN:43 - ID:571471
GAZA CITY, Feb 23 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged world powers to stand firm in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, a day after a US official said the Islamic Republic may be able to keep some of its ....
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Mexico's top drug lord nabbed
Date: 2014-02-23 09:42:33 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:34 - ID:571267
MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (MENA) – One of the world's most wanted drug barons, Joaquin Guzman, known as "Shorty", has been arrested in Mexico, the BBC reported Sunday. He was arrested in Sinaloa state, in a joint operation with US anti-drugs ....
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Several regional politicians in Ukraine step down
Date: 2014-02-23 09:11:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:29 - ID:571315
KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - Several regional politicians in Ukraine have announced their resignation, Itar-tass news agency reported on Sunday. On this list are head of the Lvov regional administration Olega Salo and his deputies and deputies of the ....
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Taliban says talks over U.S. soldier’s release suspended
Date: 2014-02-23 08:53:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:571262
KABUL, Feb 23 (MENA) - The Taliban confirmed publicly on Sunday that they had been in talks with the United States over the release of an American soldier, but said the talks had now been suspended, New York Times reported. In an unrelated ....
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S. Korea, U.S. to conduct 'low-key' military drills
Date: 2014-02-23 08:16:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:571136
SEOUL, Feb 23 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States will carry out their annual joint military drills in a "low-key" manner from this week, the military said Sunday as quoted by Yonhap, amid the ongoing reunions of families separated by the ....
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China ships in disputed waters: Japan coastguard
Date: 2014-02-23 07:48:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:571134
TOKYO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Three Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Sunday, Kyodo reported. The Chinese vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters off one of the ....
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Japan issues travel alert for Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-23 07:44:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:571070
TOKYO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Ministry is warning Japanese nationals in Ukraine and those planning to travel there not to go near sites of anti-government demonstrations, Japan's Radio reported. Clashes between the Ukrainian police and ....
