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Hollande reiterates to Abbas France's support for US peace efforts
Date: 2014-02-21 17:51:02 GMT - France - World - SN:104 - ID:568789
PARIS, Feb 21 (MENA) – French President Francois Hollande met on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently visiting Paris to meet with US Secretary of State john Kerry over peace talks with Israel. Hollande reiterated his ....
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Putin dismisses top anti-corruption official
Date: 2014-02-21 17:09:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:568840
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed the country’s top anti-corruption official, RIA Novosti said, quoting a statement by the Kremlin. “Putin signed a decree to relieve police Maj. Gen. Denis Sugrobov of ....
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Venezuela sends troops to border region as violence escalates
Date: 2014-02-21 17:05:21 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:98 - ID:568877
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Venezuelan military plans to send additional troops to a border region where unrest has been particularly fierce, officials said, as the government faced growing criticism for its heavy-handed attempt to subdue a protest ....
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Suicide bombers attack Sorobi district police headquarters
Date: 2014-02-21 16:15:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:568781
KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - A group of suicide bombers attacked the Sorobi district police headquarters on Friday morning, leaving one policeman dead and three others injured, Khaama newspaper quoted a security official as saying. Kabul security ....
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Pakistan releases senior Afghan Taliban leader Mansoor Dadullah
Date: 2014-02-21 16:14:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:89 - ID:568780
KABUL, Feb 21 (MENA) - Pakistan has allowed a senior Afghan Taliban commander, Mansoor Dadullah to reunite with his family, months after he was released from jail, Khaama Press reported on Friday. Mansoor Dadullah is the brother of Taliban leader ....
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Ukraine opposition signs deal with president
Date: 2014-02-21 16:09:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:87 - ID:568763
KIEV, Feb 21 (MENA) - A deal to end the crisis in Ukraine has taken a major step forward after protesters agreed to a compromise by the president to form a coalition government, Sky News reported Friday. Opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok said a ....
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Two-billion dollar aid to Ukraine undecided - Russian minister
Date: 2014-02-21 15:53:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:568760
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Two billion dollars of aid for Ukraine remains undecided as Russia awaits clarity on a new Ukrainian government, Itar Tass quoted Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev as saying in a news conference on ....
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Venezuela threatens to expel CNN over protest coverage
Date: 2014-02-21 15:12:46 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:78 - ID:568655
CARACAS, Feb 21 (MENA) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel the US news network CNN from the country over its reporting of recent protests here, the BBC reported. Maduro said he would take action if CNN did not "rectify ....
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At least 80 people killed during clashes in downtown Kiev
Date: 2014-02-21 15:06:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:77 - ID:568675
KIEV, Feb 21 (MENA) - Eighty Ukrainian citizens have died during clashes and shootings in downtown Kiev in recent days, Voice of Russia said Friday, quoting acting Interior Minister Vitaly Zakharchenko. In particular, according to Ukraine's ....
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Ukraine's president declares early elections, constitutional reforms
Date: 2014-02-21 14:28:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:70 - ID:568557
KIEV, Feb 21 (MENA) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich has announced early presidential elections. He also said that the constitution of 2004, which limits presidential powers, will be returned. This was one of the main demands by the ....
