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Russia to strengthen Mediterranean force with ‘stealth’ subs
Date: 2014-02-20 14:07:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:566781
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - The combat capability of Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean will increase significantly following the first deliveries of Varshavyanka-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet in 2015, RIA Novosti quoted Navy ....
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UN vows to support new Lebanese PM
Date: 2014-02-20 13:55:31 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:106 - ID:566572
BEIRUT, Feb 20 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly vowed that the UN will support efforts exerted by Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam and his new government. Following his meeting with Salam Thursday, Plumbly said that ....
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Ukraine: UK summons ambassador over violence
Date: 2014-02-20 13:48:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:104 - ID:566736
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - Britain has summoned Ukraine's ambassador to London on Thursday after violent clashes in Kiev killed at least 21 civilians today. "We are calling in the ambassador and calling on him to stop the violence," said a foreign ....
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Iran voices deep concern over Ukraine violence
Date: 2014-02-20 13:44:26 GMT - Iran - World - SN:102 - ID:566659
TEHRAN, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry has expressed serious concern over the ongoing violence in Ukraine, one day after deadly clashes left over two dozen dead in Kiev. The ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, on Wednesday warned ....
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100 tons of toxic water leaked at Fukushima plant, no flow to sea
Date: 2014-02-20 13:26:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:95 - ID:566694
TOKYO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Roughly 100 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from one of the huge tanks at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, Kyodo News quoted plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. as saying on Thursday. The company ....
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Egypt stresses importance of nuke-free ME
Date: 2014-02-20 13:23:22 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:92 - ID:566544
GENEVA, Feb 20 (MENA) – Egypt underlined that negotiations on an agreement banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons should serve nuclear disarmament purposes. Delivering Egypt’s speech to a nuclear disarmament conference, ....
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Amnesty: Trial of Venezuelan opposition leader an affront to justice and free assembly
Date: 2014-02-20 12:12:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:566302
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The charges brought against Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez smack of a politically motivated attempt to silence dissent in the country, said Amnesty International on Thursday. “Venezuelan authorities must ....
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Violence in Ukraine creates deepening clash between East and West - says newspaper
Date: 2014-02-20 12:10:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:566198
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) - The two sides in what is developing into an East-West clash over Ukraine hardened their positions on Wednesday, with Russian officials denouncing what they called a coup by right-wing extremists, even as the United States ....
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Turkish troops clash with protesters in Istanbul
Date: 2014-02-20 12:01:14 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:71 - ID:565970
ANKARA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Fifteen masked people staged a protest in Istanbul early on Thursday and clashed with the security forces. The angry protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and fireworks at the troops, according to the Turkish CNN channel. ....
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EU likely to call for sanctions against perpetrators of violence in Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-20 11:38:29 GMT - France - World - SN:60 - ID:566196
PARIS/KIEV, Feb 20 (MENA) - EU foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels in which they are likely to call for sanctions to be taken against those responsible for the violence in Ukraine, France 24 reported on Thursday. French ....
