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UN chief voices concerns over latest developments in Venezuela
Date: 2014-02-19 21:16:59 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:209 - ID:565571
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General voiced Wednesday his concerns over the latest developments in Venezuela, the UN said in a statement. "The Secretary-General has learned with concern about recent developments in Venezuela and regrets ....
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Ukraine President Yanukovych sacks army chief amid crisis
Date: 2014-02-19 20:57:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:206 - ID:565543
KIEV, Feb 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has sacked the head of the armed forces, Col Gen Volodymyr Zamana, according to the president's website. The move comes after the most intense violence in Ukraine's three-month crisis ....
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Nesirky steps down as UN chief's spokesman
Date: 2014-02-19 19:49:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:195 - ID:565437
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (MENA) – Martin Nesirky has tendered his resignation as a spokesperson of UN chief Ban Ki-Moon, the Voice of Russia reported. The UN secretary general announced Wednesday the resignation of Nesirky as his press secretary. Ban ....
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Afghanistan condemns cross-border shelling by Pakistani military
Date: 2014-02-19 19:46:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:192 - ID:565483
KABUL, Feb 19 (MENA) - The interior ministry of Afghanistan strongly condemned the recent cross-border shelling by Pakistani military in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that ....
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Merkel: Putin wants end to Ukraine unrest
Date: 2014-02-19 19:42:28 GMT - France - World - SN:190 - ID:565479
BERLIN, Feb 19 (MENA) - The German chancellor says that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to do all they can to end the violence in Ukraine, ABC News reported. Angela Merkel, speaking to reporters during a visit to Paris on ....
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Ukraine police say arms seized in garage
Date: 2014-02-19 18:13:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:173 - ID:565332
KIEV, Feb 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian police announced that sixty grenade cases and explosive chemicals were seized in a garage, the Voice of Russia reported, citing a statement by police on its website Wednesday. The garage caught fire in the ....
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UN official calls on Ukrainian parties to exercise maximum restraint
Date: 2014-02-19 16:00:50 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:152 - ID:565024
GENEVA, Feb 19 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called today on all parties (Ukrainian government and protesters) to exercise maximum restraint, the UN News Center reported Wednesday. At least 22 people were killed ....
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Obama heads for Mexico for leaders summit
Date: 2014-02-19 15:59:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:151 - ID:565082
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - President Barack Obama headed Wednesday for Mexico to attend a North American leaders' summit. Obama will attend the annual North American leaders summit along with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian ....
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Thai protesters surround prime minister’s Bangkok office
Date: 2014-02-19 15:43:19 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:146 - ID:565035
BANGKOK, Feb 19 (MENA) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand have surrounded the prime minister’s temporary office in Bangkok to demand her resignation, a day after clashes with police left at least five people dead, The Financial Times ....
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FAO rules out human-to-animal transmission of influenza A(H7N9)
Date: 2014-02-19 15:39:54 GMT - Italy - World - SN:144 - ID:564971
ROME, Feb 19 (MENA) - FAO said there is no evidence that human patients infected with influenza A(H7N9), a low pathogenic virus in poultry, can transmit the virus to animals, including birds, FAO official website reported. FAO referred to the ....
