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11 killed as heaviest snowstorm in decades hits Japan
Date: 2014-02-10 06:15:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:546432
TOKYO, Feb 10 (MENA) - The heaviest snowstorm in nearly half a century in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has caused a rash of snow-linked accidents, resulting in nearly a dozen deaths and injuring more than a thousand people, The RussiaToday ....
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Kuwait to host global forum on public relations in Islam
Date: 2014-02-09 22:17:48 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:148 - ID:546380
QENA, Feb 9 (MENA) – Kuwait will host an Islamic World Forum in May about a role played by public relations and popular diplomacy in Islam and their impact international society. The forum, to be held on May 3-5, will be organized by the Arab ....
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Future of CAR Muslims imperiled - paper
Date: 2014-02-09 21:59:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:145 - ID:546378
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - The violence wracking Central African Republic imperils the future of the country's Muslims, with thousands having been slaughtered and many more fleeing the country, Huffington Post Newspaper reported Sunday. Bangui, ....
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Violence could force out CAR's Muslim population - HRW
Date: 2014-02-09 20:32:38 GMT - Central African Republic - World - SN:134 - ID:546345
BANGUI, Feb 9 (MENA) - Religious violence in the Central African Republic could force its entire Muslim population to flee, the BBC quoted a senior human rights worker as saying on Sunday. Human Rights Watch emergency director Peter Bouckaert ....
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50.3% of Swiss back quotas on immigration
Date: 2014-02-09 20:06:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:128 - ID:546298
BERN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Swiss voters have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from European Union countries, the BBC News reported. Final results showed 50.3% voted in favor. The vote invalidates the ....
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No American citizens detained or imprisoned in Iran: FM spokesman
Date: 2014-02-09 18:58:20 GMT - Iran - World - SN:115 - ID:546038
TEHRAN, Feb 9 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham rejected claims about the arrest of American citizens in Iran, saying that no American nationals are detained or imprisoned in the country, IRNA reported on ....
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Roadside bomb kills eight Afghan soldiers
Date: 2014-02-09 18:55:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:114 - ID:546238
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - A roadside bomb ripped through an Afghan army vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan today and killed eight soldiers, Fox News quoted officials as saying. The vehicle was hit in the Dilaram district of Farah province, said ....
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7 Afghan soldiers killed in blast in western Afghanistan
Date: 2014-02-09 16:32:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:101 - ID:545940
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) – At least seven Afghan army soldiers were killed following an explosion in western Afghanistan on Sunday, Fox News reported. Afghan defense ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said the incident took place in Farah province ....
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German FM arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
Date: 2014-02-09 14:08:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:73 - ID:544960
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit. According to Afghan newspaper Khaama, Steinmeier arrived in Kabul from Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh province, North ....
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New case of of H7N9 reported in Anhui
Date: 2014-02-09 13:00:22 GMT - China - World - SN:62 - ID:545461
BEIJING, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Chinese health authorities said on Sunday a case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu emerged in Anhui province in eastern China. The patient, 66, was infected early February and his bird flu infection was confirmed on ....
