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Madagascar blast kills one, injures 33 as new leader is installed
Date: 2014-01-25 20:46:42 GMT - Madagascar - World - SN:203 - ID:520476
ANTANANARIVO, Jan 25 (MENA) - A grenade explosion killed a toddler and wounded 33 people in Madagascar on Saturday just hours after the island's newly elected post-coup president was sworn in, authorities said. A police source said the blast ....
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OIC calls upon parties in CAR to put end to violence
Date: 2014-01-25 19:45:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:193 - ID:520396
JEDDAH, Jan 25 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani strongly condemned the recent escalation of violence in Central African Republic and the reported mass murder of innocent civilians. In a ....
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Ukraine president offers opposition leaders top govt posts
Date: 2014-01-25 19:43:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:192 - ID:520382
KIEV, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Saturday meeting between Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich and the opposition yielded unexpected results, Russia Today reported on Saturday. Top government posts were offered to protest leaders and a review of the ....
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At least three dead in shooting at Maryland Mall
Date: 2014-01-25 18:20:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:174 - ID:520276
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - A shooting at a Maryland mall has left at least three dead, including the suspected shooter, the Howard County Police Department said. The Mall in Columbia in Columbia Md., was put on lock down after reports of a ....
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Israeli army uses new tear gas to quell peaceful protests - Fatah
Date: 2014-01-25 12:52:41 GMT - palestine - World - SN:81 - ID:519470
RAMALLAH, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army started to use new tear gas to quell peaceful marches in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, said Murad Shteiwi, spokesperson of Fatah committee in Qalqilya. In press statements Saturday, the ....
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Turkey ready to take steps to improve ties with EU
Date: 2014-01-25 12:52:10 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:80 - ID:519467
ANKARA, Jan 25 (MENA) – The Turkish government is ready to adopt a package of steps to improve relations with the EU after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the Belgian capital Brussels. Sabah newspaper said on Saturday that ....
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Egypt Embassy in Washington marks 3rd anniversary of revolution amid mourning over victims of Cairo bombings
Date: 2014-01-25 06:32:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:518664
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Washington Mohamed Tawfiq said he is sorry that the third anniversary of the January 25 Revolution starts in mourning over those killed in bombings that rocked Cairo over the past 24 hours. ....
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Snowden wants to return to US, but only after reforms
Date: 2014-01-24 22:24:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:254 - ID:518576
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) – US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has said that he would like to return to his native country but that current whistleblower laws there make this option impossible, RIA Novosti reported. “Returning to the US, I think, is ....
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UK condemns bombing outside Cairo police HQ
Date: 2014-01-24 16:39:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:153 - ID:518028
LONDON, Jan 24 (MENA) - The UK has condemned the terrorist attack against Cairo Police HQ early Friday. UK Minister for Middle East Affairs Hue Robertson condemned the blast which left scores of people dead and wounded. He condoled with ....
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Moscow condemns Cairo bombings
Date: 2014-01-24 15:58:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:133 - ID:517972
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned terrorist acts that rocked Cairo Friday. A statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed Moscow's condemnation of attacks on state institutions despite motivations of ....
