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Putin vows to keep Sochi Olympics terror-free
Date: 2014-01-19 16:02:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:140 - ID:507692
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) – The Kremlin knows the scope of the terrorism problem it faces in the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympics and is taking ample measures to prevent any potential attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview ....
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Protesters, police clash in Ukraine's capital
Date: 2014-01-19 14:25:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:108 - ID:507704
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan 19 (MENA) – Hundreds of protesters are clashing with riot police in the center of the Ukrainian capital, after the passage of harsh anti-protest legislation, ABC News reported. A group of radical activists began attacking riot ....
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Syrian presidency says Assad did not conduct interview with Interfax news agency
Date: 2014-01-19 13:04:40 GMT - Syria - World - SN:88 - ID:507591
DAMASCUS, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Syrian presidency bureau dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian parliamentarians he has no intention of giving up power and the issue is not up ....
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Russia urges soonest possible closure of US Guantanamo prison
Date: 2014-01-19 10:50:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:507276
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russia continues to insist on the soonest possible closure of the US Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law Konstantin Dolgov said. Dolgov ....
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Guinea prime minister chosen to stay on in post
Date: 2014-01-19 09:42:56 GMT - Guinea - World - SN:40 - ID:506940
CONAKRY, Jan 19 (MENA) — Guinea’s president has chosen to keep Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana in his post, days after he turned in his government’s resignation, The Washington Post reported. Saturday’s move comes just less than a week after ....
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20 Pakistani soldiers killed in chickpoint blast
Date: 2014-01-19 09:29:27 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:33 - ID:507128
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (MENA) - At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb blast that struck an army convoy, sources in the security forces say. At least 24 others were injured in the explosion near the town of Bannu, ....
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Iran denounces deadly attack in Kabul
Date: 2014-01-19 08:54:47 GMT - Iran - World - SN:26 - ID:506941
TEHRAN, Jan 19 (MENA) - Iran has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left 21 dead, the Iranian Press TV reported Sunday. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said ....
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Park arrives in Switzerland for state visit, Davos Forum
Date: 2014-01-19 08:40:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:506855
SEOUL, Jan 19 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Switzerland on Saturday for a state visit to Bern and an annual meeting of global business leaders and politicians at the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the Korean news agency Yonhap ....
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N. Korea slams U.S. for joint military drills with S. Korea
Date: 2014-01-19 07:52:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:506915
SEOUL, Jan 19 (MENA) - North Korea bashed the United States on Sunday for its plan to go ahead with its joint military exercises with South Korea despite Pyongyang's demand for cancellation last week, warning of "strong self-defense ....
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15 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack on Army convoy
Date: 2014-01-19 07:20:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:506908
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (MENA) - At least 15 security personnel were killed and 25 others injured when the Pakistani Taliban attacked a military convoy in the country’s restive northwest on Sunday, the BBC reported. The convoy, heading to North ....
