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  • US quietly releases dlrs 1.6bn in aid to Pakistan after thaw in relations

    Date: 2013-10-20 12:43:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:345420

    US/Pakistan US quietly releases dlrs 1.6bn in aid to Pakistan after thaw in relations LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The US has quietly decided to release more than dlrs 1.6bn (£1bn) in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when ....

  • As Pakistan’s Sharif heads to U.S., optimism in Islamabad and Washington

    Date: 2013-10-20 10:53:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:345259

    US/Pakistan As Pakistan’s Sharif heads to U.S., optimism in Islamabad and Washington WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's official visit to the US has raised optimism and hope in both Washington and Islamabad ....

  • US envoy due in Khartoum in mid Nov.

    Date: 2013-10-20 10:48:43 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:41 - ID:345198

    Sudan/US US envoy due in Khartoum in mid Nov. KHARTOUM, Oct 20 (MENA) - US Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth will visit Khartoum by mid November for talks with Sudanese officials on files of mutual concern and the US ....

  • Russia's high-ranking military delegation due in Tehran Monday

    Date: 2013-10-20 10:06:07 GMT - Iran - World - SN:28 - ID:345147

    Iran/Russia Russia's high-ranking military delegation due in Tehran Monday TEHRAN, Oct 20 (MENA) - A high-ranking Russian military delegation is slated to arrive in Tehran on Sunday to discuss bilateral defense ties with Iran’s top military ....

  • Seoul, Washington discuss N. Korea nuclear file

    Date: 2013-10-20 08:01:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:344922

    Koreas/US Seoul, Washington discuss N. Korea nuclear file SEOUL, Oct. 20 (MENA) - The top security advisor to South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit the United States this week for talks about the North Korean nuclear standoff and key ....

  • S.Korea, US agree to build anti-bioterrorism system

    Date: 2013-10-20 08:01:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:344900

    S.Korea/US S.Korea, US agree to build anti-bioterrorism system SEOUL, Oct. 20 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States have agreed to build a government-level integrated response system to better prepare for biological outbreaks and ....

  • Russian military inspectors to fly over NATO territory

    Date: 2013-10-20 07:54:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:344901

    Russia/Nato Russian military inspectors to fly over NATO territory MOSCOW, Oct 20 (MENA) – Russia will begin Sunday monitoring flights over NATO members Slovakia and the Czech Republic under the international Open Skies Treaty, the ....

  • Death toll from drinking tainted liquor rises to 42 in India

    Date: 2013-10-20 07:54:05 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:344899

    India/Liquors Death toll from drinking tainted liquor rises to 42 in India NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (MENA) - Another 10 people have died in hospitals after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in northern India, raising the death toll to 42 in the past three ....

  • Kenya police arrest 53 Ethiopian migrants

    Date: 2013-10-19 22:46:19 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:111 - ID:344802

    Ethiopia/Kenya/Incidents Kenya police arrest 53 Ethiopian migrants ADDIS ABABA, Oct 19 (MENA) - Police officials in Samburu county, northern Kenya, have taken 53 undocumented immigrants and 2 traffickers from Ethiopia into custody, the Walta ....

  • Bulgarian opposition considers no-confidence vote over refugee influx

    Date: 2013-10-19 22:31:58 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:109 - ID:344801

    Bulgaria/Opposition Bulgarian opposition considers no-confidence vote over refugee influx SOFIA, Oct 19 (MENA) - Bulgaria’s opposition center-right GERB party considers putting forward yet another no-confidence motion against the government ....

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