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  • Pakistani president steps down on term completion

    Date: 2013-09-08 13:24:52 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:46 - ID:279057

    Pakistan/President Pakistani president steps down on term completion ISLAMABAD, Sept 8 (MENA) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari steps down on Sunday having defied expectations by holding onto power for a record five years but facing ....

  • Egyptian ambassador hands over credentials to Serbian president

    Date: 2013-09-08 11:26:13 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:29 - ID:278831

    Serbia/Egypt Egyptian ambassador hands over credentials to Serbian president BELGRADE, Sept 8 (MENA) – New Egyptian Ambassador Menha Mahrous Bakhoum presented her credentials to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic. While handing ....

  • Turkish PM disappointed over IOC's choosing Tokyo to host 2020 Olympics

    Date: 2013-09-08 11:06:24 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:26 - ID:278824

    Turkey/Olympics Turkish PM disappointed over IOC's choosing Tokyo to host 2020 Olympics ANKARA, Sept 8 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he was "disappointed" over the decision of the International Olympics ....

  • Egypt participates in Paris ceremony for military attaches

    Date: 2013-09-08 10:51:47 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:278765

    France/Egypt Egypt participates in Paris ceremony for military attaches PARIS, Sept 8 (MENA) – The Egyptian defense office in Paris participated in a ceremony of the military attaches association that was held Sunday at the École ....

  • Russians voting In regional elections

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:32:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:278695

    Russia/Elections Russians voting in regional elections MOSCOW, Sept 8 (MENA) - Russians have been going to the polls in 33 provinces to elect eight governors, 16 regional assemblies, and the mayors of 11 regional capitals, Ria Novosti ....

  • Brazil protests disrupt Independence Day celebrations

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:17:38 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:14 - ID:278602

    Brazil/Protests Brazil protests disrupt Independence Day celebrations BRASILIA, Sept 8 (MENA) - Protesters in Brazil have disrupted Independence Day celebrations, demanding better public services and an end to corruption, the BBC reported ....

  • S Korea, US reportedly map out plan to deter N Korean nuclear threats

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:12:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:278633

    Koreas/US S. Korea, US reportedly map out plan to deter N. Korean nuclear threats SEOUL, Sept 8 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States have mapped out a joint operational plan which outlines concrete measures to deter and respond to ....

  • Obama sends Congress videos to prove Syria used chemical weapons

    Date: 2013-09-08 08:16:48 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:7 - ID:278588

    UAE/Syria/Politics Obama sends Congress videos to prove Syria used chemical weapons DUBAI, Sept 8 (MENA) - Al Arabiya news channel received videos late Saturday that US President Barack Obama sent to Congress to prove that Syria used ....

  • Fabius, Kerry meet on Syria

    Date: 2013-09-07 19:46:29 GMT - France - World - SN:104 - ID:278248

    France/US/Politics Fabius, Kerry meet on Syria PARIS, Sept 7 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius held on Saturday talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Paris. Fabius and Kerry reviewed the ....

  • Water overflowing dam near Komsomolsk-on-Amur does not threaten lives of local residents

    Date: 2013-09-07 17:26:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:278076

    Russia/Floods Water overflowing dam near Komsomolsk-on-Amur does not threaten lives of local residents MOSCOW, Sept 7 (MENA) - The water, which overflowed a temporary dam near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, does not threaten lives of local ....

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