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  • Keita wins Mali election after Cisse concedes

    Date: 2013-08-13 08:08:58 GMT - Mali - World - SN:3 - ID:238877

    Mali/Elections Keita wins Mali election after Cisse concedes BAMAKO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Mali's presidential election has been won by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after his rival conceded defeat in the second round runoff, Aljazeera satellite ....

  • US urges Egypt halting 'politically motivated arrests'

    Date: 2013-08-13 00:39:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:119 - ID:238819

    US/Egypt US urges Egypt to stop 'politically motivated arrests' WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) – The United States on Monday urged the Egyptian government to stop all "politically motivated arrests and detentions," without mentioning the ousted ....

  • UNAIDS calls for youth activists on HIV to be change agents

    Date: 2013-08-12 17:41:31 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:88 - ID:238223

    UN/Youths UNAIDS calls for youth activists on HIV to be change agents CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - On the International Youth Day, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) called on young people to use their creativity and ....

  • Dutch Prince Friso dies after year in coma

    Date: 2013-08-12 17:32:06 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:83 - ID:238352

    Netherlands/Death/Politics Dutch Prince Friso dies after year in coma AMSTERDAM, Aug 12 (MENA) - Dutch Prince Johan Friso has died after a year and a half in a coma following an accident at an Austrian ski resort, officials say. ....

  • Turkish Airlines denies relocating its employees at Beirut Airport

    Date: 2013-08-12 12:35:30 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:35 - ID:237832

    Lebanon/Turkey/Airlines Turkish Airlines denies relocating its employees at Beirut Airport BEIRUT, Aug 12 (MENA) – Turkish Airlines denies moving its employees from its central Beirut bureaus to Beirut Airport after the abduction of its two ....

  • Kerry trip to Brazil, Colombia could be chilly

    Date: 2013-08-12 11:37:49 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:26 - ID:237730

    US/Colombia/Arrival Kerry trip to Brazil, Colombia could be chilly BOGOTA, Aug 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry's attempts to build warmer relations with two US allies in Latin America may be hindered by resentment after reports ....

  • S. Korea faces possible power shortage

    Date: 2013-08-12 09:24:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:237540

    S.Korea/Power S. Korea faces possible power shortage SEOUL, 12 (MENA) - South Korea may be forced to take extreme measures to avoid a nationwide blackout Monday with six nuclear reactors still out of work for maintenance, the Korean news ....

  • Police clash with protesters in Adana, Hakkari

    Date: 2013-08-12 09:23:41 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:12 - ID:237555

    Turkey/Clashes Police clash with protesters in Adana, Hakkari ANKARA, Aug 12 (MENA) - Clashes broke out between Turkish police and a masked group of 30 members who were trying to stage an anti-government protest in central Hakkari on ....

  • Turkey closes trade, cultural centers in Beirut over pilots' abduction

    Date: 2013-08-12 09:02:12 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:10 - ID:237512

    Lebanon/Turkey Turkey closes trade, cultural centers in Beirut over pilots' abduction BEIRUT, Aug 12 (MENA) - Turkey has decided to temporarily close its trade and cultural centers in Lebanon following the abduction of two pilots in ....

  • Typhoon batters Philippines; 23 fishermen missing

    Date: 2013-08-12 08:23:48 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:237492

    Philippines/Typhoon Typhoon batters Philippines; 23 fishermen missing MANILA, Aug 12 (MENA) - A powerful typhoon struck the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rains across mountains, cities and ....

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