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  • Japan says four Chinese ships entered into disputed waters

    Date: 2013-08-02 15:01:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:51 - ID:226202

    Japan/China Japan says four Chinese ships entered into disputed waters TOKYO, August 2 (MENA) - Japan’s Coast Guard said four Chinese ships have entered its territorial waters off the disputed islands in the East China Sea, Kyodo news ....

  • Sources: Al Qaeda plot tied to embassy closings on Sunday

    Date: 2013-08-02 12:10:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:225899

    US/Embassies Sources: Al Qaeda plot tied to embassy closings on Sunday WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - An al Qaeda plot is linked to an announcement by the State Department that it was closing several consulates and embassies around the world on ....

  • Small plane crashes in Israel, one dead, two injured

    Date: 2013-08-01 22:40:02 GMT - palestine - World - SN:93 - ID:225460

    Israel/Plane Crash Small plane crashes in Israel, one dead, two injured GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - A light aircraft crashed at the entrance to the city of Eilat, Israel on Thursday evening, killing one person, aged 50, and injuring another ....

  • Some US embassies to close for security concerns

    Date: 2013-08-01 22:06:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:225438

    US/Embassies Some US embassies to close for security concerns WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - Some US embassies and consulates will close this Sunday, Aug. 4 because of security concerns, ABC News reported. The closures, ordered by the ....

  • Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi jail term confirmed

    Date: 2013-08-01 20:59:26 GMT - Italy - World - SN:85 - ID:225378

    Italy/Berlusconi Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi jail term confirmed ROMA, August 1 (MENA) - Italy's supreme court has upheld a one-year prison sentence given to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud, the BBC News reported on ....

  • Egyptian Amb. in Tokyo reiterates government's commitment to roadmap

    Date: 2013-08-01 16:04:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:51 - ID:224893

    Japan/Egypt Egyptian Amb. in Tokyo reiterates government's commitment to roadmap TOKYO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Hisham el-Zimaity reiterated the transitional government's commitment to implementing the roadmap as ....

  • Baradei to German FM: June 30 is a popular revolution

    Date: 2013-08-01 15:56:55 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:49 - ID:225014

    Egypt/Germany Baradei to German FM: June 30 is a popular revolution CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Vice President for International Relations Mohamed ElBaradei told visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle that what happened in Egypt was ....

  • Mansour meets German FM

    Date: 2013-08-01 15:31:45 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:47 - ID:224923

    Egypt/Germany/Politics Mansour meets German FM CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Interim President Adly Mansour received Thursday German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis. During the meeting, the two ....

  • Snoden gets asylum papers from Russia, leaves airport

    Date: 2013-08-01 15:17:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:224920

    Russia/Snoden Snowden gets asylum papers from Russia, leaves airport MOSCOW, August 1 (MENA) – Edward Snowden, the US former intelligence contractor who has been holed up in a Moscow airport for more than a month, has been granted ....

  • Tellawi: Western media coverage of Egypt developments "shameful"

    Date: 2013-08-01 14:57:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:39 - ID:224819

    Egypt/West Tellawi: Western media coverage of Egypt developments "shameful" CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Head of the National Council for Women (NCW) Merwat Tellawi described the Western media coverage of Egyptian affairs as "shameful". ....

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