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US, Egypt bonded by strategic partnership despite concerns over recent verdicts -- State Department
Date: 2014-06-24 05:38:57 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:794407
US State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf asserted that the US and Egypt are bonded by a strategic partnership despite Washington's concern over an Egyptian court verdict sentencing three Al-Jazeera journalists from seven to ten years in ....
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60 women reportedly abducted in Nigeria
Date: 2014-06-24 05:33:31 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:2 - ID:794401
Sixty women were abducted by insurgents in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, local media reported. No further information is available. Boko Haram, which Western governments and Abuja say is linked to al-Qaeda, had kidnapped nearly 300 girls ....
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Putin phones Obama to discuss Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-24 05:26:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:794392
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama in accordance with a previously-reached agreement, the Russian Kremlin reported on Monday. The leaders had a detailed discussion on ....
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Kerry: ISIS fighting to divide, destroy Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 17:54:44 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:95 - ID:794077
Winding up a day of crisis talks with Iraqi leaders, US secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that "ISIS is fighting to divide Iraq and to destroy Iraq - so this is a critical moment for Iraq's future." He said Iraq's leaders must meet ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance
Date: 2014-06-23 17:54:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:94 - ID:794075
The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange showed mixed performance at the close of Monday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Orascom Telecom dropped to 4.88, 0.89 dollars ....