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Obama condemns violence in al Quds
Date: 2015-10-16 22:49:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:3544841
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama expressed concern about the outbreak of violence in al Quds (Jerusalem), calling on regional leaders to “tamp down” on rhetoric that might feed “violence or anger or misunderstanding," Voice of ....
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Russia to propose resumption of MH17 crash probe to Netherlands
Date: 2015-10-16 22:13:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:3544801
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) – Russia will soon approach the Dutch Safety Board with a proposal to resume an investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crash over Ukraine, Sputnik News quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on ....
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France proposes deployment of int'l monitors in Al Quds
Date: 2015-10-16 20:44:57 GMT - France - World - SN:80 - ID:3544645
PARIS, Oct 16 (MENA) - France's UN Ambassador François Delattre submitted a draft resolution on Friday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) proposing the deployment of international monitors at the holy sites in Al Quds. ....
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Iranian military delegation to visit Russia in late October
Date: 2015-10-16 19:16:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:3544273
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) – A delegation of high-ranking Iranian military officials will visit Moscow at the end of the month, Sputnik News quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. "The program of an upcoming visit of a high-ranking ....
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China suggests joint South China Sea drills with ASEAN
Date: 2015-10-16 18:47:20 GMT - China - World - SN:75 - ID:3544269
BEIJING, Oct 16 (MENA) - China has proposed joint maritime drills with South East Asian nations in the hotly contested South China Sea in 2016, the BBC News reported. Beijing is currently hosting an informal meeting for defense ministers from ....
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Netherlands demands conversation with Lavrov to discuss MH17 crash "as ultimatum"
Date: 2015-10-16 17:09:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:3543805
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) – The Netherlands demanded a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss a probe into the Boeing 777 crash in Ukraine on October 13 after the Dutch Safety Board had published its report, Tass ....
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FAO: 800mln people still suffering from under-nutrition, posing two challenges
Date: 2015-10-16 15:39:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:65 - ID:3543317
ROME, Oct 16 (MENA) - With around 800 million people still suffering from under-nutrition, two big challenges are ahead, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said on Friday. "First, we must quickly translate increases in food availability ....
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Richard Olson appointed as U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, Pakistan
Date: 2015-10-16 15:28:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:3543337
KABUL, Oct 16 (MENA) - Richard Olson, who is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, has been appointed as the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Khaama Press quoted a statement by the US State Department as ....
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China urges US to respect independence, sovereignt of Afghanistan
Date: 2015-10-16 15:01:27 GMT - China - World - SN:61 - ID:3543013
BEIJING, Oct 16 (MENA) - China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying voiced his country hopes that the US would respect Afghanistan's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will be helpful to peace and security in the region, ....
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Russia denies drone fall in Turkey
Date: 2015-10-16 14:54:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:3542973
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that no Russian aircraft had been shot down in Turkey. “All the airplanes of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic have returned . . . after ....