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Nepal earthquake death toll becomes highest on record
Date: 2015-05-17 19:40:14 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:106 - ID:2608373
KATHMANDU, May 17 (MENA) - The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the Himalayan country on record, as rescuers on Sunday searched for dozens of people still missing ....
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400 illegal migrants arrested in Libya
Date: 2015-05-17 19:37:25 GMT - Libya - World - SN:103 - ID:2608381
TRIPOLI, May 17 (MENA) – Libyan authorities arrested on Sunday 400 illegal migrants who were heading to Europe. Most of the migrants were from Somalia and Ethiopia. (MENA) M S E/A H E ....
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Chechen leader says Tsarnaev death sentence 'part of US intelligence plot'
Date: 2015-05-17 19:36:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:2608401
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - The leader of the Chechen Republic lashed out at the US Sunday over the jury’s decision to give Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing. In a post on his Instagram acccount, Ramzan ....
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Turkish coast guard arrests 50 illegal immigrants
Date: 2015-05-17 19:34:37 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:99 - ID:2608397
ANKARA, May 17 (MENA) – The Turkish coast guard on Sunday arrested 50 illegal immigrants who were trying to reach Greece's coast on board of a boat. The immigrants, who are Syrian nationals, were en route to a Greek island before being rescued ....
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Russian, Chinese navies hold joint drills in Mediterranean
Date: 2015-05-17 18:34:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:2608377
MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Nine Russian and Chinese warships kicked off joint military exercises dubbed, ‘Sea Cooperation - 2015’ in the Mediterranean on Sunday, Russia Today quoted the Russian Defense ministry as saying. “The active phase of the ....
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British citizen killed in Kabul attack
Date: 2015-05-17 13:56:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:2605697
LONDON, May 17 (MENA) - A British citizen was killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, UK foreign office spokesperson told MENA said. In a statement, the foreign office said the attack targeted a European police training mission ....
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Abbas attends canonization of 2 Palestinian nuns in Holy See
Date: 2015-05-17 13:28:35 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:55 - ID:2605477
VATICAN, May 17 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has attended the canonization of two Palestinian nuns at the St. Peter Square, the Vatican. Sisters Marian Bawardy and Marie Ghattas were among four sisters made saints Sunday at a ....
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Israel at center of international diplomatic storm as vatican, FIFA, EU step up pressure
Date: 2015-05-17 12:07:30 GMT - Israel - World - SN:46 - ID:2605185
GAZA CITY, May 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian decision to internationalize their conflict with Israel seems to be paying off as Israel is coming under diplomatic pressure on several fronts at the same time, according to The Jerusalem Post. The ....
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Libyan amb. to UN says use of military force to curb illegal immigration 'constitutes' violation of Libyan sovereignty
Date: 2015-05-17 12:04:27 GMT - Libya - World - SN:45 - ID:2604857
TRIPOLI, May 17 (MENA) - The European plans regarding the use of military force to stop the influx of illegal immigrants constitute a violation of the Libyan sovereignty, said Libya's Ambassador to the UN Ibrahim Dabbashi. In press statements ....
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Daesh militants 'smuggled to Europe' -- Libyan offical
Date: 2015-05-17 10:53:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:2604277
LONDON, May 17 (MENA) – Daesh fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean, the BBC quoted an adviser to the Libyan government as saying on Sunday. Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding Daesh militants on boats ....