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Amnesty International calls for including Libyan shores in rescue operations
Date: 2015-04-26 10:00:21 GMT - Libya - World - SN:28 - ID:2456541
TRIPOLI, April 26 (MENA) - Amnesty International called for having efforts to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean include the Libyan shores, pointing out that usually rescue operations take place around the Italian territorial waters and all boats ....
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Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech resigns
Date: 2015-04-26 09:44:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:23 - ID:2457121
FRANKFURT, April 26 (MENA) - An era at one of Europe’s biggest corporations ended dramatically Saturday when Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen AG and grandson of the company’s founder, unexpectedly resigned after losing a rancorous battle to ....
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70 killed, injured in Tibet earthquake
Date: 2015-04-26 09:38:26 GMT - China - World - SN:22 - ID:2456493
BEIJING, April 26 (MENA) - The Chinese authorities said 17 people were killed, 53 others injured and 12,000 have been evacuated in China's Tibet Autonomous Region in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit neighboring Nepal on ....
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President Rouhani extends condolences to Nepal after quake
Date: 2015-04-26 08:10:33 GMT - Iran - World - SN:14 - ID:2456197
TEHRAN, April 26 (MENA) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has offered condolences to the Nepali people for a devastating earthquake which has killed over 1,800 so far, Press TV reported. The Iranian president offered his “sympathy and ....
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S. Korea pledges US$1 mln for Nepal quake relief
Date: 2015-04-26 08:09:03 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:2456201
SEOUL, April 26 (MENA) - South Korea on Sunday pledged US$1 million in aid for earthquake-stricken Nepal and said it may consider sending an emergency rescue squad, Yonhap reported. The decision was reached after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on ....
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Death toll of Nepal quake passes 1,000
Date: 2015-04-26 08:08:17 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:12 - ID:2456189
KATHMANDU, April 26 (MENA) - More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal's deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, the BBC reported, quoting the police. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, ....
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28 militants killed in fresh security operations
Date: 2015-04-26 07:45:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:2455985
KABUL, April 26 (MENA) - Some 28 militants have been killed in fresh security operations in different parts of the country, Khaama Press reported. A statement issued Sunday morning by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) states that the operations were ....
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London marathon: police tell UK public to stay alert amid terror threats
Date: 2015-04-25 18:25:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:2454877
LONDON, April 25 (MENA) – UK Police have urged the public to remain vigilant during the London marathon and memorial events this weekend amid heightened fears sparked by an alleged terror plot in Australia, The Guardian reported. Security ....
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Sisi efforts lauded by Pope Tawadros II
Date: 2015-04-25 17:49:40 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:79 - ID:2454605
YEREVAN, April 25 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese lauded the efforts of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to establish good relations with all the countries of the world. Pope Tawadros gave an example of the ....
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Nepal declares state of emergency
Date: 2015-04-25 15:24:04 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:67 - ID:2454141
KATHMANDU, April 25 (MENA) - The Nepali government has declared a state of emergency in the tremor-affected districts, according to the BBC. Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam has appealed for international humanitarian assistance. The death ....