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U.S., Japan take precautions after threats to ambassador Caroline Kennedy
Date: 2015-03-19 06:15:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:2196069
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that it is working with Japanese authorities to ensure the safety of U.S. diplomatic personnel following reports of threats against the U.S. ambassador, Caroline Kennedy. In ....
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Several killed in restaurant shooting in southern Sweden
Date: 2015-03-19 05:46:12 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:3 - ID:2196017
STOCKHOLM, March 19 (MENA) - Swedish police said several people have been fatally shot inside a restaurant in the city of Gothenburg. Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon was believed to have been used in the shootings late on ....
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France says 2 nationals killed in Tunisia attack
Date: 2015-03-18 22:52:56 GMT - France - World - SN:172 - ID:2195769
PARIS, March 18 (MENA) - Two French nationals were killed in the attack on a Tunisia's national museum on Wednesday, said the Elysee. In a statement, the Elysee said that also seven French people were injured in the attack, including one in a ....
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Hundreds gather in Paris to condemn Tunisian attack
Date: 2015-03-18 22:52:30 GMT - France - World - SN:171 - ID:2195741
PARIS, March 18 (MENA) - Hundreds of people gathered outside the Tunisian embassy in Paris, condemning Wednesday's attack at Tunisia's national museum. They were raising Tunisian flags, calling for international efforts for combating terrorism ....
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Russia condemns 'barbaric' terrorist attack in Tunisia
Date: 2015-03-18 21:19:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:159 - ID:2195489
MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - Russia strongly condemns the "barbaric act of terror" in the Tunisian capital on Wednesday that killed 22 people, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, Sputnik reported. The local Mosaique FM Radio citing a source in a ....
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3 critically injured among 6 injured in Tunisian terrorist attack - France FM
Date: 2015-03-18 21:12:18 GMT - France - World - SN:154 - ID:2195341
PARIS, March 18 (MENA) - Three French nationals of the six were critically injured as result of the terrorist attack at a prominent museum in Tunisia's capital on Wednesday, said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. The three are in a critical ....
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Brazil president announces anti-corruption measures
Date: 2015-03-18 20:50:21 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:153 - ID:2195533
BRASILIA, March 18 (MENA) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff announced a series of anti-graft measures on Wednesday in the wake of Sunday's massive nationwide rallies calling for her impeachment and protesting rampant corruption in Latin America's ....
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China appoints new ambassador to DPRK
Date: 2015-03-18 20:35:43 GMT - China - World - SN:152 - ID:2195397
BEIJING, March 18 (MENA) - China has appointed Li Jinjun, deputy head of the CPC Central Committee's International Department (IDCPC), as new ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Xinhua reported. President Xi Jinping ....
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Germany condemns terrorist attack in Tunisia
Date: 2015-03-18 19:57:13 GMT - Germany - World - SN:147 - ID:2194953
BERLIN, March 18 (MENA) - The German government condemned Wednesday a bloody armed attack on a museum in the Tunisian capital which has claimed the lives of innocent people, including foreign tourists. This terrorist attack targets the nascent ....
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UK Foreign Office 'urgently' looking into Tunisian attack
Date: 2015-03-18 19:52:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:145 - ID:2194945
LONDON, March 18 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office said it was "urgently looking into the serious situation in Tunisia", Mirror reported. A spokesman said: "We are urgently looking into the serious events in Tunisia and are working with the Tunisian ....