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China says ties with Japan heading in good direction
Date: 2015-03-23 15:04:46 GMT - China - World - SN:107 - ID:2226269
BEIJING, March 23 (MENA) - Yu Zhengsheng, the Chinese Communist Party's fourth-ranked leader, said Monday that steps toward repairing Beijing's relations with Tokyo are gradually getting back on a positive track. "Sino-Japanese relations are ....
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US boosts military presence in Gulf waters as Iran deal inches closer
Date: 2015-03-23 15:01:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:2226033
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - Some 3,000 US military personnel as well as American “air, land, sea, and special operations components” have moved into the Persian Gulf region for a military exercise that coincides with the finalization of a nuclear ....
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Indonesian anti-terror police arrest alleged Daesh recruiters
Date: 2015-03-23 14:58:23 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:101 - ID:2225917
JAKARTA, March 23 (MENA) - Indonesian anti-terror police on Monday arrested five persons who had allegedly facilitated the trip of 16 Indonesians recently detained by Turkish authorities for intending to cross the country's border to join Daesh in ....
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China condemns deadly attacks in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 14:56:05 GMT - China - World - SN:99 - ID:2225929
BEIJING, March 23 (MENA) - The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned deadly terrorist attacks on two mosques in Yemen's capital of Sanaa last week. Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in press statements that China hopes relevant parties in ....
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132nd IPU Assembly to look at SDGs: statement
Date: 2015-03-23 14:55:32 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:98 - ID:2225357
GENEVA, March 23 (MENA) - More than 600 MPs from 113 countries have registered so far to attend the 132nd IPU Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, which will look at concrete ways parliaments can implement the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) when ....
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Daesh fanatics 'highly likely' to launch chlorine gas attack at football match or on Tube, expert says
Date: 2015-03-23 14:11:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:2225737
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) - Daesh militants returning to the UK could launch a chlorine gas attack on trains, the London Underground or at a football match, according to a chemical weapons expert, according to The Independent. Hamish de ....
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May asks Muslims to fight extremism
Date: 2015-03-23 13:24:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:2225245
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) - Theresa May is to appeal to Muslims to help tackle extremism as she insists Britain must no longer tolerate those who fail to respect its values. The Home Secretary will say the freedoms on offer in the UK come with ....
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AJU slams attack on Tunisia's Bardo Museum
Date: 2015-03-23 11:53:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:66 - ID:2223745
CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - The Arab Journalists Union (AJU) strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out by two Tunisian gunmen on Bardo Museum on Wednesday, that killed 19 persons and injured 44. The AJU underscored that it backs the ....
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Britain remains a 'force to be reckoned with', Michael Fallon says
Date: 2015-03-23 11:37:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:2223749
LONDON, March 23 (MENA) - The US is confident that Britain remains a "force of its own in the World", the Defence Secretary says today amid a growing backlash over the Conservative's failure to commit 2 per cent of national income on the armed ....
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Gasoline bomb thrown at Berlin parliament offices
Date: 2015-03-23 11:29:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:62 - ID:2223929
BERLIN, March 23 (MENA) - Berlin police say a gasoline bomb was thrown at a parliamentary office building in the capital overnight and they are investigating a possible far-right connection. Police said in a statement that the projectile was ....