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Japan PM denounces killing of Coptic Christian in Libya
Date: 2015-02-17 21:56:17 GMT - Japan - World - SN:203 - ID:1988833
TOKYO, Feb 17 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decried Tuesday the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians at the hands of terrorists of Daesh. The Japanese government strongly condemned the incident. A footage posted on Sunday showed ....
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'We cannot beat Daesh just by killing them' - Marie Harf
Date: 2015-02-17 20:21:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:191 - ID:1988637
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (MENA) - US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on Tuesday said that the United States cannot defeat Daesh simply by killing them. "We must use a combination of military force and an exploration of the reasons why so many ....
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Enemies of Afghanistan are enemies of Pakistan, says Pakistan Army Chief
Date: 2015-02-17 20:18:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:190 - ID:1988669
KABUL, Feb 17 (MENA) - General Raheel Sahrif, Army Chief of Pakistan has said that the enemies of Afghanistan are the enemies of Pakistan, Khaama Press reported. He has made this comment with Afghan authorities during a one-day visit to Kabul for ....
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Top Labour figure dumps Ed Miliband for Ukip
Date: 2015-02-17 20:12:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:188 - ID:1988561
LONDON, Feb 17 (MENA) - One of UK Labour Party's most senior figures has resigned from the party and will be supporting Ukip because of Ed Miliband's failure to offer a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, the Telegraph reported ....
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Austria's Fischer condoles with Pope Tawadros over slain Coptic Christians
Date: 2015-02-17 20:02:58 GMT - Austria - World - SN:185 - ID:1988485
VIENNA, Feb 17 (MENA) - President of Austria Heinz Fischer sent Tuesday a cable of condolences to Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II over the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by Daesh militants. In his message, the ....
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Radioactive water poses threat to Japan - IAEA
Date: 2015-02-17 18:41:56 GMT - Austria - World - SN:174 - ID:1988157
VIENNA, Feb 17 (MENA) - International nuclear regulators warned Tuesday that growing amounts of radioactive water in and around Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant remained a threat, NBC News reported. "The situation ....
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TTP-JA claims responsibility for Lahore blast
Date: 2015-02-17 15:20:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:128 - ID:1986277
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (MENA) - A Taliban splinter group called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar (TTP-JA) has claimed responsibility for a fatal suicide bombing in Lahore that reportedly killed eight people earlier Tuesday. The explosion ....
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Italian PM meets ministers on latest development in Libya
Date: 2015-02-17 14:56:05 GMT - Italy - World - SN:124 - ID:1986017
ROME, Feb 17 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi held a meeting Tuesday on the latest developments in Libya, the Italian government said in a statement. Renzi met with the foreign affairs, interior and defense ministers in addition to ....
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France: UNSC meeting to discuss Libya crisis
Date: 2015-02-17 14:50:37 GMT - France - World - SN:121 - ID:1986037
PARIS, Feb 17 (MENA) - France confirmed on Tuesday that the Libyan situation will be brought before the UN Security Council for debate on Wednesday, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Romain Nadal. Nadal said that Egyptian Foreign Minister ....
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WFP continues Yemen operations amid growing political and security crisis
Date: 2015-02-17 12:51:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:88 - ID:1984705
GENEVA, Feb 17 (MENA) - As the political and security crisis in Yemen deepens, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is determined to continue its operations across the country despite clashes between rival factions, the president’s ....