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EU foreign ministers mull sanctions against Ukrainian separatists
Date: 2014-11-17 16:59:42 GMT - Italy - World - SN:128 - ID:1353069
BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (MENA) - EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday as the bloc mulled which pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists should be hit with sanctions after disputed elections in the east of Ukraine, Euronews reported. Officials in ....
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Russia expels German diplomat in tit-for-tat move: Report
Date: 2014-11-17 16:03:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:114 - ID:1350289
MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) - Moscow has reportedly expelled a German diplomat in a tit-for-tat move following the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Germany. The Wall Street Journal on Saturday quoted an unnamed German official as saying that the ....
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Russia confirms German embassy worker expelled from Moscow
Date: 2014-11-17 13:25:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:1350653
MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday the reports that a German embassy’s staff member has been expelled from Moscow, according to Tass News Agency. The expulsion comes “in response to unfriendly actions of the ....
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Czechs mark Velvet Revolution's 25th anniversary
Date: 2014-11-17 12:47:24 GMT - Czech - World - SN:76 - ID:1350293
PRAGUE, Nov 17 (MENA) - Thousands of Czechs gathered in central Prague on Monday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Velvet Revolution that toppled communism — but festivities turned into an appeal for President Milos Zeman to ....
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Pope Francis Plans to Visit US in 2015
Date: 2014-11-17 12:47:02 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:75 - ID:1349825
THE VATICAN, Nov 17 (MENA) - Pope Francis plans to visit the US in 2015, ABC quoted the pontiff as announcing. It would be his first trip to the US as pope. The pope made the announcement when he addressed participants at a Vatican conference ....
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EU 'committed' to tackling ISIS after Kassig beheading
Date: 2014-11-17 12:15:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:66 - ID:1349261
BRUSSEL, Nov 17 (MENA) - The European Union said Monday it remains "fully committed" to tackling the threat posed by ISIS after it beheaded US aid worker Peter Kassig, The Daily Star reported. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and ....
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Putin says sides not abiding peace deal in Ukraine
Date: 2014-11-17 10:02:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:1348593
MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) - Russia's president said he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a truce struck in September, Novosti reported. Putin said he was convinced that it was possible to end the ....
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6.7 magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-17 08:54:23 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:18 - ID:1347581
WELLINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) - A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake that struck off the New Zealand coast Monday morning rattled much of the country but did not result in any initial reports of damage or injuries, Fox news reported. The quake hit 110 ....
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N. Korea urges South to halt massive military drill
Date: 2014-11-17 08:19:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:1347669
SEOUL, Nov 17 (MENA) - North Korea again urged South Korea Monday to suspend its ongoing large-scale military drill, claiming that the exercise has sent inter-Korean ties plunging into the worst crisis, Yonhap reported. The Hoguk defense exercise ....
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Ottoman Empire died and will never be back to life again, Mardin Mayor tells MENA
Date: 2014-11-17 07:53:22 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:12 - ID:1347329
MARDIN, Turkey, Nov 17 (MENA) – A veteran Kurdish politician said the current government in Turkey wants to put the entire Middle East region, not just Egypt, under Ottoman control and re-build the Ottoman Empire, which died long time ago and can ....