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Moscow police terminates picket in front of US embassy
Date: 2014-09-21 17:11:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:984501
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (MENA) - Moscow's police terminated Sunday an unsanctioned picket in front of the US embassy in the center of Moscow, a spokesman for the Moscow police department told ITAR-TASS. A group of about 30 people gathered in front of the ....
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Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential polls
Date: 2014-09-21 15:46:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:108 - ID:983645
KABUL, Sept 21 (MENA) - Afghanistan's election commission on Sunday named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures. The commission's announcement came hours ....
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5.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Greece
Date: 2014-09-21 15:27:10 GMT - Greece - World - SN:103 - ID:983669
ATHENS, Sept 21 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit western Greece on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the region of the town of Nafpaktos and it occurred at a depth of 20 kilometers, according to Sofia ....
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Mauritanian president to attend UNGA meetings
Date: 2014-09-21 13:23:17 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:82 - ID:982441
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 21 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will leave here Monday for the US to take part in the the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, Mauritania's media sources said on Sunday. He will also attend the UN ....
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Iranian Speaker: US show off in fighting terrorism "ridiculous"
Date: 2014-09-21 12:08:23 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:981609
TEHRAN, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani questioned the US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group, and said Washington's theatrical moves against terrorism are "ridiculous", according ....
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Iran FM, UN envoy discuss Iraq crisis in New York
Date: 2014-09-21 11:51:43 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:54 - ID:980473
New York, Sept 21 (MENA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Nickolay Mladenov, who is the special representative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Iraq, on the sidelines a UN meeting in New York. Zarif reiterated ....
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Iran seeks give and take on militants, nuclear program
Date: 2014-09-21 11:21:57 GMT - Iran - World - SN:41 - ID:980585
TEHRAN, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Daesh militants, but would like to see more flexibility on Iran's uranium enrichment program, CNBC quoted senior Iranian officials as saying on ....
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Last King of Nepal suffers heart attack
Date: 2014-09-21 09:49:12 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:30 - ID:979433
KATHMANDU, Sept 21 (MENA) - The last king of Nepal is in stable condition in a hospital after suffering a heart attack, ABC News quoted doctors as saying Sunday. Gyanendra Shah was brought to the hospital Saturday night, and was recovering in the ....
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Bainimarama claims victory in Fiji
Date: 2014-09-21 08:23:15 GMT - Fiji - World - SN:17 - ID:979205
SUVA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Fiji's coup leader Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama has declared himself the Pacific nation's new prime minister, Sky News reported Sunday. His announcement cames on Sunday, four days after the country's first democratic election ....
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In 2nd breakout in recent weeks, 5 inmates get out of Haitian prison; 2 recaptured
Date: 2014-09-21 07:45:57 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:11 - ID:979193
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 21 (MENA) - Authorities in Haiti say five inmates escaped from a prison, in the country's second jail breakout reported in less than two months, Fox New reported. Police director Antoine Monest said Saturday that two of the ....