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Britain 'must reverse armed forces cuts' to take on Daesh
Date: 2014-10-05 14:21:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:1070797
LONDON, Oct 5 (MENA) - Britain must go "back to the drawing board" and recruit thousands more soldiers to deal with the "generational struggle" against Islamic extremists, the former head of the armed forces has warned. Lord Richards of ....
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Tremor jolts Shonbe in southern Iran
Date: 2014-10-05 12:22:46 GMT - Iran - World - SN:40 - ID:1070285
TEHRAN, Oct 5 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on Richter scale jolted surrounding area of Shonbe in southern province of Bushehr on Saturday evening, IRNA news agency reported. According to the report of seismography center affiliated to ....
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Swish FM greets Muslims on Eidul Adha
Date: 2014-10-05 12:05:11 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:37 - ID:1070029
STOCKHOLM, Oct 5 (MENA) - Swish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has greeted Muslims all over the world on Eidul Adha. This came in a Twitter post on Sunday. (MENA) MI/MH ....
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Opposition party calls for clearing up all “terror” organizations, including PKK
Date: 2014-10-05 12:00:25 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:36 - ID:1068805
ANKARA, Oct. 5 (MENA) – An opposition leftist party in Turkey called for clearing up all “terror” organizations in Syria, including the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and activating cooperation with the countries of the region. “The ....
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Cameron orders spy chiefs to hunt down 'Jihadi John'
Date: 2014-10-05 09:43:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:1069105
LONDON, Oct 5 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked his spy chiefs to find Daesh executioner 'Jihadi John' so that he could dispatch special forces to kill or capture the masked man who beheaded the latest British hostage, The ....
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Mexico mass grave found near Iguala after protests
Date: 2014-10-05 06:14:59 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:7 - ID:1068337
MEXICO CITY, Oct 5 (MENA) - A mass grave has been found on the outskirts the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing on 27 September, Sky news reported quoting officials. It is not clear whether the bodies found in a pit are those ....
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Erdogan demands apology from US vice president Biden
Date: 2014-10-04 21:36:00 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:72 - ID:1068105
ANKARA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded an apology on Saturday from United States Vice President Joseph Biden, for allegedly claiming Turkey had made mistakes and allowed foreign fighters to cross into Syria, Deutsche ....
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Ukraine: Separatists storm Donetsk airport
Date: 2014-10-04 19:35:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:1067977
KIEV, Oct 4 (MENA) - Pro-Russian fighters tried to capture Ukraine’s Donetsk airport, Euronews reported on Saturday. A tank arrived at the frontline and was fired upon by Ukrainian forces. A priority target for the separatists, the area around ....
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142 million Brazilians to cast vote in presidential polls Sunday
Date: 2014-10-04 19:24:51 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:63 - ID:1067933
BRASILIA, Oct 4 (MENA) - More than 142 million Brazilians will go to the polls on Sunday, the BBC reported on Saturday. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for a second four-year term, is seen as the front-runner. Her main ....
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Germany sends humanitarian convoy to Ukraine
Date: 2014-10-04 19:13:30 GMT - Germany - World - SN:62 - ID:1067929
BERLIN, Oct 4 (MENA) - Germany has dispatched more than 100 trucks from 17 different cities to deliver aid, including mobile kitchens, heating devices and blankets, to Ukraine, Russia Today reported on Saturday. The aid, set to be distributed by ....