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Russian sanctions in line with WTO rules - Lavrov
Date: 2014-08-11 19:58:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:146 - ID:869415
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia’s ban on Western food imports was in line with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and prompted by national security interests, Itar-TassS reported. “We ....
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Medics battling Ebola pleading for world’s help
Date: 2014-08-11 17:58:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:132 - ID:869318
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - Front line medics are begging the international community to help fight an Ebola outbreak in West Africa now termed a “global emergency” by the WHO, the Time magazine reported. “Countries possessing necessary ....
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Kiev seeks to ‘Raze Southeast to the ground,’ expel Russian speakers – Lavrov
Date: 2014-08-11 17:45:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:131 - ID:869315
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Kiev government’s military operation in eastern Ukraine seems to be aimed at “razing the southeast to the ground” and forcing the Russian-speaking population to flee, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, ....
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Liberia puts third province under Ebola quarantine
Date: 2014-08-11 16:18:40 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:120 - ID:869207
ABUJA, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Liberian army has put a third province under quarantine to check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced Monday, according to Al Arabiya News on Monday. “Lofa county in the north ....
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US says fully supports Iraqi president
Date: 2014-08-11 14:17:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:868904
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - The US State Department said that the US fully supports President Fuad Masum in his role as guarantor of the Iraqi Constitution, according to Fox News. The US is closely monitoring the situation in Iraq and is in touch ....
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Goals achieved in Gaza war show Hamas is winner: Israeli writer
Date: 2014-08-11 10:45:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:868333
NEW YORK, Aug 11 (MENA) - If body-counts and destroyed weaponry are the main criteria for victory, Israel is the clear winner in the latest confrontation with Hamas, Israeli writer and military analyst Ronen Bergman has said. In an Op-ED ....
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Ukrainian forces prepare to recapture Donetsk
Date: 2014-08-11 10:40:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:63 - ID:868248
KIEV, Aug 11 (MENA) - Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russia separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, CNN quoted a military spokesman ....
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US not investigating Afghan civilian deaths - Amnesty International
Date: 2014-08-11 10:31:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:60 - ID:868285
KABUL, Aug 11 (MENA) - US forces have killed dozens of Afghan civilians in air strikes and night-time raids that have not been properly investigated, Amnesty International rights group said in a new study published on Monday. “Thousands of ....
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Kerry issues warning to Iraqi leader
Date: 2014-08-11 10:24:42 GMT - Australia - World - SN:57 - ID:868311
SYDNEY, Aug 11 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry warned Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq on Monday not to interfere with the process of picking a new Iraqi leader, cautioning pointedly that a power grab would lead to a cutoff of ....
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Kerry urges calm in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-11 09:47:23 GMT - Australia - World - SN:45 - ID:868126
CANBERRA, Aug 11 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging the people of Iraq to remain calm as the country faces a political crisis while battling advances by Islamic State militants, ABC News reported. Speaking in Australia on ....