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Suicide bombers attack NATO vehicle parking lot in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-19 13:03:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:786943
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - A group of militants attacked the NATO vehicle parking lot in Torkham early Thursday morning, local officials said. Spokesman for the border police forces Edris Momand said the attack was carried out around 4:30 am local ....
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Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-19 10:50:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:42 - ID:786622
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - Afghan officials say three Taliban suicide bombers targeted NATO fuel trucks at the border with Pakistan, setting off a gunbattle with police guards, ABC news reported. A spokesman for the border police in eastern ....
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Felipe VI calls for 'new Spain' as sworn in as king
Date: 2014-06-19 10:24:16 GMT - Spain - World - SN:36 - ID:786498
MADRID, June 19 (MENA) - Felipe VI has called for "a new Spain that we will build together" after being proclaimed the country's head of state in a ceremony in parliament, BBC reported. Earlier, King Felipe received the royal sash from his ....
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US stands with Colombia in peace talks with rebels - Biden
Date: 2014-06-19 10:02:55 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:33 - ID:786452
BOGOTA, June 19 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden said the United States stands with Colombia as it negotiates peace with leftist rebels, according to Voice of America. Biden was in Bogota Wednesday for talks with newly re-elected President ....
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EU-Iran talks kick off in Vienna: Ashton Spokesperson
Date: 2014-06-19 09:29:09 GMT - Austria - World - SN:27 - ID:786318
VIENNA, June 19 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton started their meeting in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Thursday morning, said Michael Mann, Ashton’s ....
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Bodies found after Malaysia capsize
Date: 2014-06-19 07:31:03 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:15 - ID:786027
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (MENA) - At least nine people have died and 27 are missing after a boat overloaded with Indonesians capsized off Malaysia, BBC reported Thursday. Officials said the passengers, believed to be illegal migrant workers, were ....
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Benghazi suspect was planning more attacks: US ambassador to Libya
Date: 2014-06-19 06:50:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:785950
NEW YORK, June 19 (MENA) - The United States told the UN Security Council that a suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 attack on its diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya had been planning to target more Americans and that justified his ....
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Australia imposes sanctions against 50 Russians, 11 companies over Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-19 06:37:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:786007
MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Australia has imposed sanctions against 50 Russian officials and 11 companies over the situation in Ukraine, ITAR TASS quoted the Australian Foreign Ministry as saying. Among the citizens on the list are Deputy Prime ....
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S. Korea, Russia discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program
Date: 2014-06-19 06:27:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:785985
SEOUL, June 19 (MENA) - South Korea's top nuclear envoy Hwang Joon-kook sat down with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday and agreed that a political and diplomatic solution would be the best and only option in dealing with Pyongyang's ....
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US Senate proposes bill to cut aid to Egypt
Date: 2014-06-18 22:16:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:160 - ID:785881
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The American Senate Appropriations Committee proposed a 28% cut in funding to Egypt which would bring total military aid down from 1.3 billion dollars to 1 billion dollars. “I think Egypt needs to be put on notice ....