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NATO airstrike leaves 8 rebels dead in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-30 19:11:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:107 - ID:752393
KABUL, May 30 (MENA) – At least eight militants were killed following a NATO airstrike on Paktika province, east of Afghanistan, Khaama newspaper reported. The provincial police chief, Gen. Nabi Jan Malakhel said the airstrike was carried out ....
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Iran asks Yemen for greater cooperation on fate of kidnapped diplomat
Date: 2014-05-30 18:51:30 GMT - Iran - World - SN:105 - ID:752359
TEHRAN, May 30 (MENA) - Iranian foreign minister in a meeting with his Yemeni counterpart asked for Sana’a’s more serious efforts in pursuing the fate of the abducted Iranian diplomat in Yemen, IRNA news agency reported on Friday. Mohammad Javad ....
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Vatican Pope decries suffering in Syria
Date: 2014-05-30 18:48:43 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:104 - ID:752358
VATICAN CITY, May 30 (MENA) – Vatican Pope Francis issued another appeal against "the globalisation of indifference," which is growing amid the "daily victims" and "untold suffering" of the Syrian people. In his message, the Holy Father calls on ....
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Ukraine says it repaid part of its debt for Russian gas — Medvedev
Date: 2014-05-30 16:49:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:752218
MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Ukraine said it had transferred the payment for part of its gas debt to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, Russia Today channel reported. “Talks are underway (in Berlin), so far there is no visible ....
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OSCE loses contact with second team in east Ukraine
Date: 2014-05-30 15:04:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:80 - ID:752051
KIEV, Ukraine, May 30 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has lost contact with a five-member team in east Ukraine, where four members of another OSCE mission are still being held by pro-Russian rebels. The OSCE said ....
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Hillary Clinton had secret lunch with Obama at White House - Paper
Date: 2014-05-30 14:49:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:752131
WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a secret lunch with President Barack Obama on Thursday in an unannounced meeting sure to fuel extensive speculation at a time when she's widely expected to seek his job in ....
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Moscow sends note to Kiev urging to send humanitarian aid to east Ukraine regions
Date: 2014-05-30 14:48:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:752002
MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Moscow calls on Kiev to mull Russian proposal to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the eastern regions of Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “Taking into account Kiev’s continuing military actions against ....
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ISAF airstrike kills 8 Taliban members in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-30 12:53:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:59 - ID:751825
KABUL, May 30 (MENA) - At least eight Taliban militants were killed following an International Security Assistance Force ISAF airstrike in the Afghan eastern Paktika province. The provincial police chief Nabi Jan Malakhel said the airstrike was ....
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S. Korea diver dies in search of sunken ferry
Date: 2014-05-30 12:52:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:58 - ID:751822
SEOUL, May 30 (MENA) - A diver taking part in search operations inside the sunken ferry Sewol died Friday after suffering from breathing difficulties, Yonhap News Agency quoted officials as saying. The diver, who took part in operations to cut ....
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MENA agenda for Friday, May 30
Date: 2014-05-30 05:11:37 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:1 - ID:751126
CAIRO, The Independence Current holds a press conference to comment on indicators of the presidential elections' results. CAIRO, Al-Azhar University's dormitories resume work and receive students today. TUNIS, Moroccan King Mohammed VI starts a ....