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US diplomats visit family of abducted Israeli teen
Date: 2014-06-16 16:56:58 GMT - Israel - World - SN:122 - ID:781521
GAZA CITY, June 16 (MENA) - Diplomats from the US Embassy in Israel visited abducted teen Naftali Frenkel's family at their home in Nof Ayalon, Ynet news reported on Monday. Frenkel, who was kidnapped on Thursday along with two classmates, has a ....
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UK in talks with Iran on ISIS Iraq threats
Date: 2014-06-16 15:10:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:781241
LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - UK government has said it plans to hold talks with Iran on means of settling the threat posed by terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who are in control of large areas in Iraq. A spokesman at the UK ....
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Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO underlines role of world heritage committee
Date: 2014-06-16 14:19:41 GMT - France - World - SN:92 - ID:781236
PARIS/DOHA, June 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to UNESCO Mohamed Amr underlined the importance of the role played by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to preserve culture heritage sites of great international value. Amr, who is also the head ....
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Roadside bomb Kills 5 civilians in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-16 14:01:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:781051
KABUL, June 16 (MENA) - A roadside bomb planted by the Afghan Taliban killed 5 civilians from the same family in the southern Kandahar province on Monday, ABC News quoted the Afghan Interior Ministry. In a statement, the ministry condemned the ....
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Israel faces another mass release of Palestinian prisoners after abduction of Jewish teens
Date: 2014-06-16 14:00:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:780941
WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - Israel, amid efforts to restrict prisoner exchanges, faces the prospect of another massive release of Palestinian insurgents, according to WorldTribune Newspaper. Israeli sources said the government of Prime Minister ....
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US navy ship with 550 Marines on board entering Gulf
Date: 2014-06-16 13:30:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:781096
WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - The USS Mesa Verde with 550 Marines on board entered the Gulf on Monday to support possible US action to help Iraq's Shi'ite-led government combat a Sunni Islamist insurgency that has overtaken large areas of the ....
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West’s refusal to condemn attack on Russian Embassy in Kiev double standards — diplomat
Date: 2014-06-16 12:18:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:780910
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russia’s high-ranking diplomat said Western partners’ refusal to condemn the attack on the Russian Embassy in Kiev is the policy of double standards. “We can say the Western partners demonstrated the policy of double ....
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Blair’s Iraq invasion was a tragic error, and he’s mad to deny it
Date: 2014-06-16 11:15:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:780673
LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - London Mayor Boris Johnson lashed out at UK ex premier Tony Blair for his refusal to face facts that Iraq invasion in 2003 was a big mistake, reported the Daily Telegraph. "I have come to the conclusion that Tony Blair ....
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Russia tests Pantsir Air Defense Systems in Arctic
Date: 2014-06-16 10:34:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:780615
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russia is testing its Pantsir S-1 short-range air defense system in the Arctic to ensure security in the resource-rich region, which is soon expected to become the center of oil and gas exploration for the country, Alexander ....
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3 killed, 75 injured, houses set ablaze in Sri Lanka ethnic clashes
Date: 2014-06-16 10:33:55 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:44 - ID:780609
ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka, June 16 (MENA) – At least three Muslims were killed and 75 people seriously injured in violence between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lankan coastal towns best known as tourist draws, with Muslim homes set ablaze, ....