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Lavrov congratulates Russian diplomats on Diplomat’s Day
Date: 2014-02-10 09:12:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:546681
MOSCOW, Feb 10 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has congratulated his fellow diplomats on their professional holiday – Diplomatic Worker’s Day, Interfax news agency reported. “We are extremely worried about turbulence in a whole ....
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Six wounded in explosion at Bangkok protest site
Date: 2014-02-10 07:27:18 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:15 - ID:546527
BANGKOK, Feb 10 (MENA) - A bomb went off on Monday in an area vacated by anti-government protesters, injuring six street cleaners, ABC news reported. The blast occurred about 11:30 a.m. as the workers were cleaning the median strip of a street ....
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Russia supplied Libya with 10 anti-missile systems
Date: 2014-02-10 07:05:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:546452
MOSCOW, Feb 10 (MENA) – Russia fulfilled a contract for the supply of the Libyan army with advanced self-propelled anti-tank missile, which was concluded before the Libyan revolution in 2011, Russia’s Kolomna Machine-Building Design Bureau ....
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Russians have tremendous capacity when it comes to listening to conversations – US Ambassador
Date: 2014-02-10 07:02:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:546451
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (MENA) - United States Ambassador to Russia Michael A. McFaul said he could not confirm that the Russian government has leaked phone conversations between two American diplomats criticizing the European Union policy towards ....
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EU regrets strict immigration quotas to Switzerland
Date: 2014-02-10 06:32:53 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:11 - ID:546454
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (MENA) - Swiss voters have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from European Union countries, the BBC said on its website. Final results showed 50.3% voted in favour. The vote ....
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North Korea rescinds invitation to US envoy
Date: 2014-02-10 06:24:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:546458
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (MENA) - North Korea has cancelled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American's possible release, the State Department said Monday. The cancellation, which ....
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Kerry to start Asian tour Thursday
Date: 2014-02-10 06:20:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:546433
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (MENA)- US Secretary of State John Kerry will begin a trip this week to China, South Korea, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, the State Department said on Sunday, at a time of high tensions in Asia over China's increasingly ....
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11 killed as heaviest snowstorm in decades hits Japan
Date: 2014-02-10 06:15:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:546432
TOKYO, Feb 10 (MENA) - The heaviest snowstorm in nearly half a century in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has caused a rash of snow-linked accidents, resulting in nearly a dozen deaths and injuring more than a thousand people, The RussiaToday ....
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Kuwait to host global forum on public relations in Islam
Date: 2014-02-09 22:17:48 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:148 - ID:546380
QENA, Feb 9 (MENA) – Kuwait will host an Islamic World Forum in May about a role played by public relations and popular diplomacy in Islam and their impact international society. The forum, to be held on May 3-5, will be organized by the Arab ....
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Future of CAR Muslims imperiled - paper
Date: 2014-02-09 21:59:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:145 - ID:546378
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - The violence wracking Central African Republic imperils the future of the country's Muslims, with thousands having been slaughtered and many more fleeing the country, Huffington Post Newspaper reported Sunday. Bangui, ....