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S. Korea, US to conduct annual military drills in late Feb.
Date: 2014-01-09 11:29:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:67 - ID:488258
SEOUL, Jan 9 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States will start their annual military drills next month, military officials said Thursday, despite North Korea's rejection of family reunions citing the planned exercises. The computer-based ....
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Libyan foreign ministry summons Malta ambassador
Date: 2014-01-09 10:26:30 GMT - Libya - World - SN:49 - ID:487769
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry summoned on Thursday Malta's ambassador in Tripoli to ask him about a Maltese-flagged oil tanker which tried to illegally sail into the Libyan territorial waters. "What happened is an ....
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Chinese deputy FM leaves Egypt for Tunisia
Date: 2014-01-09 09:12:44 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:487823
CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) – China's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming left Cairo Thursday for Tunisia, wrapping up a two-day visit to Egypt. During the visit, he had talks with an Egyptian team, led by Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmed ....
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N Korea rejects South proposal for family reunions
Date: 2014-01-09 07:57:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:487678
SEOUL, Jan 9 (MENA) - North Korea on Thursday rejected a South Korean proposal for resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War, citing planned South-US military exercises as a major barrier, Yonhap reported. The North's main body ....
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5 killed in explosion at chemical factory in Japan
Date: 2014-01-09 07:53:59 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:487673
TOKYO, Jan (MENA) - At least five people have been killed in an explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan, BBC quoted a police official as saying. Maintenance crews were working on a heat exchanger used in the production of silicon ....
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Russia blocks UNSC condemnation of Syria
Date: 2014-01-09 06:47:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:487507
NEW York, Jan 9 (MENA) - Russia on Wednesday blocked an effort by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to express anger and denounce the Syrian government's air strikes on Aleppo. No agreements were reached on the British-sponsored draft ....
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US national accused of having nearly 50 bombs in Ohio
Date: 2014-01-09 06:35:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:487511
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - A man was arrested after police found guns and nearly 50 bombs in his vehicle in Ohio, the ABC news reported quoting a Guard official. Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 43, turned to be a specialist in the Indiana National ....
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Obama to be blamed if Taliban retake control of Afghanistan – newspaper
Date: 2014-01-08 23:11:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:223 - ID:487373
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) – The Telegraph newspaper blamed Wednesday US President Barack Obama over possible success by Taliban to retake power in Afghanistan after the NATO troops leave the country. "Even though Mr Obama personally authorised the ....
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International Space Station life 'to be extended'
Date: 2014-01-08 23:02:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:221 - ID:487471
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Nasa has won White House backing to extend the life of the International Space Station for a further four years, until 2024, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Construction of the ISS began in 1998 and is a joint venture ....
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Kerry to travel to France and Kuwait next week
Date: 2014-01-08 22:55:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:218 - ID:487429
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will head for Paris and Kuwait city on a five-day visit to rally international support for ending the three-year civil war in Syria, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said ....