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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects UN inquiry into crimes against Rohingya
Date: 2017-05-04 22:05:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:6797465
LONDON, May 4 (MENA) – Leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a decision by the UN’s rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by Myanmar’s security forces against minority Rohingya Muslims, the Guardian reported. The UN body ....
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Pile-up kills 5, injures 11 in north China
Date: 2017-05-04 19:07:48 GMT - China - World - SN:79 - ID:6797349
BEIJING, May 4 (MENA) - Five people were killed and another 11 injured in a pile-up involving two trucks and one coach Thursday in north China's Shanxi Province, Xinhua reported. The accident happened near a highway toll gate in the city of ....
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Trump heading to Saudi Arabia within 1st foreign trip as president
Date: 2017-05-04 16:54:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:6797148
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Israel later this month as part of his first official trip overseas, Fox News reported on Thursday. Trump will set out starting May 19 for the ....
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Conservatives may push for fresh Commons vote on Syria airstrikes after election
Date: 2017-05-04 16:49:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:6796845
LONDON, May 4 (MENA) - The UK government is considering holding a vote to expand military action in Syria if the Conservatives win a big enough majority in the general election. British Prime Minister Theresa May is believed to want Commons ....
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Trump: 'Fake News media is officially out of control'
Date: 2017-05-04 13:14:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:6796779
WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) - President Donald Trump blasted the media, saying members of the press will do anything to "get attention." "The Fake News media is officially out of control," the president tweeted. "They will do or say anything in ....
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Syrian government backs idea to set up de-escalation zones — Lavrov
Date: 2017-05-04 12:54:37 GMT - Finland - World - SN:48 - ID:6796664
PORVOO, May 4 (MENA) - The Syrian government supports the idea of setting up de-escalation zones in Syria discussed in Astana, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday following talks with his Finnish counterpart, Timo Soini. "A ....
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Czech PM to submit gov't resignation in 2nd half of May
Date: 2017-05-04 09:51:53 GMT - Czech - World - SN:24 - ID:6796302
PRAGUE, May 4 (MENA) - Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka says he is planning to formally submit the resignation of his government to the country's president in the second half of May, ABC news reported. Sobotka previously said he wanted to do ....
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Ghani: I won't visit Pakistan until perpetrators of recent attacks are handed over
Date: 2017-05-04 07:48:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:6796047
KABUL, May 4 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday declined an invitation to visit Pakistan, his deputy spokesman confirmed, saying he would not visit the neighboring country until perpetrators of recent attacks in Afghanistan are ....
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Death toll in Venezuela’s protests rises to 34
Date: 2017-05-04 07:15:08 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:9 - ID:6796041
CARACAS, May 4 (MENA) - The death toll in the Venezuelan protests increased to 34 after another young man was killed in Caracas on Wednesday amid escalating tensions provoked by the government’s call for a rewrite of the constitution, Latin American ....
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Pakistan among most dangerous countries for journalists: report
Date: 2017-05-03 22:50:36 GMT - France - World - SN:97 - ID:6795868
PARIS, May 3 (MENA) – The France-based watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a report Wednesday Pakistan is among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalism, the Pakistani private Geo News TV reported. According to the ....
