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US, Japan, S.Koera call for emergency UNSC meeting on N.Korea missile test
Date: 2017-11-29 12:00:12 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:7115222
The US, Japan and South Korea have called for an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the latest missile launch by North Korea, Al Hurra news channel reported. North Korea fired an apparent long-range ....
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Lavrov concerned over growing tensions in Gulf region
Date: 2017-11-28 14:54:07 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7114035
Moscow is concerned over the rising tensions in the Gulf area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying. Addressing a meeting of the Russian International Affairs Council on Tuesday, Lavrov said the rising ....
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Vatican Pope arrives in Myanmar on first leg of foreign tour
Date: 2017-11-27 09:45:42 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:1 - ID:7111633
Pope Francis of Vatican on Monday arrived in Myanmar, becoming the first pope to ever visit the southeast Asian nation. The world's most high-profile Christian takes center stage in a staunchly Buddhist country accused of horrifying acts of ....
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George H.W. Bush becomes longest-living president in US history
Date: 2017-11-26 08:49:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7109898
Former President George H.W. Bush became the longest-living president in U.S. history today at 93 years and 166 days old, Washington Examiner website reported Saturday. Bush, born on June 12, 1924, beat the previous record held by former ....
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UN chief condemns deadly attacks against UN mission in Mali
Date: 2017-11-26 08:43:41 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:4 - ID:7109888
Four United Nations peacekeepers and a member of the Malian armed forces were killed and 21 others were wounded on Friday in what Secretary-General António Guterres called "outrageous" attacks against the UN mission in the country, the UN News ....
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Castro meets N. Korea minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions
Date: 2017-11-25 10:33:09 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:5 - ID:7108512
Cuban President Raul Castro met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday amid hopes the communist-run island might be able to persuade its Asian ally to avert a showdown with the United States. "In the brotherly meeting, both sides ....
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa takes power, vows to serve all citizens
Date: 2017-11-24 13:12:00 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:8 - ID:7106693
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has addressed a packed stadium, vowing to serve all citizens, the BBC reported on Friday. He said he felt "deeply humbled" to take the role. And he said he was "not oblivious to the many Zimbabweans ....
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American F-22 jets to join massive air drills on Korean peninsula next month
Date: 2017-11-24 09:18:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:7106211
Six F-22 fighters from the US Air Force are scheduled to join the largest South Korea-US air exercise on the Korean peninsula next month, South Korean military official said on Friday. "Six F-22 fighters from the US Air Force will be scheduled to ....
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African Union welcomes Mugabe resignation
Date: 2017-11-22 13:10:43 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:15 - ID:7103479
The African Union has welcomed Robert Mugabe’s decision to step down as president of Zimbabwe, saying the people had expressed their will for a peaceful transfer of power . AU commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said he welcomes the ....
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Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide
Date: 2017-11-22 12:56:22 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:14 - ID:7103442
Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been jailed for life for genocide and other atrocities in the 1990s Bosnian war. Known as the "Butcher of Bosnia", Mladic led forces during the massacre of Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) in Srebrenica ....
