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Russian deputy FM announces round of talks between Syrian gov't, opposition in Moscow
Date: 2015-01-14 08:12:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:1738337
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said talks between representatives of the Syrian government and opposition are expected in late January, Sky News reported. The Russian diplomat said talks will be held between January 26 to 29, ....
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96,000 couples in China's Guangdong allowed to have second baby
Date: 2015-01-14 07:55:10 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:1738193
About 96,000 couples in south China's Guangdong Province have been given permission to have a second child, Global Post quoted local health and family planning authorities as saying. A pilot program in east China's Zhejiang Province was launched ....
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Political uncertainty in Haiti as parliament is dissolved
Date: 2015-01-14 07:49:24 GMT - Haiti - International - SN:3 - ID:1738141
Parliament in Haiti has been dissolved after the failure of last-ditch negotiations over a new electoral law, the BBC reported. President Michel Martelly had been trying to secure backing for a US-sanctioned plan to postpone elections ....
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Key US military command's Twitter, YouTube sites back online
Date: 2015-01-14 07:40:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:1738029
The Twitter and YouTube sites for the U.S. military's Central Command are back online after being taken over by hackers claiming to support the Islamic State militant group, and Pentagon officials are reviewing some security protocols in the wake of ....
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Spain committed to supporting Gaza Strip: FM
Date: 2015-01-13 17:48:46 GMT - palestine - International - SN:54 - ID:1736141
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said that his country is committed to reconstructing the Gaza Strip. During his visit to the Gaza Strip, Margallo inspected the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged ....
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Kerry to visit Paris for terror talks
Date: 2015-01-13 17:23:02 GMT - France - International - SN:46 - ID:1735969
US secretary of state John Kerry is to travel to Paris Thursday for talks on countering extremist violence, said French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal. While in Paris, Kerry will be meeting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and pay ....
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Venezuelan President hails Algeria-Venezuela ties
Date: 2015-01-13 13:26:05 GMT - Algeria - International - SN:27 - ID:1733749
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has hailed as distinguished relations binding Algeria and Venezuela. In statements before meeting with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal on Tuesday, Maduro praised a role played by Algeria in enhancing ....
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Italian president to step down ‘within hours’
Date: 2015-01-13 12:57:14 GMT - Italy - International - SN:24 - ID:1733533
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to step down “within hours,” well before the 2020 expiry of his term, Italy’s Premier Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday, setting the stage for an uncertain search for a successor, Sky News reported. Napolitano, ....
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Beheading threat puts troops on high alert
Date: 2015-01-13 12:30:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:19 - ID:1733129
Britain is on high alert for a beheading attack after jihadists were detected discussing plans to murder members of the armed forces, police officers and people working in the intelligence services. Monitoring by counter terrorism agencies has ....
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Jewish victims of Paris terrorist attack arrive in Israel for burial
Date: 2015-01-13 12:23:23 GMT - Israel - International - SN:16 - ID:1732997
The bodies of four Jewish victims of the Paris terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket have arrived in Israel for burial, according to the Guardian. They were brought by a plane that landed early on Tuesday morning at Ben Gurion airport, near ....
