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Scores awaiting rescue in Italy ferry fire
Date: 2014-12-29 09:42:54 GMT - Italy - International - SN:20 - ID:1633689
More than 160 people are still awaiting rescue on the deck of a blazing Italian ferry amid freezing temperatures off the Greek island of Corfu, the BBC news reported on Monday. Helicopter crews have been winching small groups of people to safety ....
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Iran armed forces, huge capacity for regional security: Speaker
Date: 2014-12-29 09:14:11 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:1633457
Speaking in a local gathering on Monday, Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani underscored that the Iranian armed forces have managed to establish peace and tranquility in the hardest regional crisis, IRNA news agency reported. He also ....
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AirAsia QZ8501: Indonesia plane 'at bottom of sea'
Date: 2014-12-29 08:59:21 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:16 - ID:1633357
The missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 is likely to be at the bottom of the sea, BBC quoted the head of Indonesia's search-and-rescue agency reported. Bambang Soelistyo said the hypothesis was based on the co-ordinates of the plane when ....
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Iran voices readiness to develop relations with China
Date: 2014-12-29 08:33:43 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:1633117
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expresses readiness for Iran to further develop relations with China in all fields, Press TV reported. He made the remarks at a meeting with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Ming in Tehran on ....
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S. Korea to conduct first missile defense drill next year
Date: 2014-12-29 07:33:29 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:1632741
South Korea plans to conduct its first missile defense drill in the first half of next year to test the effectiveness of locally developed defense programs in the face of North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, Yonhap news agency reported quoting ....
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3 people killed in southeast Turkey clashes
Date: 2014-12-28 11:38:16 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:40 - ID:1628213
Clashes between militant groups, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Huda-Par, in southeast Turkey have left three people dead, Press TV reported on Sunday. According to a local governor’s office, the deadly skirmishes occurred in the town of ....
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Austrian president supports recognition of Palestinian state "in proper time"
Date: 2014-12-28 11:22:22 GMT - Austria - International - SN:33 - ID:1628033
Austrian President Heinz Fischer on Sunday voiced his support for his country's recognition of the Palestinian state "in the proper time". In statements to the press before the advent of the new year, Fischher called for fighting "Jihad" and ....
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UK says British citizen on board of AirAsia missing flight
Date: 2014-12-28 11:19:30 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:1628005
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said on Sunday that a British citizen was on board of the AirAsia missing flight that was carrying 162 people on board. The office informed the citizens' family with the available information, FCO ....
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Japan, China officials unite on environmental measures as ties warm
Date: 2014-12-28 10:59:54 GMT - China - International - SN:25 - ID:1627785
Japanese and Chinese officials agreed Sunday to step up cooperation on energy-conservation and environmental measures during the first high-level governmental meeting since their leaders last month held official talks for the first time, Kyodo ....
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U.S. hopes to seal nuke accord with Seoul early next year: envoy
Date: 2014-12-28 09:14:24 GMT - south korea - International - SN:18 - ID:1626825
The United States hopes that the ongoing negotiations over revising its nuclear cooperation accord with South Korea can be completed early next year, Yonhap quoted the U.S. ambassador to Seoul as saying Sunday. Seoul and Washington have entered ....
