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  • Russia ready to help South Sudan settle issues with Sudan — Lavrov

    Russia ready to help South Sudan settle issues with Sudan — Lavrov

    Date: 2014-12-15 11:20:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:1541141

    Russia is ready to help Juba, the capital of South Sudan, settle relations with Sudan, Tass News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying at a meeting with South Sudanese counterpart Barnaba Marial Benjamin on Monday. “We ....

  • British govt in contact with Australian officials, says Hammond

    British govt in contact with Australian officials, says Hammond

    Date: 2014-12-15 10:43:05 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:26 - ID:1540745

    British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday said the government is in contact with the Australian government regarding the siege at a Sydney cafe. "Shocked by events in Sydney. Thoughts are with those affected. We are in close touch with ....

  • Five hostages escape standoff in Sydney, report says

    Five hostages escape standoff in Sydney, report says

    Date: 2014-12-15 10:39:45 GMT - Australia - International - SN:21 - ID:1540621

    The gunman is still holding people hostage inside a café in Sydney after five people escaped earlier on Monday, The Independent reported. New South Wales Police has requested that media organisations not repeat the gunman's demands or relay what ....

  • Netanyahu says Israel to 'stand firm' against Palestinian 'efforts to dictate terms'

    Netanyahu says Israel to 'stand firm' against Palestinian 'efforts to dictate terms'

    Date: 2014-12-15 09:03:06 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:1539837

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that “Israel will stand firm against any efforts to dictate terms and will repulse all attempts to bring terrorism into our homes.”, the Jerusalem Post reported. The premier made the ....

  • Japan's ruling coalition scores commanding majority in parliamentary elections

    Japan's ruling coalition scores commanding majority in parliamentary elections

    Date: 2014-12-15 08:45:42 GMT - Japan - International - SN:14 - ID:1539621

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition was on track for a sweeping election win with the premier claiming a mandate to continue with his economic policies, Kyodo reported. The coalition of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and junior partner ....

  • S.Korea FM to visit Israel, Palestine next week

    S.Korea FM to visit Israel, Palestine next week

    Date: 2014-12-15 07:41:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:1539085

    South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to visit Israel and Palestine next week to discuss ways to help resolve security issues in the Middle Eastern region, Yonhap news agency reported quoting a government official as saying Monday. Yun ....

  • Lavrov: Middle East settlement requires urgent measures to prevent degrading of situation

    Lavrov: Middle East settlement requires urgent measures to prevent degrading of situation

    Date: 2014-12-15 07:39:49 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:1539069

    Middle-East settlement requires urgent steps to prevent the situation from degrading, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said at a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, according to Tass News Agency. “The Middle East problems ....

  • Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest site

    Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest site

    Date: 2014-12-15 07:38:37 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:5 - ID:1539065

    Hong Kong authorities arrested several pro-democracy activists on Monday as they cleared the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months, Euronews ....

  • 13 killed, including 3 Chinese workers, in accident at plant construction site in Ecuador

    13 killed, including 3 Chinese workers, in accident at plant construction site in Ecuador

    Date: 2014-12-15 07:36:56 GMT - Ecuador - International - SN:4 - ID:1539049

    A sudden collapse at the site of Ecuador's largest-ever infrastructure project killed 13 people and injured a dozen more, Fox News quoted officials as sayin Sunday. The Chinese embassy in Quito confirmed that 10 Ecuadorean and three Chinese ....

  • Death toll reaches 37 in Indonesia mudslide

    Death toll reaches 37 in Indonesia mudslide

    Date: 2014-12-15 07:35:26 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:1539037

    At least 37 people are now known to have died in Indonesia after more than 100 homes were swept away by mud gushing into Jemblung village in the centre of Java province, Euronews reported. Hundreds of people have been sent to ....

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