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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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Australian PM condemns Sydney hostage siege
Date: 2014-12-15 07:34:00 GMT - Australia - International - SN:2 - ID:1539009
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the attack on Sydney cafe and detention of hostages as "terrifying" and said it could be politically motivated, the BBC reported. Abbott said: "I can think of almost nothing more distressing, more ....
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Obama briefed on Martin Place hostage situation, White House says
Date: 2014-12-15 07:32:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:1538993
US president Barack Obama has been briefed about the Sydney siege situation, ABC News said Monday, quoting the White House official. He discussed the situation with his top counter-terrorism advisor, Lisa Monaco. Five people have emerged from ....
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Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigns after protests
Date: 2014-12-14 09:48:27 GMT - Haiti - International - SN:20 - ID:1533097
Haiti's prime minister has resigned, after violent anti-government protests over delayed elections, the BBC reported. "I am leaving the post of prime minister this evening with a feeling of accomplishment," Laurent Lamothe said in a televised ....
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Afghan president condemns terror attacks ahead of international troop drawdown
Date: 2014-12-14 09:43:38 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:17 - ID:1533053
Defying insurgents, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday condemned the wave of militant attacks striking his country ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops, vowing: "We will never surrender," Fox News reported. In a televised speech, ....
