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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, ....
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Voting under way for Japan's lower house election, "Abenomics" a focus
Date: 2014-12-14 09:17:55 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:1532777
Voting began Sunday for Japan's lower house election, touted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a referendum on his "Abennomics" economic policies and his steering of the government since his return to power in 2012, Kyodo reported. Pre-election ....
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Israel seeks int'l support after Athens embassy attack
Date: 2014-12-14 08:14:12 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:1532197
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor called on the international community to support Israel after Friday's attack on its embassy in Athens. During a UN Security Council session, Prosor said the attack proved that no one is protected against ....
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Russia rejects Sweden minister statement on Russian warplane spotted in air space
Date: 2014-12-14 07:53:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:1531969
The Russian Defense Ministry has refuted Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist’s statement on a Russian warplane detected in the air space and allegedly nearly colliding with a passenger airliner on the way from Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, Tass ....
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20 dead, 88 missing in central Indonesia mudslide
Date: 2014-12-14 07:48:03 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:1531869
Heavy rains in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 20 villagers and left 88 others missing under piles of mud, ABC news reported quoting officials Sunday. Residents of Jemblung ....
