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Obama, Putin briefly meet in Beijing during summit
Date: 2014-11-10 18:33:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:77 - ID:1306905
A senior US administration said that US President Obama had a "brief encounter" with Russian President Vladimir Putin while in Beijing Monday evening, Fox news reported. Both leaders did not have enough time to cover any issues, the official ....
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Obama news conference uncertain during his three days in Beijing
Date: 2014-11-10 17:06:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:71 - ID:1306409
Even as US President Barack Obama is expected to raise the issues of democratic rights and press freedoms during a trip to China this week, there is a question whether he will hold his own news conference with reporters covering his three-day stop ....
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Russia insists on full-fledged investigation into MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine - Putin
Date: 2014-11-10 16:22:52 GMT - China - International - SN:57 - ID:1306137
Russia, just like Malaysia, insists on a full-fledged and unbiased investigation into the tragic incident with the Malaysian passenger aircraft, which crashed in Ukraine’s east over three months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ....
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Romanian foreign minister resigns over election protest
Date: 2014-11-10 13:32:45 GMT - Romania - International - SN:51 - ID:1304373
Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean has resigned amid complaints that Romanians living abroad were unable to vote in the country's presidential elections, according to ABC News. Corlatean stepped down Monday, saying he was pressured ahead ....
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OIC, IDB, Guinea joint committee formed to fight Ebola
Date: 2014-11-10 12:50:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:45 - ID:1303833
The joint committee grouping the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and representatives of Guinea's cabinet discussed means of fighting the Ebola disease. This remark came during a meeting held between ....
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13 killed, injured in blasts in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-11-10 11:19:47 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:37 - ID:1302921
As many as 10 police members were killed while three others injured Monday in blasts in several places in Afghanistan. This comes a day after announcing the death of a policeman and injury of six others in blast that targeted a police premises in ....
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Argentine President Fernandez leaves hospital
Date: 2014-11-10 09:07:34 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:22 - ID:1301761
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been discharged from hospital after being treated for the latest in a series of medical problems, the BBC reported. President Fernandez, who is 61, was hospitalised a week ago with fever and ....
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Pentagon officials skeptical over Iraqi claims of wounded Islamic State leader
Date: 2014-11-10 08:19:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:1301377
Pentagon officials expressed skepticism over Iraqi claims that airstrikes wounded the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Fox news reported. Iraq's Defense and Interior ministries both issued statements Sunday afternoon saying ....
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India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile
Date: 2014-11-10 08:08:30 GMT - India - International - SN:11 - ID:1301309
India has test-fired the nuclear-capable Agni-II missile from the country’s military base in Odisha, Russia Today reported. A defense official said the routine test by the army was successful. The two-stage, surface-to-surface missile weighs ....
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Norway pledges $110 million in annual aid to Afghanistan
Date: 2014-11-10 08:02:29 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:1301253
The government of Norway pledged $110 million in civilian and military aid to Afghanistan for the year 2015, Khama press reported Sunday. The commitment was made during Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende’s visit to Afghanistan on ....