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Iranian diplomat: No Tangible progress achieved in writing draft text of nuclear deal
Date: 2014-05-18 07:36:43 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:727711
Iran said there has been no tangible progress in writing the draft text of a comprehensive agreement over its nuclear program, Fars news agency reported. "We will have one or two more rounds of talks in June. Talks will continue," Seyed Abbas ....
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China evacuates workers after Vietnam deadly riots
Date: 2014-05-18 07:15:10 GMT - China - International - SN:13 - ID:727671
The Chinese government has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam following a wave of anti-Chinese riots, Chinese media reported. The BBC said Beijing is arranging charter flights and ships to help more people to leave. At ....
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Earthquake hits off western Indonesia; no immediate reports of casualties
Date: 2014-05-18 07:04:55 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:10 - ID:727645
A strong, shallow undersea earthquake has hit parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing panic but there are no immediate reports of casualties, Fox News reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says Sunday's 6.2-magnitude quake at a depth of 9 ....
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Rioting Brazilian prisoners take more than 120 hostages
Date: 2014-05-18 07:01:00 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:8 - ID:727639
Inmates in a prison in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe took 122 hostages on Saturday - nearly all of them visiting inmate relatives, reported the Voice of Russia on Sunday. Prison spokeswoman Sandra Melo said that there were four ....
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African Union strongly condemns terrorist attack in Nairobi
Date: 2014-05-18 06:57:27 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:7 - ID:727631
The African Union strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Nairobi two days ago, describing it as a "heinous and cowardly act against innocent civilians". The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, ....
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US, Israel begin joint training exercise for anti-missile defenses
Date: 2014-05-18 06:53:57 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:727627
Israel and the United States are to begin a joint training exercise for anti-missile defenses Sunday. Active anti-missile systems will be tested in the context of the exercise, dubbed Juniper Cobra, a traditional biennial drill for the two ....
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Thousands flee, 25 die in record Balkan floods
Date: 2014-05-18 06:44:18 GMT - Serbia - International - SN:5 - ID:727611
Packed into buses, boats and helicopters, carrying nothing but a handful of belongings, tens of thousands fled their homes in Bosnia and Serbia to escape the worst flooding in a century, CBS news reported. Rapidly rising rivers surged into homes, ....
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Russia insists on immediate ending of combat actions in southeastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-05-17 16:48:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:58 - ID:727121
Russia insists on an immediate ending of Kiev-led combat actions in southeastern Ukraine, Itar-tass news agency reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry statement released on Saturday. Moscow hopes that the West will exert energetic impact ....
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Boko Haram kill one Chinese, 10 missing in Cameroon
Date: 2014-05-17 15:26:03 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:48 - ID:726985
A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, a police said on Saturday. " Boko Haram Islamists attacked a ....
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Livni expresses Israel's disapproval on Palestinian unity Gov't
Date: 2014-05-17 15:01:10 GMT - Israel - International - SN:45 - ID:726949
Chief Israeli negotiator and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni expressed Israel's disapproval on Abbas decision to form a unity government with Hamas, the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. Livni made the remarks during a meeting with ....
