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Talks between Khartoum, SPLM-North to resume April 10
Date: 2014-03-31 08:55:58 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:26 - ID:640533
A new round of negotiations between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North is set to start on April 10. Well-placed sources said Monday that South African politician Thabo Mbeki, who mediates the talks on the ....
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Koreas trade fire across sea border
Date: 2014-03-31 08:51:57 GMT - south korea - International - SN:25 - ID:640522
South Korea has returned fire into North Korean waters after the North conducted live-fire drills near disputed sea boundary, Yonhap reported. Officials on the South Korean border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong said residents were being ....
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Israeli ex-PM Olmert convicted of corruption
Date: 2014-03-31 08:49:31 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:640515
Tel Aviv district court in Israel has convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert in a trial for corruption linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, Radio Israel reported. Olmert was convicted on Monday of receiving bribes in two ....
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Amnesty International: 1,500 Nigerians Killed in Boko Haram Violence in 2014
Date: 2014-03-31 08:44:10 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:23 - ID:640488
Amnesty International said 1,500 people have been killed this year in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian security forces, VOA reported Monday. Amnesty said more than half the victims were civilians. Amnesty ....
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Chadian troops killed eight, injured 38 others in CAR
Date: 2014-03-31 08:42:46 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:8 - ID:640321
Chadian troops have killed eight people and injured 38 others in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, the BBC reported quoting African Union force there as having said Monday. The soldiers reportedly opened fire on residents of mainly ....
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Pakistan's Musharraf charged in treason case
Date: 2014-03-31 08:38:19 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:22 - ID:640466
A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a treason case, the first army chief to face such a prosecution, said the BBC Monday. Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and instituting ....
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AKP set for victory in Turkey's local polls
Date: 2014-03-31 08:35:20 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:640331
Early polls put Islamist Justice and Development party ahead with 44%-46% of vote, with main opposition on 23%-28%, ABC news reported. With about half of votes counted, results cited on Turkish television put Erdogan's Islamist-rooted party ahead ....
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Israeli minister warns Abbas of rule in West Bank
Date: 2014-03-31 08:11:49 GMT - palestine - International - SN:18 - ID:640382
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett claimed on Sunday the rule of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would collapse if Israeli force pulled out from the occupied West Bank. Israel does not "concern itself with the Palestinian president's ....
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Local elections 'defeat' for government - French PM
Date: 2014-03-31 08:10:42 GMT - France - International - SN:17 - ID:640380
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Sunday that the early results of the local elections are a defeat for his government. "The elections are considered to be a clear message which must be heard closely", Ayrault said. The results ....
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5 Japanese workers dead as pier overturns
Date: 2014-03-31 08:07:51 GMT - Japan - International - SN:16 - ID:640374
Five Japanese construction workers died on Sunday, while two remain missing after a floating pier they were building overturned and they fell into the sea off Okinotori Island, Kyodo News Agency reported. Sixteen workers building the pier at the ....
