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Six wounded in explosion at Bangkok protest site
Date: 2014-02-10 08:18:18 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:20 - ID:546647
A bomb went off on Monday in an area vacated by anti-government protesters, injuring six street cleaners, ABC news reported. The blast occurred about 11:30 a.m. as the workers were cleaning the median strip of a street near Pom Mahakan ....
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North Korea rescinds invitation to US envoy
Date: 2014-02-10 08:15:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:546635
North Korea has cancelled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American's possible release, the State Department said Monday. The cancellation, which comes only days after ....
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EU regrets strict immigration quotas to Switzerland
Date: 2014-02-10 08:11:11 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:16 - ID:546627
Swiss voters have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from European Union countries, the BBC said on its website. Final results showed 50.3% voted in favour. The vote invalidates the Swiss-EU ....
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Russians have tremendous capacity when it comes to listening to conversations – US Ambassador
Date: 2014-02-10 08:08:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:546616
United States Ambassador to Russia Michael A. McFaul said he could not confirm that the Russian government has leaked phone conversations between two American diplomats criticizing the European Union policy towards Ukraine. In an interview with ....
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Violence could force out CAR's Muslim population - HRW
Date: 2014-02-10 07:43:07 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:8 - ID:546557
Religious violence in the Central African Republic could force its entire Muslim population to flee, the BBC quoted a senior human rights worker as saying on Sunday. Human Rights Watch emergency director Peter Bouckaert said this could affect the ....
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Iran, IAEA agree on 7 new topics for cooperation
Date: 2014-02-10 07:27:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:546529
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday released a 7-article memorandum of understanding (MoU) on continued cooperation in the future, local media reported Sunday. The new ....
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South Africa President's son tied to fatal crash
Date: 2014-02-10 07:15:33 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:3 - ID:546507
A son of South Africa's president is being investigated in a case of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, after his luxury car collided with a minibus taxi on Feb. 1, killing one woman, ABC News reported Sunday. President Jacob Zuma's son, ....
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EU does not criticize Egypt, wants to see it successful - EU ambassador
Date: 2014-02-09 12:44:32 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:26 - ID:545564
The European Union does not criticize Egypt but it wants to see it successful, said EU Ambassador to Egypt James Moran. The EU stands beside Egypt and strongly supports it, added Moran while responding to a question about the resolution on Egypt ....
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US military option means nothing to nation – Iranian Defense Minister
Date: 2014-02-09 12:05:07 GMT - Iran - International - SN:24 - ID:545490
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said Sunday the military option against Iran, the US has been talking about in the past 35 years, means nothing to the nation. He added the Iranian nation has never halted confronting western hegemonic ....
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Iran will not dismantle any nuclear facilities: Official
Date: 2014-02-09 10:53:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:545311
A high-ranking Iranian nuclear official has stressed that the Islamic Republic will not shut down or dismantle any of its atomic facilities, Fars news agency reported. “None of the nuclear sites [in Iran] will be shut down or dismantled; and one ....
