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Thousands protest against abortion in Paris
Date: 2014-01-20 07:39:32 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:508831
Thousands of French people staged on Sunday a rally against abortion in Paris on the eve of a parliamentary debate on a bill that would make terminations of pregnancy easier. Organizers claimed 40,000 people took part. Police put their number at ....
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Joblessness drove most Nigerian politicians into politics - President Jonathan
Date: 2014-01-20 07:21:44 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:1 - ID:508792
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that over 50 percent of those who call themselves politicians "today were not supposed to be in politics." "Most of them opted to become politicians because they had no job and nothing else to do," ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss over phone preparations for Geneva 2 Conf.
Date: 2014-01-19 18:24:19 GMT - Russia - International - SN:65 - ID:508395
Russian Foreign Minister Sergy Lavrov discussed with his US counterpart John Kerry preparations for holding the Geneva 2 Conference. Today's phone call was held following a previous one which took place between the two sides last Wednesday in ....
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Italy lifts travel ban on northern coast cities in Egypt
Date: 2014-01-19 12:40:31 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:52 - ID:507663
The Italian foreign ministry's secretary general informed Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Hatem Seif el Nasr during a new round of political consultations held here that Italy has modified its travel advisory to Egypt and ....
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Russia urges soonest possible closure of US Guantanamo prison
Date: 2014-01-19 11:02:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:41 - ID:507416
Russia continues to insist on the soonest possible closure of the US Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law Konstantin Dolgov said. Dolgov together with other ....
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France praises approval of Egypt's new constitution
Date: 2014-01-19 10:41:21 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:507017
The approving of Egypt’s new constitution is a huge step towards establishing democratic and civil institutions that guarantee fundamental freedoms, said the spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry Roman Nadal. In a press release on Saturday, ....
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20 Pakistani soldiers killed in chickpoint blast
Date: 2014-01-19 09:51:45 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:21 - ID:507080
At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb blast that struck an army convoy, sources in the security forces say. At least 24 others were injured in the explosion near the town of Bannu, with fears the death toll ....
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Guinea prime minister chosen to stay on in post
Date: 2014-01-19 09:48:55 GMT - Guinea - International - SN:34 - ID:507251
Guinea’s president has chosen to keep Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana in his post, days after he turned in his government’s resignation, The Washington Post reported. Saturday’s move comes just less than a week after Guinea’s parliament was ....
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Iran denounces deadly attack in Kabul
Date: 2014-01-19 09:07:02 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:507156
Iran has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left 21 dead, the Iranian Press TV reported Sunday. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Friday’s gun and bomb attack ....
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Region boiling, Israel takes up castle strategy
Date: 2014-01-19 08:44:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:507095
After a Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon landed in Israel last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hezbollah, the Shiite militia, and its Iranian backers. But Israeli security officials attributed the attack, as well as a similar one ....
