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N. Korea slams U.S. for joint military drills with S. Korea
Date: 2014-01-19 08:41:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:507086
North Korea bashed the United States on Sunday for its plan to go ahead with its joint military exercises with South Korea despite Pyongyang's demand for cancellation last week, warning of "strong self-defense countermeasures", Yonhap ....
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UN chief welcomes Syrian opposition coalition participation in Geneva conf.
Date: 2014-01-19 08:33:38 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:15 - ID:507055
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed a decision by the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Armed Forces to participate in the Geneva II conference on Syria, due to be held on Wednesday. In a statement issued by Ban's ....
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Japanese WWII soldier who refused to surrender for 29 years dies
Date: 2014-01-19 08:23:44 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:507037
A Japanese soldier who hid in the jungle and refused to surrender until 29 years after the end of World War II died on Friday aged 91. Hiroo Onada was one of the last of many so-called "hold-outs" dotted around Asia who refused to give themselves ....
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Water leakage found inside No. 3 reactor of Japanese Fukushima plant
Date: 2014-01-19 08:03:16 GMT - Japan - International - SN:6 - ID:506994
Water that could contain radioactive material has been pouring into a drain on the first floor of the No. 3 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power said Saturday. The camera of a rubble-removing robot ....
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Iranian diplomat dies after being shot in Sanaa
Date: 2014-01-19 07:58:16 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:506985
Commercial attaché of Iran Embassy in Yemen Ali Asadi who was seriously injured after being shot by unknown gunmen in Sanaa has succumbed to his wounds, Press TV reported on Saturday. "The Iranian diplomat has succumbed to injuries" he sustained ....
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2 Americans among 21 killed in attack on restaurant in Kabul
Date: 2014-01-19 07:55:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:506979
At least two Americans were among 21 killed in a Taliban attack Friday on a Kabul restaurant popular with foreigners and affluent Afghans, the deadliest violence against foreign civilians in the country since the start of the war nearly 13 years ....
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Israeli MK urges Livni, Lapid to quit Netanyahu’s government
Date: 2014-01-18 18:56:00 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:506595
The Labor Party is ratcheting up pressure on the more dovish elements of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition to quit a government that is less inclined to negotiate peace with the Palestinians, the Jerusalem Post reported on ....
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Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards
Date: 2014-01-18 16:34:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:38 - ID:506372
In response to President Obama’s speech today on surveillance, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement on Saturday: “The big picture takeaway from today's speech is that the right to ....
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Gul has no bank account in Swiss banks - Turkish presidency
Date: 2014-01-18 14:35:39 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:27 - ID:506132
Turkish presidency has denied allegations claiming that President Abdullah Gul has a bank account in one of the banks of Switzerland. The allegations of vice chairman of Turkey's Workers' Party Hasan Basri Ozbey that Gul has a bank account in one ....
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Chinese president affirms support to GCC
Date: 2014-01-18 10:12:08 GMT - China - International - SN:12 - ID:505534
China will continue to develop long-term friendship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two sides should strengthen planning and expand their cooperation, added the president during his meeting with a ....
