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Iran, EU: Talks on N. deal on right path
Date: 2014-01-11 11:08:44 GMT - Iran - International - SN:28 - ID:491684
Iran and the European Union (EU) expressed satisfaction with the progressive trend of their Thursday and Friday talks on the implementation of the Geneva nuclear deal between Tehran and the six major world powers, Fars news agency reported on ....
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India expels US diplomat who allegedly helped evacuate nanny’s family
Date: 2014-01-11 08:32:31 GMT - India - International - SN:16 - ID:491382
India has ousted a US diplomat from the embassy here, hours after the departure from the United States of an Indian consular officer who was asked to leave after she was indicted on charges of visa fraud, The Washington Post said. The State ....
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Ethiopia forges ahead with dam construction despite stall in Nile talks
Date: 2014-01-11 08:06:46 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:12 - ID:491319
A recent deadlock in tripartite talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt will have no impact on the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy was quoted by Walta Information Center on ....
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Vimeo blocked in Turkey
Date: 2014-01-11 08:04:26 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:11 - ID:491311
The US-based video-sharing website Vimeo has been blocked in Turkey by a Turkish court, further increasing concerns that an amendment to the law on cyber-crimes recently submitted by a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ....
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US discusses cutting military aid to Israel - paper
Date: 2014-01-11 08:01:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:491307
Israel and the United States have been quietly discussing the prospect of ending military assistance to the Jewish state, The World Tribune reported Friday. Israel and the United States have broached options of reducing defense aid to the Jewish ....
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US calls on conflicting parties in S. Sudan to end fighting
Date: 2014-01-11 07:57:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:491277
The United States strongly supports the efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediators to secure a cessation of hostilities and to resolve the conflict in South Sudan peacefully through talks being held in Addis Ababa, ....
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71 dead in cholera epidemic in Nigeria
Date: 2014-01-11 07:56:52 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:9 - ID:491302
A Nigerian health official said a cholera epidemic has killed 71 people and infected 2,165 since November in northern Kano state, the ABC News reported Friday. Center for Disease Control project director AbdulSalam Nasadi told reporters Friday ....
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Failed peace talks will hurt Israel economically: Minister
Date: 2014-01-11 07:47:23 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:491286
Israel's finance minister said Israel will be hurt economically by growing international isolation if it fails to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, the ABC News reported. Yair Lapid, speaking to the news website Ynet, warned Israelis on ....
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China voices concern about Iraq security situation
Date: 2014-01-11 07:38:23 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:491270
China is concerned about the security situation in Iraq, and supports the country to restore stability and order, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday, according to Xinhua . Hua's comments came amid clashes between tribesmen, ....
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Central African Republic's PM resigns: TV
Date: 2014-01-10 12:36:04 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:36 - ID:490263
The Central African Republic's Prime Minister, Nicolas Tiengaye, has announced his resignation during a crisis summit held in neighbouring Chad, according to France 24. Regional leaders had put pressure on the president, Michel Djotodia, to step ....