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Belarus says received 1st part of Russia’s $2bln loan
Date: 2014-01-05 08:15:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:479948
Belarusian National Bank said Saturday that Minsk has received the first part of a $2 billion Russian loan, RIA Novosti reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State ....
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14 killed in India building collapse
Date: 2014-01-05 08:00:28 GMT - India - International - SN:9 - ID:479916
At least 14 people were killed when a building under construction at India's seaside tourist resort of Goa caved in on Saturday, authorities said. Most of the dead were construction workers, according to Goa's police control-room officer, Sainath ....
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Barbara Bush released from Texas hospital after stay for respiratory illness
Date: 2014-01-05 07:39:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:479853
Former US first lady Barbara Bush was discharged Saturday from a Texas Hospital where she was being treated for a respiratory illness, FOX News quoted a former Bush administration official as saying. The 88-year-old Bush, wife of George H.W. ....
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Putin lifts Olympic protest ban
Date: 2014-01-04 14:42:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:39 - ID:479112
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted a ban on public protests during the Olympics opening next month in Sochi, four months after signing an order banning demonstrations during the winter sports event, RIA Novosti reported. Rally ....
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South Sudan ceasefire talks fruitful: Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-04 11:03:00 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:23 - ID:478577
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tewodros Adhanom described the preliminary meetings held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa between mediators and the warring parties in South Sudan have been "fruitful". Direct talks between the two sides, aimed at ....
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15 Turkish security chiefs, security assistant at intelligence department dismissed
Date: 2014-01-04 10:07:07 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:18 - ID:478446
As many as 15 Turkish security chiefs and a security assistants at the intelligence department were relieved over the detention campaign, which took place on December 17, on charges of financial corruption. The Turkish interior ministry and the ....
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Khartoum talks aim to carry out expert opinions on dam - Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-04 10:03:22 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:16 - ID:478431
The negotiations between water resources ministers and experts from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt aim to carry out recommendations on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, said Ethiopian Water and Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu. Speaking at the opening ....
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Shabaab claims responsibility over car bombs in Somali
Date: 2014-01-03 08:06:13 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:14 - ID:476539
Al Shabaab rebels claimed two car bombs outside an upscale hotel in Mogadishu that is often used by foreigners and government officials, FRANCE24 reported on Thursday. At least 11 people were killed and 18 were injured in the attacks. The ....
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Hague sets British foreign policy priorities in 2014
Date: 2014-01-03 07:21:36 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:476443
British Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary William Hague has highlighted his priorities for the British Foreign Office in 2014. Speaking in a recorded video message, he said: "In 2014 it is vital that we keep the wheels of diplomacy turning ....
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Pakistan's Musharraf taken to hospital, not court
Date: 2014-01-02 12:55:05 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:13 - ID:475371
A Pakistani police official says former President Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital after feeling ill on his way to court for a hearing in his high treason case, ABC News reported. Deputy inspector Jan Mohammed says Musharraf was taken to ....
