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  • South Korea sends military expert to help remove Syria's chemical

    South Korea sends military expert to help remove Syria's chemical

    Date: 2013-12-30 08:44:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:469068

    South Korea has dispatched a military expert to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to participate in international efforts to remove Syria's chemical arsenal, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported, quoting a government ....

  • UN chief deplores attack on UNAMID convoy in Darfur

    UN chief deplores attack on UNAMID convoy in Darfur

    Date: 2013-12-30 08:35:53 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:468988

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was appalled to learn of an armed attack by unidentified assailants on a convoy of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) near Greida, South Darfur on Sunday in which a ....

  • Hollande meets Syrian opposition leader in Riyadh

    Hollande meets Syrian opposition leader in Riyadh

    Date: 2013-12-30 08:29:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:15 - ID:469041

    French President Francois Hollande met here with the Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba. The meeting took on the developments in the war in Syria, said the Saudi press agency. ....

  • White House deplores Russia suicide attack

    White House deplores Russia suicide attack

    Date: 2013-12-30 08:13:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:468997

    The White House condemned Russia suicide attack, saying "Our hearts go out to the victims and their families," NBC quoted a US senior administration official as saying on Sunday. US counter-terrorism officials said that it was too early to give ....

  • Egypt-Iran ties historic: Iranian official

    Egypt-Iran ties historic: Iranian official

    Date: 2013-12-30 08:12:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:469014

    Iranian supreme leader's top aide Ali Akbar Velayati said there are historic ties binding the two peoples of Iran and Egypt. "There are no obstacles for boosting these ties," he said in his meeting with members of Egyptian media delegation ....

  • Four killed in Chile plane crash

    Four killed in Chile plane crash

    Date: 2013-12-30 07:49:37 GMT - Chile - International - SN:4 - ID:468966

    Four people were killed in plane crash at an airport in Chile. Police said the aircraft plunged to the ground at Chacabuco airport, about 50 kilometres north of Santiago. Smoke rose from the plane before it slammed into the ground and burst ....

  • William Hague urges South Sudan rivals to halt violence

    William Hague urges South Sudan rivals to halt violence

    Date: 2013-12-30 07:43:53 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:468952

    The UK foreign secretary has spoken to the leaders of both sides in the conflict in South Sudan and urged them to commit to an immediate ceasefire, the BBC News reported. William Hague urged South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader ....

  • Ashton leaves Luxor after touring archeological sites

    Ashton leaves Luxor after touring archeological sites

    Date: 2013-12-29 15:04:14 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:61 - ID:468180

    European Union foreign affairs policy chief Catherine Ashton and her family left Luxor on Sunday after touring the archaeological sites in the east and west banks of the Upper Egyptian city. Luxor Governor Tarek Saad said Ashton was glad to visit ....

  • Argentina heat wave sparks protests

    Argentina heat wave sparks protests

    Date: 2013-12-29 12:46:04 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:46 - ID:467836

    High temperatures have caused a wave of blackouts and water shortages across Argentine's capital, Buenos Aires. People have taken to the streets to voice their anger, but the government says power companies are to blame for not upgrading the ....

  • Massive protests in Turkey demanding Erdogan to step down

    Massive protests in Turkey demanding Erdogan to step down

    Date: 2013-12-29 12:29:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:45 - ID:467801

    A large number of demonstrators continued their protests in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Hatay, Isparta, Bursa, Balxeir and Tunceli until the early hours of Sunday morning demanding Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign over a ....

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