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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....