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Kerry heads to Middle East for talks
Date: 2013-12-29 09:09:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:467124
US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to Israel and the Palestinian territories for peace talks next week, Voice of America quoted a senior US government official as saying on Saturday. The US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, ....
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China terms Abe's visit to Yasukuni shrine as "mistake" that should be corrected
Date: 2013-12-29 08:52:03 GMT - China - International - SN:12 - ID:467263
China has asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for his visit to the Yasukuni's shine and said it was a mistake that should be corrected. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Saturday declared that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ....
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Gunmen kill one protester, injure three in Thai anti-government protest
Date: 2013-12-29 08:28:47 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:7 - ID:467209
Gunmen opened fire on peaceful protesters in Thailand killing one and wounding three, national security Chief Paradon Patthanathabut said. Police do not know who the gunmen are, CNN reported. Protesters had gathered in the government district ....
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IAEA’s Arak visit not part of Geneva deal – Iranian envoy
Date: 2013-12-29 08:15:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:467178
Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi said Saturday the recent IAEA visit to Arak heavy-water production plant was part of a mutual agreement and not the Geneva deal. Iran has had no requests, within the framework of ....
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UN chief welcomes IGAD summit outcome over S.Sudan crisis
Date: 2013-12-29 07:58:56 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:467139
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the outcome of an Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit that was held on the crisis in South Sudan. The summit appointed a mediation team to work with the Government of South Sudan and ....
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Corruption scandal is test for Turkey's democracy – German FM
Date: 2013-12-28 17:43:58 GMT - Germany - International - SN:55 - ID:466703
The ongoing high-profile graft scandal in Turkey is a test for the state of democracy and rule of law in the country, commented new German Foreign Affairs Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. In an interview for Bild am Sonntag, Steinmeier called on ....
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Karem Abu Salem crossing to be re-opened by Israel - politician
Date: 2013-12-28 17:07:03 GMT - palestine - International - SN:48 - ID:466652
The Palestinian Authorities' Head of Border Crossings Nazmi Mehana expected that the Israeli forces will re-open Karem Abu Salem crossing on Sunday to allow fuel needed for operating an electricity station into the enclave . Contacts are underway ....
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Russians name Putin as Man of the Year – survey
Date: 2013-12-28 15:42:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:44 - ID:466523
Russians have named President Vladimir Putin as the Man of the Year in 2013, according to a new survey. According to RIA Novosti, twenty-six percent of respondents chose Putin and seven percent, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the poll by the ....
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25 MPs of Turkey's Justice & Development party ready to resign
Date: 2013-12-28 09:15:54 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:25 - ID:465745
There are about 25 MPs from the Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) who are ready to tender their resignations in protest of corruption and bribes cases and the interference of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in issues ....
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2 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic
Date: 2013-12-28 08:22:59 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:2 - ID:465573
Two African Union peacekeepers were killed overnight in the Central African Republic, the ABC News reported. The two officers from the Republic of Congo were killed by unidentified assailants, African Union mission spokesman Eloi Yao said. ....
