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Massive protest in Ankara demand Erdogan to step down
Date: 2013-12-28 08:10:01 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:12 - ID:465624
A large number of demonstrators gathered on Friday at Jovan Park in Ankara, demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to resign over a high-level corruption scandal. One of the protest organizers told MENA that their demonstrations will ....
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Four dead in French, Swiss Alps avalanches
Date: 2013-12-28 07:56:08 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:465606
At least four skiers died and two others were critically injured as avalanches hit the French and Swiss Alps after heavy snowfalls and relatively mild temperatures, police said Friday. Near the Swiss resort of St. Moritz an off-piste skier of ....
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Russia Buries Famed AK-47 Inventor Kalashnikov
Date: 2013-12-27 13:40:44 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:464666
Russia’s most famous gun designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov, was buried Friday at a new military cemetery outside Moscow, RIA Novosti reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and a host of other high-ranking officials ....
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Russia says Arafat died of natural causes
Date: 2013-12-26 12:30:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:462701
Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, the head of a Russian state forensics agency that tested samples taken from his body said on Thursday, according to the Interfax news agency. The Russian ....
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Turkey denies report about Egyptian official arrest
Date: 2013-12-25 15:50:06 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:46 - ID:461376
A Turkish official refuted reports claiming Turkey would arrest Egyptian government officials if they were to travel to Turkey. "To the best of my knowledge, there are no such plans or decisions by the Turkish government," Arshad Hormozlo, a ....
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Explosion in Afghanistan leaves 6 dead, 13 injured
Date: 2013-12-25 14:07:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:40 - ID:461174
At least 19 people including Afghan police officers were killed or injured following an explosion in Logar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, http://www.khaama.com/, reported. Provincial governor spokesman, Din Mohammad Darwish confirming the ....
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Another minister in Erdogan government resigns
Date: 2013-12-25 12:54:25 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:33 - ID:461004
Turkish Environment Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar in the government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan tendered his resignation on Wednesday hours after the resignation of Interior Minister Muammer Guler and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan. Bayraktar urged ....
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Two ministers in Erdogan-led government resign
Date: 2013-12-25 09:29:09 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:16 - ID:460446
Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan and Interior Minister Muammer Güler in the government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan tendered their resignation on Wednesday. The Turkish police has earlier arrested the two ministers' sons for involvement in ....
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Israeli defense minister orders closing Kerem Shalom crossing
Date: 2013-12-25 07:27:41 GMT - palestine - International - SN:6 - ID:460223
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon ordered the Kerem Shalom crossing closed, disallowing crossing of goods until further notice. The move comes after the shooting incident in which an Israeli citizen was killed by a Palestinian sniper near ....
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Ban calls for maximum restraint amid latest violence in Israel, Gaza, West Bank
Date: 2013-12-25 06:54:20 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:460175
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern Tuesday about the escalating violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, and called for maximum restraint by all parties to prevent further bloodshed, the UN News Centre reported. In a statement ....
