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Cuba calls on US to establish civilized relations
Date: 2013-12-22 08:00:04 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:8 - ID:454693
Cuban President Raul Castro called on the United States to establish civilized relations with his country, the BBC reported. The United States and Cuba have appeared more positive of late as talks around immigration, postal services, disaster ....
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Germany’s new defense minister makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Date: 2013-12-22 07:58:15 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:454692
The new defense minister of Germany Ursula Von Der Leyen following an unannounced visit arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to visit German troops stationed in northern Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Khaama newspaper reported. Her visit comes five days ....
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Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections
Date: 2013-12-22 07:53:20 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:3 - ID:454683
Thailand's main opposition Democrat Party has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February, the BBC News reported Saturday. Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva told a news conference it would not be fielding candidates, saying: "Thai ....
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Turkish ministers' sons charged in graft probe
Date: 2013-12-21 11:18:07 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:34 - ID:453546
Sixteen people, including the sons of two ministers, were charged on Saturday in connection with a Turkish corruption investigation that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a “dirty operation” aimed at undermining his rule, Asharq ....
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Geneva 2 conf. to be held on Jan. 22 - Russian foreign ministry
Date: 2013-12-21 09:54:03 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:453374
The Geneva 2 Conference will be held on January 22, 2014, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. The three-way consultative meeting which was held yesterday between Russia, the US and the UN set the date of the Geneva 2 Conference. In a ....
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US spying agency targets included allies, aid groups and business elite -- Report
Date: 2013-12-21 09:02:31 GMT - USA - International - SN:19 - ID:453281
Secret documents have revealed more than 1,000 targets of American and British surveillance in recent years, including the office of an Israeli prime minister, heads of international aid organizations, foreign energy companies and a European Union ....
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China says FM visits to Israel, Palestinian territories achieved goals
Date: 2013-12-21 08:02:24 GMT - China - International - SN:18 - ID:453137
China has said visits by its foreign minister to Israel and the Palestinian territories helped entrench the "traditional friendship" with both sides. Goals of the visits have been accomplished, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a ....
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Chinese firm pulls workers out of South Sudan oilfields after attack
Date: 2013-12-21 07:59:31 GMT - China - International - SN:17 - ID:453133
Chinese state oil company CNPC said it was evacuating workers from South Sudan because of political violence that has left hundreds dead, South China Morning Post reported Saturday. "We are arranging the orderly evacuation of our workers, but I ....
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Italy's Letta survives confidence vote on budget
Date: 2013-12-21 07:33:56 GMT - Italy - International - SN:14 - ID:453088
Italian Premier Enrico Letta's government has survived a confidence vote in Parliament's lower chamber tied to next year's budget, local media reported Friday. The Chamber of Deputies voted 350-196 with one abstention Friday to pass the budget ....
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Kerry sends envoy to South Sudan as violence grows
Date: 2013-12-21 07:29:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:453083
US Secretary of State John Kerry is sending a special envoy to South Sudan following an escalation of violence in the world's newest nation, CNN said Saturday. "Now is the time for South Sudan's leaders to rein in armed groups under their ....
