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Zarif: Iran to seriously pursue rights of nation
Date: 2013-12-18 10:42:02 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:448240
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the team of negotiators will seriously follow up the rights of Iranian nation, IRNA reported. “We will follow up the interests of people with the language of dignity, logic and the literature ....
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Europe sets condition of equal treatment to exempt Saudis from Schengen visa
Date: 2013-12-18 10:40:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:26 - ID:448237
The European Union has set a condition of same treatment to exempt the Saudi nationals from getting the EU-Schengen visa following the example of a number of Gulf states which allowed European nationals to enter without getting visas. In ....
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Brazil is not considering asylum for Snowden
Date: 2013-12-18 10:36:24 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:24 - ID:448222
Brazil has said it is not considering granting asylum to the fugitive former US security analyst Edward Snowden despite his offering to help investigate revelations that the NSA spied on their president, euronews reported Wednesday. Snowden made ....
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Women in Nigeria protest against forced marriage to deities
Date: 2013-12-18 09:23:02 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:19 - ID:448036
Groups of women in southern Nigeria have been protesting in front of government offices in Enugu State against the killing of women through "fetish activities" and forced marriages to traditional gods, according to press reports. The protests ....
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New bird flu strain linked to death of Chinese woman
Date: 2013-12-18 09:21:42 GMT - China - International - SN:18 - ID:448034
Chinese authorities have said a 73-year-old woman has died after being infected with a bird flu strain not previously found in people, a development that the World Health Organisation called "worrisome", Yonhap reported. China's Centre for ....
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UN: Burma opium production rises again
Date: 2013-12-18 09:07:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:447998
Opium production has risen significantly in Burma this year, the UN said, because farmers lack alternative ways to make a living. The UN estimated that Burma - also known as Myanmar - will end up producing 870 tonnes of opium in 2013, the BBC ....
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UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians
Date: 2013-12-18 08:47:33 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:13 - ID:447949
The UN Security Council said the UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians, Sky news reported. Under the Seventh Chapter of the UN Charter, the mission has the right to use force to defend peaceful residents. The council ....
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Thai protesters say they will rally to hound PM from office
Date: 2013-12-18 08:45:09 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:12 - ID:447942
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand said they will step up their protests in an attempt to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office and push through electoral reforms before a general election is held, Euronews reported. The ....
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S. Korea, U.S. discuss 'all possible scenarios' on N. Korea
Date: 2013-12-18 08:43:38 GMT - south korea - International - SN:11 - ID:447940
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to step up joint efforts to prepare for "all possible scenarios" associated with North Korea, Yonhap reported quoting senior South Korean official. In high-level strategic talks here, the allies ....
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Afghanistan aircraft crash kills six US soldiers – Isaf
Date: 2013-12-18 08:00:20 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:447849
The International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Tuesday that as many as six American soldiers have died in a crash involving an aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the BBC News reported. The cause of the crash in Zabul is unknown and an ....
