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London holds Syrian gov't responsible for killing of British doctor
Date: 2013-12-18 07:39:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:447812
Britain's Foreign Office has held the Syrian government responsible for the killing of a British doctor who died in a Syria jail, the BBC has reported. Earlier, a British surgeon imprisoned in war-torn Syria for over a year after volunteering to ....
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US closes embassy in south Sudan, orders non-emergency personnel out
Date: 2013-12-18 07:17:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:447780
The United States is closing its embassy in South Sudan and has ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave as fighting rages there, the ABC News reported Tuesday. The State Department announced the move in a travel warning that advises all ....
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Troops from other European countries to help in Central African Republic, says France
Date: 2013-12-17 18:20:40 GMT - France - International - SN:47 - ID:447410
Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that other European countries would deploy ground troops to the violence-hit Central African Republic, without identifying them, the France 24 reported. "We will soon have troops ....
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Afghanistan aircraft crash kills six US soldiers - Isaf
Date: 2013-12-17 17:47:31 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:43 - ID:447339
Six American soldiers have died in a crash involving an aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the BBC quoted the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) as saying Tuesday. The cause of the crash in Zabul is unknown and an investigation is ....
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Iran official: final nuclear deal is possible
Date: 2013-12-17 15:18:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:39 - ID:446816
A top adviser to Iran's supreme leader says Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with the world powers over its disputed atomic program, ABC news reported on Tuesday. The situation is ready" for such a deal, said Ali Akbar Velayati. ....
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Kerry in Philippines to show US support
Date: 2013-12-17 07:42:48 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:12 - ID:444034
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Tuesday in Philippines to show American backing for its longtime ally and inspect typhoon recovery efforts, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Manila from Hanoi, where a day earlier he pledged $32.5 ....
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Obama issues memo allowing offering defense services and articles to GCC countries
Date: 2013-12-17 06:35:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:443921
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a memorandum for the Secretary of State allowing the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to the Gulf Cooperation Council, saying it will strengthen the security of the United States and promote ....
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Gibe III Dam to operate in September: Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-17 06:26:51 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:8 - ID:443915
The Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry said on Monday that Gibe III Dam on Omo River would operate in September to generate electricity through hydrodynamic. About 80 percent of the dam has been completed, Alemayehu Tegenu, the ....
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IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia
Date: 2013-12-17 06:06:28 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:4 - ID:443894
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its new Special Envoy to Somalia, Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency reported on Monday. Ambassador Affey is an ....
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UN chief deeply concerned about fighting in Juba
Date: 2013-12-17 05:51:54 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:443884
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern about reports on the outbreak of fighting among members of the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement in Juba and warned of the danger of violence targeting certain factions in the ....
