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Lavrov arrives in Tehran on two-day visit
Date: 2013-12-11 08:34:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:22 - ID:434014
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived here on an official visit to Tehran on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russia's Consul-General in Iran's Northern City of Rasht Maxim Baranov ....
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Israeli extended state of emergency by 5 months
Date: 2013-12-11 08:33:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:21 - ID:434010
A joint panel of the Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Law, Constitution and Justice Committee extended Tuesday the state of emergency for another five months. Israel has been in a state of emergency since its ....
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Taliban claimed responsibility for explosion near Kabul airport
Date: 2013-12-11 08:31:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:20 - ID:434004
The Afghan Taliban claimed Wednesday responsibility for this morning explosion near a gate used by NATO troops in the northern section of the Kabul airport. Taliban's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said it was a suicide bombing against foreign ....
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Market fire in China's Shenzhen kills 16
Date: 2013-12-11 08:17:28 GMT - China - International - SN:17 - ID:433963
A fire in a farmers' fruit market in south China's Shenzhen has killed at least 16 people and injured at least three, the BBC reported quoting officials The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday and spread to an area of around 1,000 sq m ....
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Seven dead as riots continue in Argentine
Date: 2013-12-11 08:12:50 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:14 - ID:433951
Outbreaks of looting have spread across Argentina as mobs take advantage of strikes by police demanding pay raises to match inflation, Fox news reported. Videos show people shattering glass doors and hauling out everything from mattresses and ....
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Preparatory meeting for Syrian peace conference in Geneva: France
Date: 2013-12-11 07:45:14 GMT - France - International - SN:6 - ID:433887
A preparatory meeting for Syrian peace conference, Geneva 2, will be held in Geneva on December 20, France's Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal has said. The meeting will group the five UN Security Council permanent members, together with ....
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Pope supports appeal to end 'scandal of hunger'
Date: 2013-12-10 17:13:12 GMT - Italy - International - SN:46 - ID:433340
In a video message released Monday evening, Pope Francis put his full support behind a global campaign, launched by Caritas Internationalis, which seeks to end world hunger by 2025, the Vatican Radio said Tuesday. The Pope said the work of ....
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Obama eulogizes Mandela as "great liberator''
Date: 2013-12-10 16:31:46 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:42 - ID:433240
US President Barack Obama eulogized Nelson Mandela as "the last great liberator of the 20th Century'' as tens of thousands of South Africans, joyously cheering and singing despite a cold rain, mourned the passing and celebrated the life of the ....
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Iran seeks lifting of all bans at final stage of talks
Date: 2013-12-10 15:45:43 GMT - Iran - International - SN:37 - ID:433136
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Tuesday that according to a plan proposed by Iran, the final stage of the negotiations would lead to the removal of all unilateral, multilateral and UN Security Council sanctions imposed ....
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Ban Ki-Moon: South Africa lost hero, father
Date: 2013-12-10 15:34:41 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:35 - ID:433124
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that South Africa has lost a hero and a father, adding that the world, as well, has lost a beloved friend and mentor. This came during Ban Ki-moon's participation in the funeral of iconic South ....
