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Myanmar frees 44 political prisoners - presidential adviser
Date: 2013-12-11 11:08:59 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:41 - ID:434407
A presidential adviser in Myanmar said Wednesday Authorities freed 44 political detainees, French RFI reported. "In total 44 political prisoners have been released around the country today," Hla Maung Shwe added. President Thein Sein has ....
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Seoul, Washington resume talks on defense cost-sharing
Date: 2013-12-11 10:25:04 GMT - south korea - International - SN:34 - ID:434294
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday resumed negotiations on the sharing of the cost for stationing American troops here, with both sides seen as nearing an agreement on the prickly issue. Korean government sources said the talks to ....
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N. Korea sells gold in sign of imminent economic collapse – S. Korean source
Date: 2013-12-11 09:37:52 GMT - south korea - International - SN:31 - ID:434183
North Korea has begun to sell large amounts of gold to China in a bid to tide over its economic crisis, multiple sources familiar with North Korea affairs said Wednesday. According to the sources, the disposal could be an indication of an ....
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Clashes outside city hall as police try to dislodge Kiev protesters
Date: 2013-12-11 08:54:50 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:25 - ID:434068
Clashes have erupted outside city hall in Kiev as police try to oust occupying protesters. The clashes follow a night of scuffles and a stand-off after police moved in on the protest camp in Independence Square saying they wanted to free up a ....
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Rose Gottemoeller: Europe needs missile defense system due to missile threats from Iran
Date: 2013-12-11 08:52:49 GMT - Russia - International - SN:24 - ID:434064
The US is determined to deploy a missile defense system in Europe since Iran poses not only nuclear, but also missile threat, ITAR TASS reported quoting Acting US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose ....
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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 ....
