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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 ....
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Iran’s FM says sanctions would kill nuclear deal
Date: 2013-12-10 13:25:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:432746
In a wide-ranging interview with TIME in Tehran on Dec. 7, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif spoke to writer and Iran expert Robin Wright about how the Geneva nuclear deal came together, how the government has to appeal to Iran’s own ....
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Obama arrives in South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-10 07:41:37 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:11 - ID:431955
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived here on Tuesday to take part in the funeral of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela. Also, former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will attend the funeral ....
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Sarkozy snubs Hollande's invite to Nelson Mandela funeral
Date: 2013-12-10 06:24:45 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:431845
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly snubbed incumbent French President Francois Hollande's invitation to share his French presidential jet to Nelson Mandela's funeral as he would have had to slum it in business class while Hollande ....
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Ban appeals for safety of Orthodox Christian nuns in Syria
Date: 2013-12-10 06:21:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:431841
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for the safety of 12 nuns who went missing from a convent in the Syrian town of Ma’aloula and all those who may be detained against their will in the strife-torn nation, reported the UN News ....
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Hagel in Saudi Arabia for cooperation talks with Saudi officials -- Pentagon spokesman
Date: 2013-12-10 06:17:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:431833
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a brief stop in Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and military officials for talks on the strong joint defense ties and regional stability and security, according to Pentagon ....
