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N. Korea confirms purge of leader's powerful uncle for involvement in activities against revolution
Date: 2013-12-09 10:13:51 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:29 - ID:430426
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful uncle has been dismissed Monday from all posts for trying to form his own faction within the ruling party accused of irregularities and corruption, as well as disobeying Kim's orders, Pyongyang's state ....
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US defense minister arrives in Pakistan
Date: 2013-12-09 09:40:43 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:25 - ID:430337
The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has arrived in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the BBC reported. It is the first visit by a US defense secretary to Islamabad in four years. The Pentagon said the ....
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New translation of Quran in Russia
Date: 2013-12-09 09:00:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:430250
The Council of Muftis of Russia has proposed to release a new Russian translation of the Quran two months after one of the most widely read translations of the holy book was banned, The Moscow Times reported. Rushan Abbyasov, the deputy head of ....
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Russian diplomats return to Libya
Date: 2013-12-09 08:57:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:430242
A number of Russian diplomats who left Libya in October returned to Libya late on Sunday after getting security assurances from Libyan authorities. The workers of the Russian Embassy and their families were evacuated from Libya on October 3 after ....
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27 people arrested in Singapore over sparking riots
Date: 2013-12-09 08:55:29 GMT - Singapore - International - SN:17 - ID:430238
Police in Singapore have arrested 27 South Asian suspects after hundreds of people took part in a riot sparked by the death of an Indian national, the BBC reported. Trouble started after the 33-year-old man was knocked down by a private bus in a ....
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Russian diplomats charged with fraud to leave US
Date: 2013-12-09 08:52:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:430232
Eleven Russian diplomats in the United States who were charged with medical care fraud will shortly leave the country, a Russian newspaper reported Monday. US prosecutors alleged last week that dozens of Russian diplomats and their spouses had ....
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Train crash in Indonesia kills 2
Date: 2013-12-09 08:50:27 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:15 - ID:430223
A commuter train collided with a truck hauling liquefied gas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, sending a fireball of orange flames shooting skyward and killing at least two, CBC news reported quoting an official from the train company. The ....
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Ethiopian PM says Mandela devotes his life for better future of African continent
Date: 2013-12-09 08:43:22 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:13 - ID:430196
African Union leaders gathered to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, honouring the former anti-apartheid leader's fight for pan-Africanism and liberation on the continent, France 24 reported. "Madiba's life was the mirror image of the continent ....
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Thai PM to dissolve parliament and call elections
Date: 2013-12-09 08:34:53 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:10 - ID:430176
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday she would dissolve parliament and call an election, after sustained protests in Bangkok. The move followed the resignation of all opposition MPs from parliament on Sunday, and a planned march on ....
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Philippines reaches power-sharing deal with rebel group
Date: 2013-12-09 08:14:05 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:8 - ID:430149
The Philippine government signed a power-sharing agreement on Sunday with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), one of the country’s main rebel groups, paving the way for a final peace accord, FRANCE 24 reported. The deal, which was signed in ....
