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ECOWAS pays tribute to Mandela
Date: 2013-12-08 08:04:49 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:2 - ID:428411
The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) on Saturday paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday, at age 95. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement, said it learnt about Mandela’s death, with a deep sense of loss ....
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China's parliament rebuffsJapanese criticism of air defense zone
Date: 2013-12-08 08:00:56 GMT - China - International - SN:1 - ID:428401
China's parliament has declared that Japan has no right to criticize the establishment of a Chinese air defense zone which it said was in accordance with international law, Yonhap reported Sunday.. Japan, South Korea and their ally the United ....
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Putin Spokesman: Customs Union not discussed
Date: 2013-12-07 17:17:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:35 - ID:427864
The spokesman for Russia's president says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin didn't discuss Ukraine joining a Russian-led customs union, one of the issues driving large protests now in their third week in Kiev, ABC News ....
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Putin Spokesman: Customs Union not discussed
Date: 2013-12-07 12:00:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:427291
The spokesman for Russia's president says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin didn't discuss Ukraine joining a Russian-led customs union, one of the issues driving large protests now in their third week in Kiev, ABC News ....
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Lieberman: Negotiations reach dead end
Date: 2013-12-07 08:12:57 GMT - Israel - International - SN:18 - ID:426870
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said negotiations with the Palestinians have come to a dead end. "It is impossible to fill the deep gaps between both parties due to the lack of confidence, despite the presence of good will," “The Voice ....
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American citizen Merrill Newman deported from North Korea
Date: 2013-12-07 08:11:56 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:17 - ID:426867
An elderly US tourist and war veteran detained in North Korea for more than a month for alleged hostile acts has been deported to China, Fox News reported. North Korean state media said Saturday 85-year-old Merrill Newman was released because he ....
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S.Korea mulling expansion of air defense zone
Date: 2013-12-07 08:05:25 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:426862
South Korea's defense chief said the country is considering expanding its air defense identification zone to include its southern islands and an underwater rock, NHK World reported on Friday. The new air defense zone would overlap those of Japan ....
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South Korean president offers condolences over death of Mandela
Date: 2013-12-07 08:04:10 GMT - south korea - International - SN:14 - ID:426859
South Korean President Park Geun-hye offered condolences Friday over the death of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, calling him a "great statesman" who put a peaceful end to apartheid, Yonhap news agency reported. Mandela, ....
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Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko ends prison hunger strike
Date: 2013-12-07 07:53:03 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:9 - ID:426845
Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has ended a hunger strike after 12 days, Euronews quoted her daughter, Yevgenia, as telling reporters on Friday. Former prime minister Tymoshenko, jailed in 2011 for abuse of office over a gas ....
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Obama to attend Mandela services
Date: 2013-12-07 07:51:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:426843
President Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to South Africa next week to honor Nelson Mandela, The Washington Post cited the White House spokesman as saying Friday. He will be accompanied by former president George W. Bush and his wife, ....