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Car bomb explosion outside Somali prime minister's office
Date: 2013-12-06 15:21:26 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:47 - ID:426160
A car bomb exploded Friday outside the office of Somalia's prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon in the capital Mogadishu, killing the driver - a lawmaker. According to lawmaker Abdullahi Musa, a fellow MP was killed in the car blast, the latest in ....
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Mandela world model for tolerance: Egyptian diplomat
Date: 2013-12-06 13:10:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:31 - ID:425853
Head of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker described South Africa's late leader Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at 95, as a "world model for tolerance and renouncing hatred." In statements to MENA on ....
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EU reaction to Ukraine's refusal to sign Association Agreement is 'hysteria' – Lavrov
Date: 2013-12-06 08:48:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:425319
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov labelled the Western countries' reaction to Ukraine's refusal to sign an association agreement with the EU "hysteria," the Voice of Russia reported on Thursday. "This situation is connected to some ....
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Netanyahu employs diversionary tactics for negotiations- Palestinian minister
Date: 2013-12-06 08:28:26 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:425280
Muhammad Shtayyeh, Palestinian minister in charge of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he use empty rhetoric and diversionary tactics in negotiations, drawing ....
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit Iran: Spokesman
Date: 2013-12-06 08:15:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:425260
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Iran next week, Interfax reported Friday. "A visit to Iran by Foreign Minister of Russia Lavrov has been set for December 10-11," a Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters. The ....
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South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Date: 2013-12-06 08:11:38 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:1 - ID:425257
South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, the BBC quoted South Africa's president as saying on Thursday. Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years ....
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VP Biden in South Korea for last stop on Asia tour
Date: 2013-12-05 14:42:42 GMT - south korea - International - SN:30 - ID:424442
US Vice President Joe Biden is in South Korea on the final leg of a three-nation tour of Asia. Biden touched down on a US military base south of Seoul after stops this week in China and Japan. He'll meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye ....
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Kerry arrives in Israel for talks on peace process
Date: 2013-12-05 10:43:10 GMT - Israel - International - SN:14 - ID:423870
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. His visit comes at a time of heated debate in Israel over ....
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Lieberman to Ban: Iran continues to destabilize world
Date: 2013-12-05 09:07:15 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:423615
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday in New York and expressed Israel's concern over the Iran nuclear agreement, Ynet news reported. Lieberman noted that just a day prior to the signing ....
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Russian FM participates in OSCE meeting
Date: 2013-12-05 09:02:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:423596
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will participate in Thursday's meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Foreign Ministers Council in Kiev. "The meeting will be held on December 5 and 6. No information is ....