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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 ....
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China's airspace zone has caused apprehension: Biden
Date: 2013-12-05 08:09:45 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:423466
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that China's new air defense identification zone over the East China Sea has caused unease in the region. He said he expressed Washington's firm objection to the move during talks in Beijing. Biden ....
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French Prime minister arrives in Beijing
Date: 2013-12-05 08:03:42 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:423433
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived at the Chinese capital on Thursday on a five-day official visit for talks on boosting economic and investment cooperation. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. ....
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Nelson Mandela in fight from 'deathbed'
Date: 2013-12-04 15:42:01 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:54 - ID:422712
South Africa's ailing first black President Nelson Mandela is putting up a courageous fight from his "deathbed", his daughter Makaziwe Mandela says. She told national broadcaster SABC that the anti-apartheid icon was "still with us, strong, ....
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Ukraine PM calls for end to tension
Date: 2013-12-04 15:26:15 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:53 - ID:422695
Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister Mykola Azarov warned protesters on Wednesday they would be punished if they broke the law after he marshalled his ministers for a cabinet meeting despite an attempted blockade by demonstrators, euronews ....
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Colombian farmers protest against agricultural policies
Date: 2013-12-04 08:38:14 GMT - Colombia - International - SN:18 - ID:421652
BOGOTA, Dec 4 (MENA) - Several thousand Colombian farmers have marched through the streets of Bogota to demand that the government comply with agreements reached in September, the BBC reported. Farmers' leaders said the Colombian government had ....
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Israel's new ambassador to US presents his credentials to Obama
Date: 2013-12-04 08:34:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:421641
Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer presented his credentials to US President Obama on Tuesday night at the White House, Voice of Israel reported. The new ambassador signed the White House guest log with this message: "I feel proud and ....
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Kerry: Afghan troop decision is 'serious business'
Date: 2013-12-04 08:05:38 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:421587
US Secretary of State John Kerry says a decision about whether to keep foreign military troops in Afghanistan after 2014 is "serious business" and urged the government in Kabul to agree to it quickly, ABC news reported. Speaking to reporters ....
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Mauritania ruling party wins big in elections
Date: 2013-12-04 07:57:21 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:4 - ID:421568
Mauritania's ruling party has scored a sweeping victory in legislative and local elections, while its Islamist rival party came second, the elections commission said Tuesday. The ruling Union for the Republic (UPR) gained 56 seats within the ....