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Twin blasts kill 3, injure 10 in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-28 19:21:15 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:34 - ID:412597
At least 13 people were killed or injured following coordinated blasts in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, khaama.com reported. According to local authorities in Nangarhar province, the twin blasts took place in Achin ....
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IAEA to visit nuclear-linked Iran site under new accord
Date: 2013-11-28 14:26:46 GMT - Austria - International - SN:29 - ID:411980
Iran has invited UN inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8, the first concrete step under a new cooperation pact aimed at clarifying concerns about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme, euronews reported. UN ....
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Obama administration offers to destroy American weapons at sea
Date: 2013-11-28 12:52:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:411745
The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, according to U.S. officials. The plan, which has not been approved yet, will ....
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Strategic Rockets ensure Russia survival as sovereign state: Putin
Date: 2013-11-28 10:41:36 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:411388
Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces will receive 22 intercontinental ballistic missiles next year, President Vladimir Putin said. "This year, two missile regiments will be equipped with new mobile systems, and next year, the Strategic Rocket Forces ....
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Russia opens criminal case against former defense minister
Date: 2013-11-28 08:41:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:411147
A criminal case on negligence charges has been opened against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Novosti reported quoting Russian investigators Thursday. Serdyukov caused 56 million rubles ($1.7 million) worth of damage to the state by ....
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Iran positive on Geneva 2 Syria talks: Deputy FM
Date: 2013-11-28 08:37:55 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:411137
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Tehran is optimistic about the upcoming round of international Syria talks in Geneva, stressing Iran’s call for a political solution to the Syrian crisis, Press TV reported. The Islamic Republic of Iran insists ....
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Afghanistan: Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era punishments
Date: 2013-11-28 08:32:43 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:411124
Afghanistan’s proposed reinstatement of atrocious punishments would mark a dangerous return to legalized state brutality, Amnesty International said today as it urged the authorities to reject such plans. Public stoning to death, amputation of ....
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UN Security Council warns Yemen 'opportunists' against delaying constitution, elections
Date: 2013-11-28 08:11:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:411090
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday warned partisans of Yemen's former president and other "opportunists" not to boycott the drafting of a constitution or delay preparations for national elections. The Security Council issued a statement ....
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Obama calls Saudi king on Iran - White House
Date: 2013-11-28 08:03:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:411078
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, the White House said. In the phone talks, Obama shared the details of the first-step ....
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UN chief urges respect of peaceful protest right in Egypt
Date: 2013-11-28 07:58:58 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:411068
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has underlined the importance of respect peaceful protests and "freedom of assembly, and a commitment to dialogue and non-violence." "The Secretary-General is seriously concerned by the detentions and violent ....
