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Senate panel green lights Janet Yellen for Fed chief
Date: 2013-11-22 07:14:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:400538
Janet Yellen won approval from the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday to become the first female Federal Reserve chief, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote later this year, Fox Business reported. The 14-8 vote by the Senate panel ....
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Obama says US will respect 'Afghan Sovereignty'
Date: 2013-11-21 14:01:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:43 - ID:399688
US President Barack Obama, in a letter to President Hamid Karzai, said the United States will continue to respect "Afghan sovereignty" under a new security agreement, ABC News reported Thursday. Obama also said the US military will not conduct ....
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Putin, Obama to meet at G8 summit in Sochi in July 2014
Date: 2013-11-21 13:56:31 GMT - Russia - International - SN:42 - ID:399680
Moscow and Washington have not yet discussed US President Barack Obama's visit to Russia, although Obama is expected to take part in a G8 summit in Sochi in early July, presidential aide Yury Ushakov said, The Voice of Russia reported ....
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Turkey 'suspected bomber' seized outside PM office
Date: 2013-11-21 13:45:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:38 - ID:399635
Police in Turkey have arrested a suspected suicide bomber outside the prime minister's office, according to reports. State-run media earlier said the alleged attacker had been shot by police and taken to hospital, the BBC reported on ....
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Nigeria’s president to meet with investors in London
Date: 2013-11-21 07:45:01 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:17 - ID:398720
President Goodluck Jonathan began a three-day visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday for talks with foreign investors, according to a Nigerian presidential statement. Talks aim at attracting more investments to Nigeria. He will take part in ....
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Putin, Netanyahu hope for solution on Iran nuclear program
Date: 2013-11-21 07:43:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:398718
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he hoped talks in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear program would soon bring a mutually acceptable solution, RIA Novosti reported. “We discussed in detail the situation around the Iranian nuclear ....
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Nigerian intelligence arrests 5 Boko Haram suspects
Date: 2013-11-21 07:41:28 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:15 - ID:398717
The Department of State Security Services, determined to rid Nigeria of acts of terror, announced the arrest of five members of Boko Haram. Marilyn Ogar, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department of State Services, said that the ....
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Ban welcomes peaceful conduct of Constituent Assembly polls in Nipal
Date: 2013-11-21 07:27:43 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:13 - ID:398690
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Wednesday the people of Nepal for the peaceful and successful conduct of elections for members of the Constituent Assembly, which is tasked with drafting the country's new constitution, UN News Center ....
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Georgia's parliament approves new Prime Minister
Date: 2013-11-21 07:18:08 GMT - Georgia - International - SN:8 - ID:398676
The parliament of Georgia has approved a new prime minister — 31-year-old Irakli Gharibashvili, who has headed the country's police forces as interior minister for the past year, ABC News reported Wednesday. He was the choice of billionaire ....
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Putin commends Russian-Israeli relations for having intrinsic value
Date: 2013-11-21 07:14:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:398672
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted Wednesday the intrinsic value of Russian-Israeli relations in the economic and humanitarian spheres, ITAR-TASS reported. "Russian-Israeli relations have their intrinsic value and I hope we will discuss them ....
