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Voting begins for Bokova's re-election as UNESCO Director-General
Date: 2013-11-12 15:43:02 GMT - France - International - SN:44 - ID:383297
Voting for the re-election of Irina Bokova for a second term for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the organization in ....
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IAEA still wants to probe Iran nuclear claims: Amano
Date: 2013-11-12 15:27:05 GMT - Austria - International - SN:41 - ID:383247
The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday he still wants Iran to answer allegations of past nuclear weapons research despite no explicit mention of the issue in a new accord, the Daily Star reported. "The Iran nuclear issue is very ....
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Philippines declares state of calamity
Date: 2013-11-12 14:38:17 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:17 - ID:382817
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has declared a state of national calamity to speed relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan, BBC reported Tuesday. In a statement, he said the two worst affected provinces, Leyte and Samar, had suffered ....
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Israel abides by vows in negotiations with Palestinians
Date: 2013-11-12 14:04:25 GMT - Israel - International - SN:31 - ID:383087
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said on Tuesday that Israel is committed to vows that were taken within the framework of peace talks with the Palestinians. Livni, who chairs the Israeli negotiating team, added that the negotiations are ....
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1 killed, 22 injured in strong storm in Croatia
Date: 2013-11-12 12:49:12 GMT - Croatia - International - SN:23 - ID:382867
Croatia has been hit by a thunderstorm and gale-force winds that ripped off rooftops and left one person dead and 22 injured, USA Today reported. The strong storm hit the Adriatic coastal port of Rijeka and the surrounding area early Monday. ....
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Obama considering naming a civilian to run the NSA
Date: 2013-11-12 12:20:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:382825
The White House is considering whether to name a civilian to lead the National Security Agency for the first time ever, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. No decision has been made yet, but officials have drafted a list of possible civilian ....
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Putin arrives in Vietnam to discuss trade, economic ties
Date: 2013-11-12 09:33:23 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:382413
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on an official visit Tuesday expected to focus on trade and economic cooperation. Putin went ahead with the trip despite concerns over safety as the region continues to ....
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Iran talks came 'extremely close' to deal - John Kerry
Date: 2013-11-12 07:02:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:382107
US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the BBC that none of the differences between world powers and Iran over its nuclear programme are big enough to prevent agreement. He said they came "extremely close" to a deal at the weekend in Geneva. ....
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Iran differences are now narrow, says William Hague
Date: 2013-11-12 06:50:24 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:382086
The differences preventing Western countries reaching a deal with Iran over its nuclear program are now "narrow", William Hague has said as reported by the BBC. The UK foreign secretary added that, although talks at the weekend had not ....
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Fahmy delegates his assistant to visit Myanmar
Date: 2013-11-11 18:29:51 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:67 - ID:381801
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy delegated his assistant minister for multilateral affairs and international security to visit Myanmar as part of a high-level delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s Ministerial Contact ....
