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Ethiopia says renaissance dam to produce electricity by 2015
Date: 2013-11-06 07:50:19 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:11 - ID:372540
Ethiopian National Coordination Office for the renaissance dam announced Tuesday that the giant dam will start generating electricity next year. Ethiopia is finalizing preparation to start generating 700mw electricity by next year, Deputy ....
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Turkish PM defends plan to do away with mixed-sex dorms
Date: 2013-11-06 07:46:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:372526
Turkey's conservative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended a plan to do away with mixed-sex dorms which has sparked an uproar in the mainly Muslim but staunchly secular country, France 24 reported. "We will not allow girls and ....
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Iran's FM say nuclear accord ‘possible this week’s
Date: 2013-11-06 07:40:25 GMT - France - International - SN:6 - ID:372514
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that an agreement with the international community over the country’s nuclear program could be reached at talks in Geneva later this week. A deal to end the standoff between Iran and the ....
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Israeli minister: Jerusalem is not up for negotiation, city will never be divided
Date: 2013-11-06 07:39:26 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:372511
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Tuesday that the issue of Jerusalem is not on the table in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians because the city will never be divided, The Jerusalem Post reported. Talking to Israel Radio in ....
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35 suspects arrested in Mali over killing of French journalists
Date: 2013-11-06 07:34:59 GMT - Mali - International - SN:3 - ID:372505
At least 35 suspects have been arrested over charges of killing of two French journalists in Mali, a well-placed security source said. Ghislaine Dupont, 57, and Claude Verlon, 55, were kidnapped and shot dead by "terrorist groups" in the ....
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Afghan bombing kills coalition soldier- NATO
Date: 2013-11-06 07:32:34 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:372497
NATO said Tuesday a suicide vehicle bomb has killed a member of the international coalition in southern Afghanistan, ABC News reported. The attack was the second death this month of a member in the NATO-led coalition. In keeping with their strict ....
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Kremlin announces Netanyahu visit
Date: 2013-11-06 07:28:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:372488
The Kremlin press service announced Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 20, Itar-Tass reported. Netanyahu will arrive in Moscow on a brief working visit on November 20, the press ....
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Berlusconi says Napolitano has time to grant his pardon
Date: 2013-11-05 17:48:44 GMT - Italy - International - SN:25 - ID:372071
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday said that there is still time for President Giorgio Napolitano to pardon him for his fraud conviction. "They tell me that the sentence must begin before the pardon can be granted....Thus, ....
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Turkey, US, NATO launch war games near Syria
Date: 2013-11-05 12:26:38 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:22 - ID:371640
Turkey participated in two important military exercises with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States near Syria and with the Jordanian special forces, Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Invitex-Eastern ....
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Israel's Histadrut labor federation chairman Ofer Eini announces resignation
Date: 2013-11-05 09:48:12 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:371336
Histadrut labor federation chairman Ofer Eini announced on Tuesday he will be stepping down on February 1 after eight years in the position, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Histadrut lawyer Avi Niskorn is the leading candidate to replace ....