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Minister alleges complicity of foreigners in oil theft
Date: 2013-10-28 09:06:15 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:17 - ID:358076
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has alleged that some syndicates outside Africa were involved in the theft of Nigeria's crude oil. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the crime “does not only ....
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Train derails in northeast Spain, 3 people hurt
Date: 2013-10-28 08:31:23 GMT - Spain - International - SN:11 - ID:357946
The last car of a commuter train traveling to a Barcelona suburb has derailed as it arrived at a platform, slightly injuring three passengers, ABC news reported quoting an official. A spokesman for the regional government of northeastern ....
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Iran Condemns Terrorist Attacks across Iraq
Date: 2013-10-28 08:20:41 GMT - Iran - International - SN:16 - ID:357987
Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attacks in Iraq, which have claimed at least 65 lives on Sunday, IRNA reported. On Sunday, the Iranian spokeswoman, Marziyeh Afkham, expressed sympathy with the Iraqi ....
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NSA denies Barack Obama was informed of Angela Merkel phone tapping
Date: 2013-10-28 08:06:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:357956
The National Security Agency has denied reports that President Barack Obama was personally informed of US phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phones, The Daily Telegraph reported. NSA chief General Keith Alexander "did not ....
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Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners
Date: 2013-10-28 07:27:15 GMT - palestine - International - SN:5 - ID:357893
A ministerial committee headed by Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu on Sunday approved a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released in the second of a four-stage process by which 104 Palestinian prisoners will be sent to the Palestinian ....
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Israeli MKs opposes bill banning release of Palestinian prisoners
Date: 2013-10-27 18:19:13 GMT - Israel - International - SN:38 - ID:357590
The rhetoric between Israel's Hatnua and Bayit Yehudi ministers and MKs grew increasingly bellicose as the parties stood on opposite sides of a prisoner release debate before and after the government vote on the matter Sunday, Israel's The Jerusalem ....
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Putin cosies up to Cairo as US cools
Date: 2013-10-27 11:59:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:356936
Russia is mounting a determined attempt to capitalise on America’s diplomatic difficulties in the Middle East, pushing for greater co-operation with Egypt in a drive that could eventually lead to Moscow gaining access to the country’s Mediterranean ....
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Boko Haram member says grup has nothing to do with Islam
Date: 2013-10-27 08:08:12 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:3 - ID:356410
Malam Bukar Modu, a detained Boko Haram member, said that the sect had nothing to do with Islam, as it was mainly involved in armed banditry, looting and killing of innocent people. In press statement, Modu, who was captured on October 6, said ....
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Iran says to attend Geneva 2 if invited
Date: 2013-10-26 18:06:28 GMT - Iran - International - SN:41 - ID:356017
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday said his country will attend a planned international conference in Geneva on Syria if it is invited. He was addressing a joint press conference with UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria ....
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Iran president calls for probe into border shooting
Date: 2013-10-26 17:52:19 GMT - Iran - International - SN:36 - ID:355995
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for an investigation into a shooting incident in southeast Iran, where 17 border guards were killed by terrorists, Press TV reported on Saturday. “The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is ....