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Venezuela opposition says government broke election law
Date: 2013-04-14 11:47:10 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:2 - ID:63403
The Venezuelan opposition has made an official complaint against the government following allegations that it broke the law by continuing its electoral campaign on state television, the BBC reported. On the eve of the election, ....
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China reports 3 new H7N9 cases
Date: 2013-04-13 12:24:34 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:62136
Three cases of H7N9 bird flu infection were confirmed Friday in east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing the country's total infections to 43 as another two cases were reported in Shanghai the same day, local media reported. The three ....
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Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya's new president
Date: 2013-04-09 14:20:03 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:16 - ID:56336
Kenya's new president Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in to office at a ceremony in a stadium packed with supporters and foreign dignitaries. Kenyatta took the oath on Tuesday on a bible used by his father, Kenya's first president, and ....
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Iran opens two more Uranium facilities on Nuclear Technology Day
Date: 2013-04-09 14:17:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:56326
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated two uranium processing facilities in the Central province of Yazd on the occasion of the National Day of Nuclear Technology on Tuesday, Fars news agency reported. ....
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Iran urges stronger ties with Armenia
Date: 2013-04-09 12:27:15 GMT - Armenia - International - SN:12 - ID:56044
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has called for the enhancement of relations between the Islamic republic and Armenia in various fields, Press TV reported Tuesday. During a meeting with Armenian President Serzh ....
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Iranian spokesman: Iran opposed to provocative actions in Korean Peninsula
Date: 2013-04-08 13:59:47 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:54631
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran is against any provocative action which might exacerbate the current crisis in the Korean Peninsula, Fars news agency reported. The Islamic ....
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Malaria kills 300,000 children annually in Nigeria - health experts
Date: 2013-04-08 12:17:18 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:8 - ID:54361
Nigerian Health experts said that malaria was responsible for 30 percent childhood deaths estimated at 300,000 every year in Nigeria, The Leadership newspaper reported. The experts, however, said that malaria was responsible for 25 ....
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US official warns of al-Qaeda threat to Tunisia, other North African states
Date: 2013-04-08 11:44:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:54267
The US warned that al-Qaeda group is still posing a rising threat to the security of Tunisia and other North African states. Despite progress realized by Tunisia in fighting those threatening its security, including Al-Qaeda in Islamic ....
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Kerry condoles death, injury of 5 US diplomats in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-04-07 10:32:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:52406
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday extended his condolences over the loss of a Foreign Service officer, who was killed Saturday in an IED attack in Zabul province, along with service members. In addition, four other State ....
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7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Date: 2013-04-06 11:46:29 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:9 - ID:51128
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit a remote part of eastern Indonesia on Saturday, causing residents to run outside in panic, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, an official said. The temblor struck about 75 ....