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French president to meet Egyptian FM Tuesday
Date: 2013-03-30 12:51:08 GMT - France - International - SN:8 - ID:40760
French President François Hollande will receive Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr on Tuesday. Amr will arrive here on Monday on a three-day visit. His assistant for European Affairs Hatem Seif el-Nasr will be accompanying ....
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Obama wishes happy Passover to Jews
Date: 2013-03-26 10:58:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:34868
US President Barak Obama, who recently returned to Washington after visiting Israel, extended his and his wife's wishes for happy Passover to the Jews. "As we prepare for our fifth Seder in the White House, Michelle ....
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Park urges N. Korea to abandon nukes
Date: 2013-03-26 10:48:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:8 - ID:34853
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea on Tuesday to abandon its nuclear weapons and take the path to change, saying that is the only way to ensure its survival, Yonhap news agency reported. Park made the ....
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Afghan suicide attack kills five police in Jalalabad
Date: 2013-03-26 10:01:18 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:34760
Five police officers have been killed in a suicide attack on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said. The Taliban said they carried out the attack, which also wounded six officers and seven ....
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Turkish, Israeli FMs discuss compensation for Mavi Marmara victims
Date: 2013-03-26 09:32:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:34712
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni have discussed the issue of compensation with regard to an Israeli naval raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that resulted in the deaths of eight Turks and ....
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Obama back home winding up Mideast tour
Date: 2013-03-24 11:49:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:31704
US President Barack Obama returned here late Saturday winding up a four-day tour in the Mideast region during which he paid visits to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. Obama's tour will have several achievements that will soon be ....
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Explosives-packed water tanker blast kills at least 17 soldiers
Date: 2013-03-24 11:43:46 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:6 - ID:31681
A suicide bomber has rammed a water tanker packed with explosives at a Pakistani check post, killing 17 soldiers in the notorious tribal district of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, a Paakistani armed forces, statement said ....
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Kerry greets Iran on Nowruz, stresses US' desire to open new chapter in bilateral ties
Date: 2013-03-21 12:19:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:27343
US-Iran-Kerry Kerry greets Iran on Nowruz, stresses US' desire to open new chapter in bilateral ties WASHINGTON, (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry greeted the Iranian people on Nowruz and stressed his country's ....
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US lauds France's role to restore security in Mali
Date: 2013-03-21 12:13:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:27330
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hailed France's military intervention in Mali in a phone call with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, thanking Paris for its “active leadership”. The Pentagon chief, who took ....
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27 Killed in Brazil landslides
Date: 2013-03-20 11:17:00 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:6 - ID:25387
At least 27 people have been killed in landslides in a mountainous area north of Rio de Janeiro, after heavy rains, the BBC reported Wednesday. The landslides hit the city of Petropolis, about 40 miles (65km) north of Rio, after a ....