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Pope Francis inauguration Mass held in Vatican
Date: 2013-03-19 11:52:44 GMT - Italy - International - SN:5 - ID:23673
The inauguration Mass for Pope Francis is under way in St Peter's Square in Rome, marking the official start of his papacy, the BBC reported. Francis earlier toured the square in an open-topped vehicle, descending to bless ....
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Bus falls off bridge in India, killing at least 37
Date: 2013-03-19 11:30:32 GMT - India - International - SN:3 - ID:23599
A bus packed with passengers crashed through a guard rail and fell off a bridge in western India early Tuesday, killing at least 37 people and injuring another 15, ABC quoated police as saying. The overnight bus was carrying passengers ....
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Venezuela drops plans on embalming Chavez
Date: 2013-03-16 10:52:12 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:4 - ID:18573
Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said the government had dropped plans to embalm late president Hugo Chavez for permanent display. He said the decision was made at the advice of Russian experts who said Chavez's body ....
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Arab American lobbyists urge Obama to cut aid to Israel
Date: 2013-03-16 09:55:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:18487
President Barack Obama has been urged by Arab and Muslim organizations to suspend U.S. military aid to Israel, according to the World Tribune newspaper. Arab and Muslim lobbyists invited to discuss Obama’s forthcoming visit to ....
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UN chief urges accord on arms trade treaty
Date: 2013-03-16 09:45:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:18476
Secretary-General of United Nations Ban Ki-moon called on Friday for accord on a proposed world arms trade treaty. "I look forward to the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will commence its work next ....
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Iran urges NAM’s active role at UN nuclear disarmament meeting
Date: 2013-03-13 13:08:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:14395
Iran has called on the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to play a ‘serious and active’ role in an upcoming nuclear disarmament meeting of the United Nations, Iran's Press TV reported Wednesday. ....
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Another life sentence for Argentine ex-dictator
Date: 2013-03-13 12:39:40 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:7 - ID:14311
Argentina's last dictator, Reynaldo Benito Bignone, has received another sentence of life in prison, this time for human rights violations involving detainees inside the Campo de Mayo military base, ABC news reported on Wednesday. As ....
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Prince Charles in Saudi Arabia on Sunday
Date: 2013-03-12 13:30:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:20 - ID:12601
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to arrive in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia, on Sunday as part of their tour of the Middle East, the UK embassy in Riyadh said in a statement. The visit aims to boost bilateral ties between ....
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Over 20 tons of Heroin seized in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-03-12 11:45:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:12349
The head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) said that almost 21 tons of heroin have been seized in an operation in eastern Afghanistan, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. "An operation was carried out Monday in the province of ....
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Peres warns Eurpeans against Iran nuclear program, Syria chemicals
Date: 2013-03-12 10:41:28 GMT - Israel - International - SN:12 - ID:12227
Israeli President Shimon Peres will ask for the Europeans to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, warning that time is running out for the thwarting of Iran’s nuclear program and cautioning of the dangers inherent in Syria’s ....
