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Turkey closes its border gate with Syria
Date: 2014-01-05 08:58:33 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:480034
Turkey has temporarily closed the Cilvegözü border crossing with Syria after the rise of clashes between Syrian troops and opposition forces near the Syrian village of Sarmada. Turkey's decision came to protect the Turkish drivers and passengers ....
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Bangladesh votes amid violence and boycott
Date: 2014-01-05 08:52:30 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:22 - ID:480016
Violent clashes have erupted between opposition activists and police as Bangladesh holds a general election boycotted by the opposition, the BBC reported. At least four people were killed in unrest on Sunday. Scores have died in the run-up to the ....
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Ethiopian FM voices hope over success of S. Sudan talks
Date: 2014-01-05 08:51:24 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:21 - ID:480013
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom has voiced hope over the success of direct peace talks between the warring parties in South Sudan. Tedors was quoted by the Ethiopian Observatory as saying: “We wish all our best for the successful ....
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N. Korea slams S. Korea over military drill, questions sincerity for good ties
Date: 2014-01-05 08:50:24 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:20 - ID:480012
North Korea on Sunday slammed South Korea over a recent military drill, questioning whether Seoul is willing to accept an olive branch offered by Pyongyang at the start of the year. Through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a ....
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Juba rings with gunfire as South Sudan peace talks open in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-05 08:48:32 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:479872
South Sudan's capital was echoing with heavy gunfire on Saturday evening, as peace talks in Ethiopia officially opened, The Telegraph reported. The peace talks, aimed to bring about an end to the conflict in South Sudan officially opened in ....
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Mansour offers condolences on death of Prince Bandar Al-Saud
Date: 2014-01-05 08:47:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:480005
President Adly Mansour sent a cable of condolences to Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to mourn the death of Prince Bandar bin Mohammad bin Abdel Aziz Al-Saud. Prince Bandar bin Mohammed passed away on Saturday at the age of 79. A funeral ....
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Three injured in Gharbiya clashes: official
Date: 2014-01-05 08:46:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:479951
Three persons were injured in Mahalla city in Gharbiya on Saturday during clashes between residents and members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. The injured were taken to hospitals for medical treatment, Mohamed Sharshar, the Health ....
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U.S. to support fight on al Qaeda in Iraq without troops: Kerry
Date: 2014-01-05 08:44:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:480002
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be successful in their fight against al Qaeda, and said Washington was not considering sending troops back to Iraq. "This is a fight that belongs ....
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Judges to receive ballot papers Jan. 13 -- Elections Commission
Date: 2014-01-05 08:39:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:479939
The High Elections Commission, headed by Judge Nabil Saleeb, announced on Saturday the procedures concerning a referendum on Egypt's draft constitution to he held on January 14-15. The commission decided that judges and heads of the ....
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Qatari ambassador summoned for unacceptable interference in Egyptian affairs - official
Date: 2014-01-05 08:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:479982
Egypt's foreign ministry summoned Qatar's ambassador to complain about his country's unacceptable interference in internal affairs, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty said Saturday. Speaking to the state TV, Abdel Aaty added that the ....
