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UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians
Date: 2013-12-18 08:47:33 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:13 - ID:447949
The UN Security Council said the UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians, Sky news reported. Under the Seventh Chapter of the UN Charter, the mission has the right to use force to defend peaceful residents. The council ....
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Thai protesters say they will rally to hound PM from office
Date: 2013-12-18 08:45:09 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:12 - ID:447942
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand said they will step up their protests in an attempt to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office and push through electoral reforms before a general election is held, Euronews reported. The ....
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S. Korea, U.S. discuss 'all possible scenarios' on N. Korea
Date: 2013-12-18 08:43:38 GMT - south korea - International - SN:11 - ID:447940
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to step up joint efforts to prepare for "all possible scenarios" associated with North Korea, Yonhap reported quoting senior South Korean official. In high-level strategic talks here, the allies ....
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Qena bracing for referendum on Constitution
Date: 2013-12-18 08:38:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:447926
Qena is gearing for the referendum on the Constitution, to take place on January 14 and 16, as a tight security plan was drafted to secure all balloting stations across the governorate. Police and army forces will be deployed outside all ....
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Veteran actor Gamal Ismail dies at 80
Date: 2013-12-18 08:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:9 - ID:447921
Veteran Egyptian movie and stage actor Gamal Ismail died at dawn of Wednesday at the age of 80. Ismail, born in 1933, served as a theater inspector in Alexandria in 1958. He directed many plays performed by troupes from school and university ....
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Moussa expects more than 70 percent to vote yes for constitution
Date: 2013-12-18 08:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:447878
Amr Moussa, head of the 50-member panel, said Tuesday he expected more than 70 percent of the voters to vote yes for the draft constitution despite the counter propaganda. Eligible voters will cast their ballots on the drafted charter on January ....
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Gharbiya governorate ready for referendum – governor
Date: 2013-12-18 08:07:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:447868
Governor of Gharbiya Mohamed Naeem asserted Tuesday that the Nile Delta province has been prepared for the referendum on the new draft constitution on January 14-15. "The needed polling stations and security measures for the constitutional ....
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Former South Sudan ministers arrested over 'coup'
Date: 2013-12-18 08:06:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:447830
Ten senior political figures, including the former finance minister, have been arrested in South Sudan after a foiled coup attempt, the government has said. The authorities are looking to question five other prominent figures, including former ....
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Afghanistan aircraft crash kills six US soldiers – Isaf
Date: 2013-12-18 08:00:20 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:447849
The International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Tuesday that as many as six American soldiers have died in a crash involving an aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the BBC News reported. The cause of the crash in Zabul is unknown and an ....
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Al Azhar University ready for first semester exams: Security director
Date: 2013-12-18 07:57:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:447803
Al Azhar University is ready to hold the exams of the first semester on Saturday December 28, the university's security department head has said. In a statement, Magdi Abbas said the security department at the university was on high alert in ....
