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Thailand protesters seize state TV station, 5 killed in clashes
Date: 2013-12-01 09:38:26 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:26 - ID:416254
Anti-government protesters have taken control of headquarters of state-run TV station (BBS) Sunday morning, Russia Today Channel reported. The demonstrators asked BBS's staff to broadcast speeches of the leaders of the People's Committee for ....
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Netherlands deeply interested in Suez Canal development project, says ambassador
Date: 2013-12-01 09:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:416252
Dutch Ambassador here Gerard Steeghs asserted that his country was deeply interested in the Suez Canal development project due to its vast expertise in the marital and logistics fields in the management of harbors and industrialized ....
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50 killed, wounded in Diyala blasts
Date: 2013-12-01 09:29:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:416229
At least 50 people were killed and wounded Sunday after three bombs exploded in northern Diyala, about 55 km north east of Baghdad. The blasts occurred during the funeral of a son of a tribal sheikh, killing eight people and wounding 45 others, a ....
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Gunmen rob Maadi post office
Date: 2013-12-01 08:46:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:416144
Gunmen robbed at gunpoint Sakr Korish post office in Maadi district on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said. Security forces launched a manhunt to arrest the attackers and bring back the stolen money, the source told MENA. It was not ....
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Paul Walker, Fast & Furious actor, dies in car crash
Date: 2013-12-01 08:42:34 GMT - USA - Arts - SN:22 - ID:416135
Paul Walker, a star of the Fast & Furious movie series, has died in a fiery car crash north of Los Angeles, the BBC reported. Walker, 40, was the passenger in a friend's car when it crashed on Saturday afternoon, a statement on the actor's ....
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Khartoum agrees to hold another round of negotiations with popular movement
Date: 2013-12-01 08:36:50 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:416119
Sudan agreed on Sunday to hold a new round of negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on the fate of Blue Nile and South Kurdufan provinces. The date of the round will be set by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) led by ....
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Misr el-Kheir expounds its experiment in societal school establishment in Upper Egypt
Date: 2013-12-01 08:35:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:416117
Misr El-Kheir Foundation reviewed its experiment in setting up societal schools serving students who dropped out of schools in the Upper Egyptian governortes. In a lecture at an exhibition on developing children's skills on Saturday, the charity ....
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Ukrainian Court bans mass rallies in Kiev after police crackdown
Date: 2013-12-01 08:32:31 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:19 - ID:416111
A district court ordered Sunday a ban on holding mass protests in downtown Kiev from Sunday until January 7, after Ukrainian riot police brutally broke up a pro-Europe rally, leaving dozens injured, Ria Novosti reported. About 40 people sought ....
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Two killed by gunfire in Thailand clashes
Date: 2013-12-01 08:30:45 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:18 - ID:416109
Two persons were killed and 47 wounded by gunfire after clashes broke out between rival protesters in the Thai capital Bangkok, the BBC reported. People heading to a pro-government rally were attacked by students, and later shots were ....
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Israel lets 220 trucks into Gaza Strip
Date: 2013-12-01 08:27:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:416104
Israeli occupation forces allowed 220 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Sunday. In a press release, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip Raed ....