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2 men dead after explosion in car in Austria
Date: 2014-01-11 20:21:59 GMT - Austria - World - SN:117 - ID:492687
VIENNA, Jan 11 (MENA) - Police say two men have died after a hand grenade apparently exploded in their car in the Austrian capital. Officers found the men in a Bulgarian-registered car in Vienna's Ottakring district early Saturday after a ....
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Spain's Princess Cristina faces court over tax fraud claims
Date: 2014-01-11 16:52:55 GMT - Spain - World - SN:86 - ID:492423
MADRID, Jan 11 (MENA) - Spain's Princess Cristina, daughter of King Juan Carlos, will appear before a Palma de Mallorca court to testify over tax fraud and money-laundering charges. Her Royal Highness has decided to renounce her right to appeal ....
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2 dead after explosion in car in Vienna
Date: 2014-01-11 15:03:12 GMT - Austria - World - SN:72 - ID:492239
VIENNA, Jan 11 (MENA) – Police say two men have died after a hand grenade apparently exploded in their car in the Austrian capital, ABC News reported. Officers found the men in a Bulgarian-registered car in Vienna's Ottakring district early ....
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S. Korea urges North to accept family reunion offer
Date: 2014-01-11 12:18:44 GMT - south korea - World - SN:41 - ID:491832
SEOUL, Jan 11 (MENA) – South Korea pressed North Korea Friday to accept its offer of holding reunions of families separated after the Korean War, calling it a first step toward improving inter-Korean relations, Yonhap News Agency reported. "We ....
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US discusses cutting military aid to Israel - paper
Date: 2014-01-10 22:28:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:491110
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Israel and the United States have been quietly discussing the prospect of ending military assistance to the Jewish state, The World Tribune reported Friday. Israel and the United States have broached options of ....
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Vimeo blocked in Turkey
Date: 2014-01-10 21:58:54 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:121 - ID:491111
ANKARA, Jan 10 (MENA) - The US-based video-sharing website Vimeo has been blocked in Turkey by a Turkish court, further increasing concerns that an amendment to the law on cyber-crimes recently submitted by a deputy from the ruling Justice and ....
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Two workers killed as dam wall collapses in western Turkey
Date: 2014-01-10 21:56:43 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:120 - ID:491106
ANKARA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Two Turkish workers were killed Friday when a dam wall collapsed in the western province of Denizli late on Friday, the Ankara-based Zaman newspaper reported. Volunteers joined dozens of rescue workers scouring through the ....
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Moscow urges ceasefire, political dialogue in South Sudan
Date: 2014-01-10 21:17:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:491083
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry called for an immediate ceasefire in South Sudan and for political dialogue to be launched without delay. "We are deeply concerned over the ongoing conflict. We are calling for an immediate ....
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71 dead in cholera epidemic in Nigeria
Date: 2014-01-10 21:06:29 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:110 - ID:491081
ABUJA, Jan 10 (MENA) - A Nigerian health official said a cholera epidemic has killed 71 people and infected 2,165 since November in northern Kano state, the ABC News reported Friday. Center for Disease Control project director AbdulSalam Nasadi ....
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Chemical spill declared federal disaster in US
Date: 2014-01-10 20:17:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:107 - ID:491047
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Bottled water was distributed from Maryland in West Virginia on Friday after a chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston contaminated the water supply for as many as 300,000 people in nine counties. The federal ....
