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US calls on conflicting parties in S. Sudan to end fighting
Date: 2014-01-10 20:02:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:491039
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - The United States strongly supports the efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediators to secure a cessation of hostilities and to resolve the conflict in South Sudan peacefully through talks ....
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China voices concern about Iraq security situation
Date: 2014-01-10 19:48:19 GMT - China - World - SN:103 - ID:491022
BEIJING, Jan 10 (MENA) - China is concerned about the security situation in Iraq, and supports the country to restore stability and order, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday, according to Xinhua . Hua's comments came amid ....
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Lavrov plans to meet with Syrian opposition coalition leader in Paris
Date: 2014-01-10 18:15:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:490941
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold negotiations with Ahmad Jarba, the president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, during a ....
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Jack Straw 'optimistic' over Iran future after Tehran visit
Date: 2014-01-10 18:03:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:490915
LONDON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw has said he detects a "lighter atmosphere" in Iran and believes President Rouhani is "committed to change," the BBC reported on Friday. Speaking after returning from a visit to ....
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Obama meets with Congress on NSA
Date: 2014-01-10 17:08:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:490867
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders as he prepares to announce changes to the oversight and operations of the National Security Agency, which could include using executive power to end the spy ....
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Another H7N9 bird flu death in China
Date: 2014-01-10 17:06:11 GMT - China - World - SN:84 - ID:490871
BEIJING, Jan 10 (MENA) - China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in eastern Fujian province, IOL News reported on Friday. A 38-year-old man from Quanzhou city died after being found infected earlier on Friday. This was ....
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US designates groups in Libya, Tunisia as terrorist organizations
Date: 2014-01-10 16:56:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:490860
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - The US Department of State has announced the designations of Ansar al-Shari’a in Benghazi, Ansar al-Shari’a in Darnah, and Ansar al-Shari’a in Tunisia as separate Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). This came ....
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David Cameron lying to voters distracting them from UK real issues: EU official
Date: 2014-01-10 15:29:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:490533
LONDON, Jan 10 (MENA) - Vice-president of the European Commission has accused the British government of whipping up scares to distract people from the UK's real problems David Cameron is stoking up "populist myths" about the European Union and ....
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Lightning strike on beach kills 3 in Argentina
Date: 2014-01-10 13:17:47 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:48 - ID:490334
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 10 (MENA) - A lightning strike killed three people on a beach in Argentina Thursday and injured 22 others, CNN reported. Another victim, a 17-year-old, was playing soccer on the beach when the lightning hit, killing him and ....
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Lavrov, Kerry agree to meet in Paris on Geneva-2 preparations
Date: 2014-01-09 17:16:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:159 - ID:488981
MOSCOW, Jan 9 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed Thursday during a phone call to meet in Paris to discuss preparations of the Geneva-2 conference on Syria, The Voice of Russia ....
