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S. Sudan to free most politicians detained over coup: US envoy
Date: 2013-12-27 22:33:47 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:152 - ID:465417
JUBA, Dec 27 (MENA) - South Sudan will release most of a group of politicians accused by the government of links to a foiled coup plot against President Salva Kiir, the United States envoy to the African country Sudan and a senior government ....
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Kerry deplores killing of ex-Lebanese minister
Date: 2013-12-27 22:23:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:148 - ID:465400
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the killing of Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese finance minister and ambassador to the United States, whom he called "a voice of reason, responsibility and moderation," CNN ....
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Massive protest in Ankara demand Erdogan to step down
Date: 2013-12-27 22:21:11 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:146 - ID:465399
ANKARA, Dec 27 (MENA) - A large number of demonstrators gathered on Friday at Jovan Park in Ankara, demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to resign over a high-level corruption scandal. One of the protest organizers told MENA that their ....
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Four dead in French, Swiss Alps avalanches
Date: 2013-12-27 21:03:12 GMT - France - World - SN:140 - ID:465382
PARIS, Dec 27 (MENA) - At least four skiers died and two others were critically injured as avalanches hit the French and Swiss Alps after heavy snowfalls and relatively mild temperatures, police said Friday. Near the Swiss resort of St. Moritz an ....
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France urges UN to play bigger role in Central Africa
Date: 2013-12-27 20:58:38 GMT - France - World - SN:138 - ID:465330
PARIS, Dec 27 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande on Friday called on the United Nations to play a bigger role during the transition process in Central African Republic. In a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, ....
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Montenegro newspaper offices targeted in blast
Date: 2013-12-27 20:41:36 GMT - Montenegro - World - SN:136 - ID:465356
PODGORICA, Dec 27 (MENA) - Montenegrin police said they are investigating a bomb blast at the offices of an independent Montenegrin newspaper, the ABC News reported Friday. No one was injured in the blast late on Thursday at the offices of ....
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France advises citizens not to visit Beirut
Date: 2013-12-27 20:34:07 GMT - France - World - SN:134 - ID:465328
PARIS, Dec 27 (MENA) - France advised its citizens Friday not to travel to Beirut due to a car bomb assassination in the downtown area of Beirut killed at least eight people including the former Lebanese Finance Minister, and injured more than ....
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US judge says NSA phone surveillance lawful
Date: 2013-12-27 20:32:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:133 - ID:465325
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (MENA) - A US federal judge ruled Friday that a National Security Agency program that collects records of millions of Americans' phone calls is lawful, calling it a "counter-punch" to terrorism that does not violate Americans' ....
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Israel to announce plan for attracting more French Jews
Date: 2013-12-27 20:10:35 GMT - Israel - World - SN:130 - ID:465323
GAZA CITY, Dec 27 (MENA) - Israel was set to announce a three-year plan aimed at attracting more French Jews to settle in the country, The Jerusalem Post reported on Friday. The first move will consist of recognizing French diplomas for medical ....
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2 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic
Date: 2013-12-27 19:37:48 GMT - Central African Republic - World - SN:127 - ID:465304
BANGUI, Dec 27 (MENA) - Two African Union peacekeepers were killed overnight in the Central African Republic, the ABC News reported. The two officers from the Republic of Congo were killed by unidentified assailants, African Union mission ....
