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Iran, 5+1 group start talks at IAEA premises
Date: 2013-12-09 11:06:18 GMT - Austria - World - SN:48 - ID:430373
VIENNA, Dec 9 (MENA) - Iran's delegation has started talks with representatives of the western powers of (5+1) group at the premises of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an in-camera session. Media representatives were not allowed ....
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Thousands of Thai protesters vowed to continue demons
Date: 2013-12-09 10:05:58 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:39 - ID:430240
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (MENA) - More than 100,000 Thai protesters vowed to continue demonstrations near the office of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra till the elections are held in early February, BBC reported Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck ....
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N. Korea confirms purge of leader's powerful uncle for involvement in activities against revolution
Date: 2013-12-09 09:58:35 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:36 - ID:430165
PYONGYANG, Dec 9 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful uncle has been dismissed Monday from all posts for trying to form his own faction within the ruling party accused of irregularities and corruption, as well as disobeying Kim's ....
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US defense minister arrives in Pakistan
Date: 2013-12-09 09:13:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:30 - ID:430186
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9 (MENA) - The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has arrived in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the BBC reported. It is the first visit by a US defense secretary to Islamabad in four ....
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Thai PM to dissolve parliament and call elections
Date: 2013-12-09 08:23:21 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:12 - ID:430004
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (MENA) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday she would dissolve parliament and call an election, after sustained protests in Bangkok. The move followed the resignation of all opposition MPs from parliament on ....
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27 arrested in Singapore riots
Date: 2013-12-09 07:46:40 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:20 - ID:430095
SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (MENA) - A crowd of around 400 people set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday after a man was hit and killed by a bus, the first major riot in the city-state for more than 40 ....
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27 people arrested in Singapore over sparking riots
Date: 2013-12-09 07:30:19 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:17 - ID:430060
SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (MENA) - Police in Singapore have arrested 27 South Asian suspects after hundreds of people took part in a riot sparked by the death of an Indian national, the BBC reported. Trouble started after the 33-year-old man was knocked ....
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Russian diplomats charged with fraud to leave US
Date: 2013-12-09 07:18:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:430053
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (MENA) - Eleven Russian diplomats in the United States who were charged with medical care fraud will shortly leave the country, a Russian newspaper reported Monday. US prosecutors alleged last week that dozens of Russian diplomats ....
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Train crash in Indonesia kills 2
Date: 2013-12-09 07:17:09 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:430049
JAKARTA, Dec 9 (MENA) - A commuter train collided with a truck hauling liquefied gas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, sending a fireball of orange flames shooting skyward and killing at least two, CBC news reported quoting an official from the train ....
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Philippines reaches power-sharing deal with rebel group
Date: 2013-12-08 22:03:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:150 - ID:429883
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 - The Philippine government signed a power-sharing agreement on Sunday with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), one of the country’s main rebel groups, paving the way for a final peace accord, FRANCE 24 reported. The deal, ....
