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'Hundreds dead' in Central African Republic violence
Date: 2013-12-07 15:46:39 GMT - Central African Republic - World - SN:64 - ID:427568
PANAJI, Dec 7 (MENA) – At least 300 people have been killed in two days of violence in the capital of the Central African Republic, says the Red Cross. The organisation said its staff stopped collecting bodies in Bangui as night fell but would ....
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Sudanese vice president insists on stepping down
Date: 2013-12-07 15:17:15 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:55 - ID:427526
KHARTOUM, Dec 7 (MENA) – Sudanese First Vice-President Ali Osman Taha Saturday insisted on his decision to step down to make way for new generations, Al-Intibaha newspaper reported. All attempts to dissuade him from his decision have failed, ....
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Thai police to rebuild barricades as protest 'judgement day' looms
Date: 2013-12-07 14:32:17 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:51 - ID:427513
BANGKOK, Dec 7 (MENA) - Thai authorities plan to rebuild barricades around key state buildings in Bangkok after opposition protesters called for a final push to topple the government. The kingdom remains tense following several days of street ....
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Containing Iran is the least awful choice
Date: 2013-12-07 14:14:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:427365
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (MENA) – In his disproportionate praise of the six-month agreement with Iran, Barack Obama said: “For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program.” But if the program, now several ....
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WTO member states approve Bali Package
Date: 2013-12-07 14:09:40 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:43 - ID:427361
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - The World Trade Organization's (WTO) Bali Ministerial Conference concluded a day later than scheduled on 7 December 2013 with an agreement on a package of issues designed to streamline trade, allow developing countries more ....
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US Defense Secretary in Kabul for unannounced visit
Date: 2013-12-07 12:49:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:427331
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec 7 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in an unexpected visit landed Saturday in the Afghan capital Kabul, the NATO-led coalition confirmed. According to Voice of Russia, Hagel plans to visit US troops and meet with ....
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WTO reaches first global trade deal to support trade exchange
Date: 2013-12-07 12:45:29 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:36 - ID:427327
JAKARTA, Dec 7 (MENA) - In Bali the 159 member World Trade Organisation has announced a new trade agreement, one which enlarges the rules on global trade and, it is hoped, will help tilt those rules towards the interests of poorer countries, the BBC ....
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Putin Spokesman: Customs Union not discussed
Date: 2013-12-07 11:51:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:427202
MOSCOW, Dec 7 (MENA) – The spokesman for Russia's president says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin didn't discuss Ukraine joining a Russian-led customs union, one of the issues driving large protests now in their third week in ....
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American citizen Merrill Newman deported from North Korea
Date: 2013-12-07 07:03:08 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:7 - ID:426760
PYONGYANG, Dec 7 (MENA) - An elderly US tourist and war veteran detained in North Korea for more than a month for alleged hostile acts has been deported to China, Fox News reported. North Korean state media said Saturday 85-year-old Merrill ....
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S.Korea mulling expansion of air defense zone
Date: 2013-12-06 22:33:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:116 - ID:426661
SEOUL, Dec 6 (MENA) - South Korea's defense chief said the country is considering expanding its air defense identification zone to include its southern islands and an underwater rock, NHK World reported on Friday. The new air defense zone would ....
