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  • NSA tracks 5 billion cellphone locations overseas every day - report

    Date: 2013-12-05 16:36:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:144 - ID:423679

    WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) – The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with US intelligence officials, enabling the ....

  • Kerry: Israel's security at the top of US agenda in Iran nuclear talks

    Date: 2013-12-05 16:34:16 GMT - Israel - World - SN:143 - ID:424294

    Gaza, Dec 5 (MENA) - The bond between the US and Israel is "unbreakable," and while there may be tactical differences between the two countries occasionally, the long term strategy for Israel's security and peace in the region is the same, US ....

  • Hague extends condolences for victims of Yemen's blasts

    Date: 2013-12-05 16:01:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:141 - ID:424538

    LONDON, Dec 5 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague extended his heart-felt condolences on his twitter account for the victims who were killed in the explosions that rocked the Yemeni capital Sanaa. The explosions left 30 persons ....

  • US may seek partial dismantling of Iran's heavy water reactor

    Date: 2013-12-05 14:57:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:130 - ID:424274

    WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) – The US State Department’s lead negotiator on Iran’s nuclear program suggested that the US would push the Islamic Republic to dismantle part of its Arak nuclear reactor as part of a final agreement. A comprehensive ....

  • VP Biden in South Korea for last stop on Asia tour

    Date: 2013-12-05 12:46:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:93 - ID:424132

    SEOUL, Dec 5 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden is in South Korea on the final leg of a three-nation tour of Asia. Biden touched down on a US military base south of Seoul after stops this week in China and Japan. He'll meet with South Korean ....

  • Iranian president meets Iraqi PM

    Date: 2013-12-05 11:57:24 GMT - Iran - World - SN:75 - ID:423973

    TEHRAN, Dec 5 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met here Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to IRNA News Agency. During the meeting, the two sides discussed mutual relations and other important issues. Both ....

  • Erdogan to visit Belgium in January

    Date: 2013-12-05 11:02:53 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:60 - ID:423692

    ANKARA, Dec 5 (MENA) – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Brussels during the second week of January. According to Turkish Millet daily newspaper, Erdogan will hold a tripartite summit with the leaders of the EU's institutions three ....

  • Russian Defense Ministry to Create News Agency

    Date: 2013-12-05 10:11:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:423721

    MOSCOW, Dec 5 (MENA) - Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to create its own news agency next year, RIA Novosti news agency quoted a ministry source as saying Thursday. The agency will focus mainly on military news but will also address social and ....

  • Ban hails role of volunteers in boosting world peace

    Date: 2013-12-05 10:05:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:46 - ID:423561

    NEW YORK, Dec 5 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday hailed the role of volunteers in creating peace and stability around the globe. "Founded on the values of solidarity and mutual trust, volunteerism transcends all cultural, ....

  • Thai king urges mutual support in birthday speech

    Date: 2013-12-05 07:53:05 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:19 - ID:423394

    BANGKOK, Dec 5 (MENA) - King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has urged people to support each other for the sake of the country, in his address to the nation on his birthday, the BBC reported. Thailand is marking the 86th birthday of the revered ....

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