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S. Korean Assembly speaker heads to China amid security tensions
Date: 2013-12-04 08:53:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:20 - ID:421512
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean National Assembly speaker Kang Chang-hee departed for China Wednesday on a four-day trip that will include talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid growing security tensions in the region, Yonhap news ....
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Small plane crashes in Puerto Rico; 2 bodies found
Date: 2013-12-04 07:28:42 GMT - Puerto Rico - World - SN:14 - ID:421459
SAN JUAN, Dec 4 (MENA) - A small cargo plane crashed near Puerto Rico's northern coast, killing the two U.S. citizens who were aboard, ABC reported quoting officials Tuesday. Investigators had not yet identified the pilot and the passenger, ....
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Colombian farmers protest against agricultural policies
Date: 2013-12-04 07:28:29 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:13 - ID:421457
BOGOTA, Dec 4 (MENA) - Several thousand Colombian farmers have marched through the streets of Bogota to demand that the government comply with agreements reached in September, the BBC reported. Farmers' leaders said the Colombian government had ....
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Israel's new ambassador to US presents his credentials to Obama
Date: 2013-12-04 06:42:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:421427
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (MENA) - Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer presented his credentials to US President Obama on Tuesday night at the White House, Voice of Israel reported. The new ambassador signed the White House guest log with this ....
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Kerry: Afghan troop decision is 'serious business'
Date: 2013-12-03 21:23:05 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:161 - ID:421302
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry says a decision about whether to keep foreign military troops in Afghanistan after 2014 is "serious business" and urged the government in Kabul to agree to it quickly, ABC news ....
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White House pushes for suspending Iran sanctions
Date: 2013-12-03 20:11:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:157 - ID:421165
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) – The White House said Tuesday it was intensifying efforts to persuade the Congress to pause sanctions imposed on Iran for its nuclear program. No more details were reported on such endeavor. Senior lawmakers at ....
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Putin, Saudi intelligence chief discuss Mideast issues -Kremlin
Date: 2013-12-03 19:46:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:153 - ID:421194
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday visiting Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan near Moscow and discussed the war in Syria and Iran's nuclear programme, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin said Putin and ....
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Russia, Greece discuss navy cooperation agreement
Date: 2013-12-03 19:15:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:149 - ID:421041
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergei Shoigu and Greek National Defense Minister Dimitrios Avramopoulos on Tuesday discussed means of developing the Russian-Greek military cooperation. "The Russian defense minister proposed ....
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14 killed in mine disaster in Burkina
Date: 2013-12-03 17:49:17 GMT - Burkina Faso - World - SN:133 - ID:421038
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 3 (MENA) - The local administrator of a gold-mining region in western Burkina Faso confirmed that 14 people were killed and 13 injured when a mine collapsed, ABC news reported on Tuesday. Tingande Zoundi, the prefect of Bale ....
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Abe, Biden vow Japan-US coordination over China air zone
Date: 2013-12-03 17:15:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:122 - ID:420833
TOKYO, Dec 3 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Vice President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday further bilateral coordination over China's newly declared air defense identification zone in the East China Sea that covers a group of disputed ....
