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Russian world traveler prepares for solo Pacific Ocean crossing on rowboat
Date: 2013-12-02 08:12:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:417665
MOSCOW, Dec 2 (MENA) - Russian world traveler Fyodor Konyukhov prepares for a solo crossing of the Pacific Ocean on his rowboat. On December 12, his 62nd birthday, Konyukhov plans to set off for an unprecedented 200-day journey in a rowing boat ....
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Four Afghan policemen killed in suicide bombing
Date: 2013-12-02 07:20:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:417664
KABUL, Dec 2 (MENA) - At least four Afghan policemen were killed when a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into a police base, the BBC reported quoting officials as having said Monday. The incident took place in Wardak province, ....
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Central African Republic: UN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass slaughter
Date: 2013-12-02 07:05:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:11 - ID:417614
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (MENA) - The UN Security Council has no time to waste to authorize a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from the violence and chaos engulfing the country, Amnesty ....
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British PM arrives in Beijing for trade deal talks
Date: 2013-12-02 06:44:22 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:417629
BEIJING, Dec 2 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived here on Monday on a three-day official visit, his second since assuming post in 2010. Cameron, who is accompanied by 100 businessmen, told reporters that he wants to champion a ....
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Norway concerned about recent events in Egypt
Date: 2013-12-01 19:56:27 GMT - Norway - World - SN:158 - ID:417446
OSLO, Dec 1 (MENA) – Norway Foreign Minister Borge Brende said he is concerned about recent events in Egypt particularly "the use of force" against protesters and the arrest of activists. It is important that authorities boost the respect of ....
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Protesters storm presidential palace in Kiev
Date: 2013-12-01 17:22:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:131 - ID:417198
KIEV, Dec 1 (MENA) - Anti-president protesters have stormed the presidential palace in Kiev amid massive demonstrations in the capital, reported the state television. The step came as the opposition announced a national strike in the country in ....
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6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia
Date: 2013-12-01 16:36:06 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:122 - ID:416820
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec 1 (MENA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday off Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake rattled a remote swath of sea between the Pacific and Indian oceans, north of Australia and east of ....
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4 dead, more than 40 injured in NYC train derail nightmare
Date: 2013-12-01 14:58:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:416965
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (MENA) – A Metro-North train derailed on the southern tip of the Bronx, killing at least four passengers and injuring more than 40 on Sunday morning, law enforcement sources said. The accident happened at 7:20 a.m. about 100 ....
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France withdrawing NATO troops from kosovo
Date: 2013-12-01 10:10:28 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:416235
PARIS, Dec 1 (MENA) - NATO’s supreme commander said France is pulling out of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo because of commitments in Mali and Central African Republic, Le Figaro newspaper reported Sunday. U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove said the ....
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Thailand protesters seize state TV station, 5 killed in clashes
Date: 2013-12-01 09:34:54 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:35 - ID:416085
BANGKOK, Dec 1 (MENA) - Anti-government protesters have taken control of headquarters of state-run TV station (BBS) Sunday morning, Russia Today Channel reported. The demonstrators asked BBS's staff to broadcast speeches of the leaders of the ....
