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  • Paul Walker, Fast & Furious actor, dies in car crash

    Date: 2013-12-01 08:02:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:416051

    WASHINGTON, Dec1 (MENA) - Paul Walker, a star of the Fast & Furious movie series, has died in a fiery car crash north of Los Angeles, the BBC reported. Walker, 40, was the passenger in a friend's car when it crashed on Saturday afternoon, a ....

  • Ukrainian Court bans mass rallies in Kiev after police crackdown

    Date: 2013-12-01 07:55:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:22 - ID:416009

    KIEV, December 1 (MENA) - A district court ordered Sunday a ban on holding mass protests in downtown Kiev from Sunday until January 7, after Ukrainian riot police brutally broke up a pro-Europe rally, leaving dozens injured, Ria Novosti ....

  • Two killed by gunfire in Thailand clashes

    Date: 2013-12-01 07:36:20 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:19 - ID:416000

    BANGKOK, Dec 1 (MENA) - Two persons were killed and 47 wounded by gunfire after clashes broke out between rival protesters in the Thai capital Bangkok, the BBC reported. People heading to a pro-government rally were attacked by students, and ....

  • Israeli defense minister angry over banning Druse soldiers from entering Dimona plant

    Date: 2013-12-01 06:11:05 GMT - Israel - World - SN:5 - ID:415887

    RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon expressed outrage over an incident reported by the Israeli media in which three Druse soldiers were delayed entry to the Dimona nuclear plant while Jewish soldiers accompanying them ....

  • Karzai, Sharif agree on mechanism for Afghan peace process

    Date: 2013-11-30 22:11:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:136 - ID:415808

    KABUL, Nov 30 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Saturday that an agreement was reached with President Hamid Karzai on a new mechanism for the Afghan peace process with the Taliban group, Khaama Press reported. While speaking ....

  • 4 killed in plane crash in US

    Date: 2013-11-30 21:48:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:133 - ID:415805

    WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (MENA) - Four people were killed from a plane crash in western Alaska in the United States Friday night, ABC News reported. Alaska State Police said the single-engine turboprop had ten people on board. The plane, which had ....

  • Demonstrators march through Paris against racism

    Date: 2013-11-30 20:42:58 GMT - France - World - SN:129 - ID:415674

    PARIS, Nov 30 (MENA) - Thousands of people have marched through central Paris to demonstrate against racism nearly 30 years after the first national anti-racist movement in France, RFI reported Saturday. Demonstrators in Paris marched to Place de ....

  • One killed by gunfire at clashes in Thailand

    Date: 2013-11-30 20:38:51 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:127 - ID:415622

    BANGKOK, Nov 30 (MENA) - At least one person has been killed and three wounded by gunfire after clashes broke out between rival protesters in the Thai capital Bangkok, the BBC News reported Saturday. People heading to a pro-government rally were ....

  • Cuba says 2 dead as heavy rains collapse buildings

    Date: 2013-11-30 19:00:22 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:119 - ID:415558

    HAVANA, Nov 30 (MENA) - Two people are dead from torrential rains that lashed Cuba for more than 24 hours, the ABC News reported Saturday. The deluge caused multiple collapses in dwellings in Havana, Communist Party newspaper Granma reported. A ....

  • Ukrainian PM speaks against use of violence of peaceful protesters

    Date: 2013-11-30 17:32:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:101 - ID:415533

    KIEV, Nov 30 (MENA) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said the Ukrainian administration is not interested in dispersing peaceful protests, Interfax reported on Saturday. "One thing is clear now: the authorities are definitely not ....

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