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CIA turned al-Qaeda double agents at Guantanamo base called 'Penny Lane'
Date: 2013-11-27 11:42:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:409454
LONDON, Nov 27 (MENA) - The CIA used a secret base at Guantanamo Bay nicknamed 'Penny Lane' to turn some of al-Qaeda's most dangerous terrorists into double agents, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. Inmates languishing under Guantanamo Bay's ....
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Iranian envoy appointed as deputy head of UNDC
Date: 2013-11-27 11:28:32 GMT - Iran - World - SN:41 - ID:409411
TEHRAN, Nov 27 (MENA) - Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gholam Hossein Dehqani was appointed as deputy head of the United Nations Disarmament Commission, Fars reported Wednesday. After Iran’s successful presidency over the ....
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U.S. sends two B-52 bombers into Air Zone claimed by China
Date: 2013-11-27 11:27:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:409124
NEW YORK, Nov 27 (MENA) - Defying China, two long-range American bombers flew through contested airspace over the East China Sea, days after the Chinese announced they were claiming the right to police the sky above a vast area that includes islands ....
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Europe threatens to freeze US data-sharing arrangements
Date: 2013-11-27 11:21:59 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:409481
LONDON, Nov 27 (MENA) - The EU executive is threatening to freeze crucial data-sharing arrangements with the US because of the Edward Snowden revelations about the mass surveillance of the National Security Agency, The Guardian newspaper reported ....
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Moscow police arrest 'armed Islamists' in raids
Date: 2013-11-27 10:09:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:409116
MOSCOW, Nov 27 (MENA) - A group of radical Islamists has been arrested in Moscow with bombs, hand grenades and guns seized, the BBC, quoting the Russian police, reported. They claim the 14 arrested are members of At-Takfir Wal-Hijra, an Islamist ....
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Air zone issue deepens feud in Northeast Asia: S. Korean FM
Date: 2013-11-27 09:37:30 GMT - south korea - World - SN:23 - ID:409114
SEOUL, Nov 27 (MENA) - The recent establishment of China's air control zone that overlaps with those of South Korea and Japan has further aggravated conflicts in Northeast Asia, Seoul's top diplomat said. Tensions have been escalating since last ....
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Russians advised to avoid visiting Bangkok
Date: 2013-11-27 09:32:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:409129
MOSCOW, Nov 27 (MENA) – Russian tourists in Thailand should avoid visiting the protest-laden capital Bangkok, Ria Novosti reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry as having said Wednesday. “The possibility of further escalation of the unrest ....
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Arrives in Australia
Date: 2013-11-27 07:52:26 GMT - Australia - World - SN:15 - ID:408983
SYDNEY, Nov 27 (MENA) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Sydney on Wednesday for her first Australian visit, ABC news reported. The National League for Democracy lawmaker is on a five-day trip to Sydney, Melbourne and ....
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No effects of China's new air zone on S. Korea's Ieodo control: Seoul
Date: 2013-11-27 07:50:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:408984
SEOUL, Nov 27 (MENA) - China's recent inclusion of the South Korea-controlled underwater rock of Ieodo in its air defense zone will not affect the status quo surrounding the reef, Yonhap reported quoting Seoul's foreign ministry as having said ....
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Thailand protesters back on the streets
Date: 2013-11-27 07:16:44 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:8 - ID:408909
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (MENA) - Thousands of anti-government demonstrators kept up pressure on the Thai government Wednesday by surrounding more official buildings amid the highest tensions the country has seen since deadly unrest three years ago, the BBC ....
