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Obama awards Medal of Freedom to Clinton, Oprah, others
Date: 2013-11-20 20:33:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:180 - ID:398331
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama awarded Wednesday the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation's highest civilian honor - to former President Bill Clinton, iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey and 14 others, CNN ....
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Georgia's parliament approves new Prime Minister
Date: 2013-11-20 20:09:42 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:177 - ID:398394
KUTAISI, Nov 20 (MENA) - The parliament of Georgia has approved a new prime minister — 31-year-old Irakli Gharibashvili, who has headed the country's police forces as interior minister for the past year, ABC News reported Wednesday. He was the ....
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Rescue workers search for survivors as South African mall collapses
Date: 2013-11-20 14:51:03 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:112 - ID:397353
DURBAN, Nov 20 (MENA) - Rescue workers in South Africa with sniffer dogs picked through rubble in search of survivors Wednesday after a soccer pitch-sized section of a half-built mall collapsed, killing at least one and injuring dozens, The Irish ....
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Human Rights Watch urges end of military use of schools in war zones
Date: 2013-11-20 13:48:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:397420
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Human Rights Watch urged all national armed forces and armed groups not to use schools for military purposes during armed conflict. On Universal Children’s Day, November 20, Human Rights Watch released a video on ....
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Obama: It is not clear whether we will reach an agreement on Iran nuclear program this week
Date: 2013-11-20 13:00:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:397495
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama, said that it is not clear whether an agreement will be reached on Iran's nuclear program during this week, Sky News TV channel reported Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ....
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Human Rights Watch accuses Iran of violating legal obligataions towards Afghan refugees
Date: 2013-11-20 12:56:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:397434
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Watch accused the government of Iran of violating its legal obligations towards Afghan refugees and migrant population to protect them from abuse. In a report by Human Rights Watch released Wednesday, ....
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S. Korea's new science satellite to be launched Thursday
Date: 2013-11-20 12:48:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:397421
SEOUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - South Korea's new science satellite will be launched this week from a launch site in Russia, Yonhap reported quoting the science ministry said Wednesday. The Science and Technology Satellite 3 (STSAT-3) will be launched at ....
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UN Assembly adopts Saudi proposal on Syria aid access
Date: 2013-11-20 12:47:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:69 - ID:397494
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) – The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee approved on Tuesday a Saudi draft resolution demanding immediate humanitarian access to Syrians trapped in the country’s civil war, Al-Arabiya TV reported. The draft ....
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Iran, Group 5+1 hold new round of negotiations
Date: 2013-11-20 12:20:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:397422
GENEVA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Iran and the Group 5+1 (comprising the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) hold a new round of negotiations in Geneva on Wednesday on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and ....
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Polish finance chief fired in Cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2013-11-20 11:39:24 GMT - Poland - World - SN:57 - ID:397345
WARSAW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Poland's prime minister has fired Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski in a major government reshuffle that is to breathe new energy into Poland's longest-serving team under democracy, ABC News reported. Donald Tusk said ....
