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Cameron becomes first British PM to phone Iranian president in 10 years
Date: 2013-11-20 09:10:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:396882
LONDON, Nov 20 (MENA) - David Cameron has become the first British Prime Minister to call an Iranian president in more than a decade, the BBC reported. Cameron spoke to Hassan Rouhani by telephone on Tuesday afternoon where they discussed ....
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Norway denies US spying, says It shared intelligence
Date: 2013-11-20 09:00:02 GMT - Norway - World - SN:32 - ID:396883
OSLO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Norway's intelligence services said it - and not the U.S. National Security Agency, as reported in a Norwegian newspaper - kept records on more than 33 million phone conversations over the space of one month last winter, the ....
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Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro gets special powers
Date: 2013-11-20 07:54:46 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:23 - ID:396784
CARACAS, Nov 20 (MENA) - Venezuela's National Assembly has given final approval to special powers for President Nicolas Maduro, the BBC reported. Under the measures, Maduro will be able to govern without consulting Congress for 12 ....
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Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro gets special powers
Date: 2013-11-20 07:17:48 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:16 - ID:396726
CARACAS, Nov 20 (MENA) - Venezuela's National Assembly has given final approval to special powers for President Nicolas Maduro, the BBC reported. Under the measures Maduro will be able to govern without consulting Congress for 12 months. After ....
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Israeli PM heads for Moscow
Date: 2013-11-20 06:50:21 GMT - Israel - World - SN:10 - ID:396701
GAZA CITY, Nov 20 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads for Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Iranian and Palestinian files, Radio Israel reported. Also, Israeli Defense ....
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UN chief condemns attacks on police station in Somalia
Date: 2013-11-20 06:38:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:396694
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the deadly attacks on a police station in Somalia, saying that these terrorist acts "have caused tremendous suffering". "The secretary-general strongly condemns the ....
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China, EU aim to start investment agreement negotiations in Nov.: spokesman
Date: 2013-11-19 21:03:43 GMT - China - World - SN:217 - ID:396520
BEIJING, Nov 19 (MENA) - China and the European Union (EU) are preparing to start negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement, said Shen Danyang, spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce, on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The ....
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Kerry condemns Beirut blasts
Date: 2013-11-19 21:01:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:216 - ID:396488
Washington, Nov 19 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry strongly deplored Tuesday terrorist blasts that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut, the US Department of State reported on its website. "The United States strongly condemns today's ....
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Beijing fire casualties climb to 11
Date: 2013-11-19 20:58:43 GMT - China - World - SN:215 - ID:396485
BEIJING, Nov 19 (MENA) – Chinese local police said Tuesday a fire in Beijing killed at least 11 people and injured four today night, Xinhua news agency reported. The fire in a storehouse in Xiaowuji of Chaoyang District was reported to the police ....
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UK summons Spanish ambassador over Gibraltar ship
Date: 2013-11-19 20:20:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:212 - ID:396486
LONDON, Nov 19 (MENA) - Spain's ambassador to the UK has met Foreign Office officials after being called in to explain why a Spanish ship entered waters off Gibraltar, the BBC News reported Tuesday. The FCO said the RV Ramon Margalef undertook ....
