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22 dead in central Vietnamese flooding
Date: 2013-11-16 20:12:55 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:98 - ID:390725
HANOI, Nov 16 (MENA) - At least 22 people have been killed in floods in central Vietnam, with three more reported missing, The Voice of Russia reported Saturday. The flooding was brought on by two days of heavy rain. "I have never seen such a ....
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Tajikistan's president sworn in for fourth term
Date: 2013-11-16 20:11:16 GMT - Tajikistan - World - SN:97 - ID:390726
DUSHANBE, Nov 16 (MENA) – Emomali Rakhmon was sworn in for a fourth term as Tajikistan's president Saturday after winning a landslide victory in the last week's election, which has been criticized by international observers, RIA Novosti ....
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Pakistan imposes curfew in Rawalpindi after clashes
Date: 2013-11-16 19:04:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:89 - ID:390634
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Pakistani authorities have imposed a curfew in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, after eight people died in sectarian clashes on Friday, the BBC reported on Saturday. The violence erupted as Shiite Muslims ....
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Abdulla Yameen wins Maldives run-off vote
Date: 2013-11-16 18:53:43 GMT - Maldives - World - SN:88 - ID:390629
MALE, Nov 16 (MENA) - Abdulla Yameen has won the presidential election run-off vote in the Maldives, according to near-final results, the BBC reported on Saturday. Yameen had 51.3% of the vote compared with 48.6% for ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, ....
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Russia paper says US war on Afghanistan opium failed 2 last Moscow
Date: 2013-11-16 18:53:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:390658
According to the report, released Wednesday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the total square of agricultural land that is used in Afghanistan for poppy cultivation, increased by 36 percent in 2012 compared to 2007. The total ....
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Russia paper says US war on Afghanistan opium failed
Date: 2013-11-16 18:45:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:390568
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - The situation with the production of drugs in Afghanistan has reached a critical level, said a Russian newspaper. "The States, having spent huge amounts to combat drug trafficking in Afghanistan, contributed to the ....
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Russia’s Lavrov says ‘good chance’ of nuclear deal with Iran
Date: 2013-11-16 17:25:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:390452
MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian television Saturday that the world powers and Iran have no fundamental disagreements now and there is a “very good chance” of clinching a long-sought deal on Tehran’s ....
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Cyprus in mourning for dead ex-president
Date: 2013-11-16 15:17:47 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:61 - ID:390269
NICOSIA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Cyprus' government has declared a three-day mourning period for late former President Glafcos Clerides. Government spokesman Christos Stylianides said after a Cabinet meeting Saturday that the respected politician's ....
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The stakes of an Iranian deal
Date: 2013-11-16 14:43:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:390174
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) – As Druze warlord Walid Jumblatt served a sumptuous dinner to a gathering of Lebanese notables here, the talk around the table was about who would fill the power vacuum in the region if America reaches a nuclear deal with ....
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Heavy explosion, gunfire heard in capital Kabul
Date: 2013-11-16 14:17:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:50 - ID:390058
KABUL, Nov 16 (MENA) – A heavy explosion rocked capital Kabul on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place near Burhanuddin Rabbani University, Khaama Press reported. Eyewitnesses in the area are saying that the explosion was followed by gun ....
