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S. Korea to fly relief goods to Philippines
Date: 2013-11-13 17:24:15 GMT - south korea - World - SN:160 - ID:385294
SEOUL, Nov 13 (MENA) - South Korea will fly two planes of relief goods to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines this week as part of assistance efforts, Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. Two military planes carrying relief goods including food, ....
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US puts Nigeria’s Boko Haram on terror organisation list
Date: 2013-11-13 17:21:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:158 - ID:385302
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (MENA) – The US administration has placed Boko Haram, a Nigeria-based extremist group, on its list of terrorist groups. The news was carried by Sky News Arabia Channel on Wednesday without spelling further details. ....
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Three boys killed in two explosions in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-13 13:48:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:109 - ID:384741
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 13 (MENA) – Three boys were killed by two bomb blasts in south and west of Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Wednesday. One of the blasts happened in Farah province western Afghanistan and resulted in the deaths of two ....
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37 Taliban militants killed, 17 injured in Afghan operations
Date: 2013-11-13 12:56:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:91 - ID:384751
KABUL, Nov 13 (MENA) - At least 37 Taliban militants were killed and 17 others were injured during joint military operations by Afghan and coalition security forces during the past 24 hours, reported the Afghan Khaama Press today. "In the past ....
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Kennedy is sworn in as US envoy in Japan envoy: NYT
Date: 2013-11-13 11:39:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:384452
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (MENA) - Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy and one of President Obama’s most prominent supporters, was sworn in Tuesday as the United States ambassador to Japan, The New York Times reported. She will leave for ....
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Lavrov: Moscow and Washington can settle regional conflicts together
Date: 2013-11-13 11:16:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:384423
MOSCOW, Nov 13 (MENA) - Moscow and Washington have all opportunities to settle regional problems together, said Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov as quoted by Itar Tass. At a welcoming speech at the international conference named ....
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Shots fired in Moscow airport
Date: 2013-11-13 11:13:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:384407
MOSCOW, Nov 13 (MENA) - An unidentified person at Moscow's international Sheremetyevo airport on Wednesday opened fire at an arrival from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, transport police told Itar-Tass. "The person sitting in a black car, supposedly a taxi, ....
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Obama, David Cameron discuss national security challenges In Iran, Syria, Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-13 11:12:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:384275
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (MENA) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have discussed ongoing national security challenges in Iran, Syria and Afghanistan, the White House said. Obama and Cameron spoke by phone Tuesday. ....
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Transport minister receives Dutch ambassador in Cairo
Date: 2013-11-13 09:54:33 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:42 - ID:384170
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Minister of Transport and Communications Ibrahim Al-Demiri received on Wednesday Dutch Ambassador here Gerard Steeghs. The two sides discussed means of bolstering cooperation in the transport field and making use of the ....
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Park holds summit with Russia's Putin
Date: 2013-11-13 09:45:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:39 - ID:384173
SEOUL, Nov 13 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye held a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday with a focus on increasing economic cooperation, Yonhap reported. During the summit, the two sides signed a memorandum ....
