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IAEA still wants to probe Iran nuclear claims: Amano
Date: 2013-11-12 14:43:13 GMT - Austria - World - SN:82 - ID:383049
VIENNA, Nov 12 (MENA) - The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday he still wants Iran to answer allegations of past nuclear weapons research despite no explicit mention of the issue in a new accord, the Daily Star reported. "The Iran ....
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Voting begins for Bokova's re-election as UNESCO Director-General
Date: 2013-11-12 13:54:09 GMT - France - World - SN:74 - ID:382479
PARIS, Nov 12 (MENA) – Voting for the re-election of Irina Bokova for a second term for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the ....
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UN launches $301 million Philippines typhoon aid appeal
Date: 2013-11-12 13:21:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:382885
GENEVA, Nov 12 (MENA) - The United Nations on Tuesday began an appeal for almost a third of a billion dollars in aid to help people hit by the huge typhoon that raked the Philippines last week, France 24 reported. "We've just launched an action ....
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Russian Proton-M launches military satellite
Date: 2013-11-12 11:38:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:382657
MOSCOW, November 12 (MENA) – Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan carrying a military satellite early Tuesday, Novosti reported quoting a spokesman for Russia’s aerospace defense troops as having ....
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1 killed, 22 injured in strong storm in Croatia
Date: 2013-11-12 10:25:55 GMT - Croatia - World - SN:39 - ID:382429
ZAGREB, Nov 12 (MENA) — Croatia has been hit by a thunderstorm and gale-force winds that ripped off rooftops and left one person dead and 22 injured, USA Today reported. The strong storm hit the Adriatic coastal port of Rijeka and the surrounding ....
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Obama considering naming a civilian to run the NSA
Date: 2013-11-12 09:31:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:33 - ID:382310
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (MENA) - The White House is considering whether to name a civilian to lead the National Security Agency for the first time ever, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. No decision has been made yet, but officials have drafted a ....
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Philippines declares state of calamity
Date: 2013-11-12 09:24:40 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:29 - ID:382305
MANILA, Nov 12 (MENA) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino has declared a state of national calamity to speed relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan, BBC reported Tuesday. In a statement, he said the two worst affected provinces, Leyte and ....
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Putin arrives in Vietnam to discuss trade, economic ties
Date: 2013-11-12 09:16:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:382269
HANOI, Nov 12 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on an official visit Tuesday expected to focus on trade and economic cooperation, RIA Novosti reported. Putin went ahead with the trip despite ....
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Russian defense minister embarks on visit to Serbia, Egypt
Date: 2013-11-12 08:04:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:382137
MOSCOW, Nov 12 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu began a two-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday and will later head for Egypt. In Serbia, Shoigu will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Ivica Dacic. During ....
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S. Korea pledges dlrs 5 mln in aid to Philippines
Date: 2013-11-12 07:20:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:382094
SEOUL, Nov. 12(MENA) - South Korea will offer dlrs 5 million in relief aid to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines and send a team of relief workers there, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a statement released by the foreign ministry on ....
