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Severe Tropical Storm Haiyan makes landfall in Vietnam
Date: 2013-11-11 09:25:46 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:29 - ID:380443
HANOI, Nov 11 (MENA) - Tropical Storm Haiyan, which killed thousands as a typhoon in the Philippines, has made landfall in north Vietnam, near the China border, the BBC reported Monday. It still carried gusts of up to 157km/h (98 mph) as it ....
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Lavrov: Russia, India, China stand for soonest convening Geneva-2 conference
Date: 2013-11-10 19:57:24 GMT - India - World - SN:142 - ID:380020
NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (MENA) - Russia, India and China stand for the soonest convening of an international peace conference on Syria, the so-called Geneva-2, Itar-Tass quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday after talks with ....
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Norway offers emergency assistance to typhoon victims in Philippines
Date: 2013-11-10 19:50:02 GMT - Norway - World - SN:139 - ID:380061
OSLO, Nov 10 (MENA) – Norway’s foreign ministry decided Sunday to give NOK 20 million in emergency assistance to typhoon victims in the Philippines and foreign minister Brenda is ready to open the wallet further as soon as one gets a better overview ....
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Two killed, 22 injured in shooting in Texas
Date: 2013-11-10 19:39:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:137 - ID:380044
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (MENA) - A burst of gunfire at an 18-year-old girl's birthday party left two dead, another two critically injured and dozens hurt in a chaotic scene where people jumped from second-floor windows to escape the shooting in Houston ....
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Lavrov in New Delhi to discuss regional security with Indian, Chinese colleagues
Date: 2013-11-10 19:03:56 GMT - India - World - SN:133 - ID:380022
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in New Delhi to meet with his Indian and Chinese counterparts, Salman Khurshid and Wang Yi, for a discussion on coordinating action on international organizations including ....
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Panetta on Iran talks: We've got to be very skeptical
Date: 2013-11-10 17:54:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:128 - ID:379902
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (MENA) – Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said it was appropriate for the US to be wary of Iran's intentions. "We've got to be very skeptical," Panetta said in an interview with CBS News. "Iran is a country that has ....
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Chances high for formulating approaches towards Iran deal – Lavrov
Date: 2013-11-10 17:52:47 GMT - India - World - SN:127 - ID:379901
NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (MENA) - Chances are high for six world powers and Iran to formulate approaches that could pave the way for an agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Indian and Chinese counterparts on Sunday, ....
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Putin urges police to monitor North Caucasus
Date: 2013-11-10 17:10:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:121 - ID:379861
MOSCOW, Nov 10 (MENA) - The situation in the North Caucasus should be constantly monitored by the Interior Ministry, RIA Novosti quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying Sunday as he congratulated ministry staff on their professional ....
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India PM 'to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth summit'
Date: 2013-11-10 16:55:31 GMT - India - World - SN:118 - ID:379849
NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (MENA) - Indian PM Manmohan Singh will boycott this week's Commonwealth summit in Colombo, the BBC quoted officials as saying, amid a row over Sri Lanka's human rights record. Indian media said Singh had written to Sri Lankan ....
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Zarif blasts France for preventing Iran-powers deal
Date: 2013-11-10 16:46:48 GMT - Iran - World - SN:116 - ID:379826
TEHRAN, Nov 10 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that Tehran and the world powers were on the verge of striking a deal in the recent Geneva talks, but French officials impeded the agreement by their negative stance, ....
