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Seoul aerospace exhibition to showcase latest weaponry
Date: 2013-10-28 08:56:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:19 - ID:357998
SEOUL, Oct 28 (MENA) - The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) will open this week to showcase cutting-edge defense and satellite technologies to defense contractors and military officials across the globe, organizers said ....
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Rush hour travel disruption as storm batters UK
Date: 2013-10-28 08:03:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:357930
LONDON, Oct 28 (MENA) - Rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled for the morning rush hour as a storm continues to batter parts of England and Wales, the BBC reported. UK Power Networks says 40,000 homes are without power, ....
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Train derails in northeast Spain, 3 people hurt
Date: 2013-10-28 07:26:22 GMT - Spain - World - SN:11 - ID:357837
MADRID, Oct 28 (MENA) - The last car of a commuter train traveling to a Barcelona suburb has derailed as it arrived at a platform, slightly injuring three passengers, ABC news reported quoting an official. A spokesman for the regional government ....
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NSA denies Barack Obama was informed of Angela Merkel phone tapping
Date: 2013-10-28 07:14:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:357840
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (MENA) - The National Security Agency has denied reports that President Barack Obama was personally informed of US phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phones, The Daily Telegraph reported. NSA chief General ....
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Russia will stage World Cup despite racist incidents, FIFA head says
Date: 2013-10-27 20:54:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:167 - ID:357725
MOSCOW, Oct 27 (MENA) - Russia will still stage the 2018 World Cup finals despite the continuing blight of racism in the country's soccer, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Sunday, according to The Moscow Times. Asked at a media roundtable if ....
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Bulgaria supports Turkey's EU bid - FM
Date: 2013-10-27 19:52:49 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:160 - ID:357644
SOFIA, Oct 27 (MENA) - Bulgaria stands behind Turkey's bid to become a full member of the European Union, stated Buglarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin, according to Sofia news agency. Vigenin is currently on an official trip to ....
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Thousands protest in Madrid against European Court ruling to release of ETA prisoner
Date: 2013-10-27 19:16:06 GMT - Spain - World - SN:157 - ID:357645
MADRID, Oct 27 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Madrid to protest against the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights which ordered Spain to release a member of the Basque separatist group ETA. It also bans the ....
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Germany may summon Edward Snowden as witness in Merkel phone tapping case
Date: 2013-10-27 19:14:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:156 - ID:357633
BERLIN, Oct 27 (MENA) - The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office may summon former CIA employee Edward Snowden to be a witness in the case of phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Justice Minister Sabine ....
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Obama 'aware of Merkel phone tapping'
Date: 2013-10-27 19:13:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:155 - ID:357637
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama was personally informed of phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel which may have begun as early as 2002, according to media reports stoking anger over a spiraling espionage ....
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Georgia PM ally Giorgi Margvelashvili 'wins presidency'
Date: 2013-10-27 19:12:49 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:154 - ID:357639
TBILISI, Oct 27 (MENA) - An ally of Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has won the presidential election, exit polls say, the BBC reported on Sunday. The polls give Giorgi Margvelashvili, 44, 66-68% of the vote. His closest rival, David ....
