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S. Korea, US to resume talks on defense cost-sharing next week
Date: 2013-10-25 12:54:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:38 - ID:354160
SEOUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - South Korea will resume talks with the United States next week on how much it should share the cost of keeping American troops on its soil, the foreign ministry said Friday. Under the five-year Special Measure Agreement ....
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Turkey security warns of bombings plot -- newspaper
Date: 2013-10-25 08:32:24 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:13 - ID:353755
ANKARA, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Gendarmerie General Command said on Friday that members of a radical religious organization are planning to carry out terror acts in a number of Turkish cities in the coming days, reported the Turkish Milliyet Haber ....
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2 seized in pirate attack off Nigeria- US official
Date: 2013-10-24 20:56:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:170 - ID:353552
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - US official confirmed Thursday that two mariners believed to be US citizens have been taken from their US-flagged ship following a pirate attack in the West African Gulf of Guinea, the CNN reported. The attack on the ....
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1 believed dead in Florida train derailment
Date: 2013-10-24 20:22:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:168 - ID:353534
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - One person is believed to be dead after part of a train derailed Thursday morning in Sanford, Florida, the CNN reported Thursday, citing authorities. The train derailed near a yard where trains are maintained around ....
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Yemeni president, Turkish amb. review meas to boost bilateral ties
Date: 2013-10-24 18:34:27 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:156 - ID:353264
SANAA, Oct 24 (MENA) – Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour reviewed on Thursday with Turkish ambassador in Sanaa ways of boosting bilateral relations in different fields and promoting Turkish investments in Yemen. During their meeting, the Yemeni ....
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Iran presence in Syria talks helps results - MP
Date: 2013-10-24 18:06:53 GMT - Iran - World - SN:152 - ID:353257
TEHRAN, Oct 24 (MENA) - An Iranian lawmaker said Thursday that the presence of Iran in the planned Geneva 2 conference on the ongoing crisis in Syria will be beneficial and help the talks yield positive results, Press TV reported. “We are not ....
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S. Korean FM calls for N. Korea's 'strategic choice' of denuclearization
Date: 2013-10-24 17:58:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:151 - ID:353206
SEOUL, Oct 24 (MENA) - Seoul's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday that the denuclearization of North Korea is "the most immediate challenge" of the moment, Yonhap News Agency reported. He called on Pyongyang to make a "strategic choice" ....
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Russian embassy denies US spying allegations
Date: 2013-10-24 15:24:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:129 - ID:352935
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) – Allegations of the possible involvement of the Washington-based Russian Cultural Center in spying activities are an attempt to derail the Russian-US program of cultural exchange and undermine mutual trust, a spokesman for the ....
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Kamchatka Volcano spews ash 5km into air
Date: 2013-10-24 15:22:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:127 - ID:353034
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - A volcano on the east of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has thrown ash five kilometers (3.1 miles) into the air, the Emergencies Ministry said. The Zhupanovsky volcano spurted the ash Wednesday night, with the resultant ....
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UNCC pays out $1.24bln to Kuwait
Date: 2013-10-24 13:00:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:94 - ID:352589
GENEVA, Oct 24 (MENA) - The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) made available $1.24 billion to the Government of Kuwait as part of the commission's remaining compensations. With today's payment, the UNCC has paid out $43.5 billion, ....
