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Bus crash kills 22 on temple visit in northern Thailand
Date: 2013-10-24 06:59:32 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:7 - ID:351937
BANGKOK, Oct 24 (MENA) - A bus carrying worshippers home from a temple at the end of Buddhist Lent plunged into a ravine in northern Thailand, killing 22 passengers, ABC news reported quoting police Thursday. The bus driver lost control of the ....
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Paris Mayor names library after researcher Arkoun
Date: 2013-10-23 22:17:12 GMT - France - World - SN:179 - ID:351804
PARIS, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Paris Mayor launched on Wednesday a library in the name of the Algerian researcher and thinker Mohammed Arkoun. "This is a moment of gratitude for a man who contributed to enriching humanity," said the mayor in ....
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Ethiopia says Nile Basin countries to benefit from controversial dam
Date: 2013-10-23 22:03:04 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:178 - ID:351830
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu said on Wednesday that upper stream countries have a lot to benefit once the construction of a huge dam comes to successful end. Tegenu was ....
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Nigeria president visits Israel, Palestine
Date: 2013-10-23 21:22:39 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:174 - ID:351800
ABUJA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is due on Wednesday to embark on a pilgrimage and official visit to Israel, the presidency said was quoted by local media as saying. A statement issued Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser ....
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Eastern African countries achieved progress to reduce mortality among children -- report
Date: 2013-10-23 21:11:16 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:173 - ID:351761
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 23 (MENA) – The eastern African countries have made dramatic gains to bring down the rate of mortality among children, said a recent report by Save the Children organization. Ethiopia and Tanzania have achieved progress to meet ....
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2 last Soeul ... S. Korea pushes to have stealth-detection radar in 2020s -- report
Date: 2013-10-23 20:52:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:172 - ID:351784
The latest move comes as South Korea is seeking to acquire stealth aircraft like the F-35 by Lockheed Martin as its Asian neighbors strive to fly their fifth-generation jets that could stroll through the sky without fear of detection. Japan last ....
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S. Korea pushes to have stealth-detection radar in 2020s -- report
Date: 2013-10-23 20:49:29 GMT - south korea - World - SN:171 - ID:351760
SEOUL, Oct 23 (MENA) - South Korea's Air Force chief said Wednesday that his is eyeing stealth-detection radars to counter radar-evading aircraft by its Asian neighbors flexing their muscles for possible future warfare, Yonhap News Agency ....
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US spy may harm US-Mexico security cooperation
Date: 2013-10-23 19:57:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:165 - ID:351593
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - Mexico warned the United States on Tuesday that its reported surveillance of top Mexican officials could sour security cooperation between the countries, and it demanded to know what measures the Obama administration is ....
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Merkel calls Obama to complain about surveillance
Date: 2013-10-23 19:53:52 GMT - Germany - World - SN:163 - ID:351691
BERLIN, Oct 23 (MEAN) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to US President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that US intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, saying that would be "a serious breach of trust" if confirmed, ABC ....
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Mexico to summon U.S. ambassador over spying allegations
Date: 2013-10-23 19:30:31 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:159 - ID:351692
GENEVA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade says he is summoning the US Ambassador following fresh reports of spying, CNN reported. "Shared security and responsibility between respectful neighbors cannot be constructed ....
