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Japan signs UN nuclear disarmament statement for 1st time
Date: 2013-10-22 14:28:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:114 - ID:349321
TOKYO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Japan for the first time has thrown its weight behind a UN statement on nuclear disarmament with senior government officials stating Tuesday that the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use are unacceptable, CCTV ....
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For Obama, tough task of soothing Pakistan relationship
Date: 2013-10-22 13:32:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:349158
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (MENA) - With Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif set to visit the White House on Wednesday, President Obama is hoping to make progress on rebuilding a rocky relationship between the two countries, said an article published by ....
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David Cameron hires ex drug dealer to run his security at top Tory party summit
Date: 2013-10-22 12:39:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:348956
LONDON, Oct 22 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister David Cameron hired a notorious ex-drug dealing bouncer as head of his security team for a Tory Party summit at a luxurious hotel, Mirror Newspaper reported. Security firm boss Gordon McLean later ....
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Collects 1990 Prize at Last
Date: 2013-10-22 12:23:01 GMT - France - World - SN:87 - ID:349070
STRASBOURG, Oct 22 (MENA) - Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and long-time political prisoner, has finally collected the European Union's 1990 Sakharov Prize for human rights, ABC News reported. In Tuesday's stirring ceremony, ....
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Terrorist attack averted as powerful bomb defused in Dagestan, southern Russia
Date: 2013-10-22 11:42:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:348891
MOSCOW, Oct 22 (MENA) - A bomb equivalent to 12 kilograms of TNT has been deactivated in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, Russia Today reported, quoting the National Anti-Terrorist Committee. The successful anti-terror mission ....
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Mercenaries planned hit on President Maduro for $10,600
Date: 2013-10-22 11:11:43 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:60 - ID:348893
CARACAS, Oct 22 (MENA) - Mercenaries had been prepared to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela for just 20 million Colombian pesos - 10,600 dollars, Voice of Russia reported Tuesday. This was announced by the Minister of Internal ....
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New York Times: Qaeda-Linked group is seen complicating the drive for peace in Syria
Date: 2013-10-22 09:45:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:348587
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (MENA) - Even as planning intensifies for a Geneva peace conference on the war in Syria, the emergence of a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has undermined the chances of negotiating an end to the conflict, The New York Times quoted a ....
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Japan welcomes UN statement on nuclear disarmament
Date: 2013-10-22 09:43:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:348589
TOKYO, Oct. 22, (MENA) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday welcomed a statement issued at a UN committee by 125 countries including Japan and New Zealand that drew attention to the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, Kyodo ....
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N. Korea accuses US of fueling military threat
Date: 2013-10-22 08:35:46 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:27 - ID:348368
PYONGYANG, Oct 22 (MENA) - North Korea on Tuesday claimed that the United States is openly threatening the communist country with military force and warned it could respond to such provocations with war. In a commentary carried by the Rodong ....
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UK cyber defence unit 'may include convicted hackers'
Date: 2013-10-22 07:26:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:348325
LONDON, Oct 20 (MENA) - Convicted computer hackers could be recruited to the UK's cyber defense force if they pass security vetting, the head of the new unit has said, BBC reported. Lt Col Michael White told BBC Newsnight he would "look at ....
