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Japanese PM in Beijing for APEC with eye on Japan-China summit
Date: 2014-11-09 08:44:10 GMT - China - World - SN:22 - ID:1294589
BEIJING, Nov 9 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday arrived in Beijing, the first leg of his three-nation tour, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from Monday, Kyodo reported. Abe's trip to China comes ....
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Xi, Putin form power duo at APEC
Date: 2014-11-09 08:08:04 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:1294337
BEIJING, Nov 9 (MENA) - China’s authoritarian President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin share similar views on issues from human rights to Mikhail Gorbachev, in an increasingly close personal relationship that mirrors their ....
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2 Americans freed by N.Korea arrive back in US
Date: 2014-11-09 07:45:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:1294125
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - Two Americans who spent months imprisoned in North Korea arrived back on US soil late Saturday after the secretive nation's leader, Kim Jong Un, ordered their release, CNN reported on Sunday. They were freed following a ....
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Five terrorists of Lashkar-e-Islam killed in Khyber
Date: 2014-11-09 07:45:30 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:1294213
ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (MENA) - Security forces killed five terrorists of banned Lashkar-e-Islam in Akakhel area of Tera valley in Khyber Agency, Geo News reported on Sunday. Security sources said, in the action, top terrorist of the banned outfit ....
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Protests in Mexico after claims of Guerrero student deaths
Date: 2014-11-09 06:48:34 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:7 - ID:1294021
MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (MENA) - Hundreds of protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero have attacked government buildings in the capital, Chilpancingo, burning cars, the BBC reported. They accused the government of involvement in the murder of 43 ....
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5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Greece
Date: 2014-11-09 06:35:12 GMT - Greece - World - SN:5 - ID:1293965
ATHENS, Nov 9 (MENA) - A strong 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit just west of the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea, Fox news reported. The quake, which hit at 1:15 a.m. local time (2315 GMT), had its epicenter 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) ....
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Bomb blast at Kabul police HQ kills 1
Date: 2014-11-09 06:34:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:4 - ID:1293957
KABUL, Nov 9 (MENA) - A bomb exploded on Sunday morning at the police headquarters in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing at least one officer and wounding another six, ABC news reported quoting officials. "A suicide bomber in military uniform ....
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Marseilles Economic Week helps Egypt return to tourism market : advisor
Date: 2014-11-08 21:25:22 GMT - France - World - SN:133 - ID:1293341
MARSEILLES, Nov 8 (MENA) – The 8th edition of the Mediterranean Economic Week in Marseilles has witnessed this year the largest gathering to present Egypt's tourism and antiquities, an Egyptian official told MENA. In statements, Ibrahim Ashmawy, ....
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Expanded security op. in central London before Memorial Day ceremony
Date: 2014-11-08 20:02:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:124 - ID:1293133
LONDON, Nov 8 (MENA) - British security forces launched an expanded security operation in central London before Sunday's Memorial Day ceremony, after counter terrorism police have arrested four men suspected of planning an attack on Queen ....
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US air strikes target top Daesh leaders in Iraq
Date: 2014-11-08 19:24:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:120 - ID:1293029
LONDON, Nov 8 (MENA) - US-led air strikes targeted a gathering of Daesh leaders in Iraq on Saturday, possibly including the group’s top man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, The Guardian quoted al-Hadath television station as reporting. Iraqi security ....