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Mandela funeral causes disruption to Nobel prize ceremony
Date: 2013-12-09 19:25:09 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:149 - ID:431415
STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (MENA) - The funeral of the late South African leader and Nobel prize laureate Nilson Mandela will force a number of Swedish figures not to attend this year's prize distribution. The Swedish Radio said Prime Minister Fredrik ....
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Sarkozy snubs Hollande's invite to Nelson Mandela funeral
Date: 2013-12-09 19:02:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:144 - ID:431427
LONDON, Dec 9 (MENA) - Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly snubbed Francois Hollande's invitation to share his French presidential jet to Nelson Mandela's funeral as he would have had to slum it in business class while Hollande slept in his lush private ....
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Thai PM Yingluck dissolves parliament and calls election
Date: 2013-12-09 17:39:42 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:139 - ID:431390
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (MENA) - Around 150,000 protesters are out on the streets of Bangkok, converging around Government House from several different directions, the BBC News reported. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and ....
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Netanyahu: Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons "greatest threat to peaceful, stable Middle East"
Date: 2013-12-09 16:57:48 GMT - Israel - World - SN:127 - ID:431377
GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday began an official meeting with Guatemalan President Otto Fernando Perez Molina by using the opportunity to address the Iranian nuclear issue, which he qualified as the ....
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Obama heads to South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-09 15:17:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:115 - ID:431167
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama left Washington for Johannesburg on Monday morning to attend the memorial service for Mandela, which will take place Tuesday in the city's soccer stadium. In addition to Obama, former ....
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NCHR chairman heads for South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-09 13:35:24 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:94 - ID:430907
CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayeq headed for South Africa to attend the funeral of its liberation leader and former president Nelson Mandela. Earlier, the NCHR issued a statement to mourn ....
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Liberman meets Kerry in DC to discuss Mideast issues
Date: 2013-12-09 12:58:22 GMT - Israel - World - SN:85 - ID:430836
GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman met with US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss issues related to the Middle East. During the hour-long meeting in Washington, the two spoke, among other issues, about the ongoing ....
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Iran, from enemy to ally
Date: 2013-12-09 12:53:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:430708
NEW YORK, Dec 9 (MENA) - The recent nuclear deal with Iran has caused a predictable furor among Middle East hawks. But it offers an opportunity for a much bigger breakthrough: rapprochement and, eventually, even strategic cooperation with ....
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Million Naira compensation for Boko Haram victims in Nigeria
Date: 2013-12-09 12:42:04 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:72 - ID:430493
ABUJA, Dec 9 (MENA) - Nigerian Borno state government announced that the victims of Boko Haram group had compensations that reached 100 million Naira (one dollar is equivalent to approximately 160 Naira). The victims were killed in attacks by ....
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Putin signs decree establishing RT news agency instead of RIA Novosti
Date: 2013-12-09 11:54:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:430181
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Monday a decree to liquidate RIA Novosti news agency and establish Russia Today news agency on its base. The changes were about saving money and making state media more effective. All ....