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Train crash in Indonesia kills 2
Date: 2013-12-09 07:17:09 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:430049
JAKARTA, Dec 9 (MENA) - A commuter train collided with a truck hauling liquefied gas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, sending a fireball of orange flames shooting skyward and killing at least two, CBC news reported quoting an official from the train ....
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Philippines reaches power-sharing deal with rebel group
Date: 2013-12-08 22:03:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:150 - ID:429883
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 - The Philippine government signed a power-sharing agreement on Sunday with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), one of the country’s main rebel groups, paving the way for a final peace accord, FRANCE 24 reported. The deal, ....
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Lenin statue toppled by protesters In Ukraine
Date: 2013-12-08 21:48:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:148 - ID:429865
KIEV, Dec 8 (MENA) - Protesters in Ukraine have toppled a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Kiev and smashed it with hammers as hundreds of thousands flooded the capital, the BBC News reported. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets ....
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Colombia's Farc announces unilateral ceasefire
Date: 2013-12-08 21:22:14 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:147 - ID:429859
BOGOTA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, has announced a 30-day-long ceasefire starting on 15 December, the BBC reported on Sunday. The announcement came a day after five soldiers, one police officer and three civilians ....
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Jordan condemns repeated Israeli attacks against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2013-12-08 18:27:22 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:126 - ID:429544
AMMAN, Dec 8 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Hayel Abdul Hafeez Dawood, on Sunday, voiced the kingdom's denunciation and condemnation of repeated Israeli practices against Muslim and Christian heritage and sanctuaries in ....
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South Korea announces expanded air defence zone
Date: 2013-12-08 15:06:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:94 - ID:429214
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec 8 (MENA) – South Korea has announced it is expanding its air defence zone, which will now partially overlap with a similar zone announced by China, France 24 reported. The two zones will now both include a rock claimed by ....
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UNESCO mourns Mandela
Date: 2013-12-08 12:10:36 GMT - France - World - SN:63 - ID:428607
PARIS, Dec 8 (MENA) - UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova paid tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela who passed away on Thursday at age of 95. “Nelson Mandela was truly a giant among men,” Irina Bokova said. “He not only ....
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IFRC: 5 million people in Philippines lost their livelihoods
Date: 2013-12-08 09:13:38 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:27 - ID:428467
MANILA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Patrick Fuller from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) societies said that nearly five million people in the Philippines have lost their livelihoods. "They've got no place to go to work. They've ....
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Afghan president embarks on visit to Tehran
Date: 2013-12-08 08:46:34 GMT - Iran - World - SN:23 - ID:428406
TEHRAN, Dec 8 (MENA) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation to discuss key bilateral and regional issues with senior Iranian officials. Karzai arrived in Tehran’s Mehrabad International ....
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UN chief says corruption barrier to achieving Millennium goals
Date: 2013-12-08 08:45:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:22 - ID:428361
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said corruption is a barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and needs to be taken into account in defining and implementing a robust post-2015 development agenda. In a message ....