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Ukraine govt survives 'no confidence' vote amid mass protests
Date: 2013-12-03 16:12:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:113 - ID:420855
KIEV, Dec 3 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Cabinet has survived a vote of no confidence initiated by opposition MPs in the Verkhovna Rada, Russia Today channel reported Tuesday. The decision was announced as thousands of opposition supporters rallied outside ....
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Egypt wins seat in ICCROM's executive council
Date: 2013-12-03 13:00:51 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:76 - ID:420363
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - Egypt won a seat in the executive council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) after holding a secret ballot in which representatives of the governments of ....
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Thai govt seeks negotiations with protesters: CNN
Date: 2013-12-03 11:41:45 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:68 - ID:420154
BANGKOK, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Thai government said it had negotiated a truce with protesters for the next several days to honor the birthday of the country's deeply revered King, CNN reported. But the leader of the protests said the fight against ....
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North Korea powerbroker 'dismissed'
Date: 2013-12-03 09:59:42 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:45 - ID:419888
PYONGYANG, Dec 3 (MENA) - A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, BBC said, citing South Korean media, reports. Citing South Korea's intelligence agency, they say Chang Song-thaek lost his position as ....
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US calls for release of American jailed in Cuba
Date: 2013-12-03 08:48:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:419693
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - The United States called for the immediate release of an American contractor jailed for the past four years in Cuba, saying his continued captivity on the communist-ruled island was “gravely disappointing,” The Voice Of ....
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Thai police remove barricades to police and PM offices
Date: 2013-12-03 08:33:33 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:24 - ID:419644
BANGKOK, Dec 3 (MENA) - Thai protesters have entered the government's headquarters after police removed barricades from outside both Government House and the police office, the BBC reported. The mood in the capital Bangkok appeared considerably ....
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NATO: US-Afghanistan security agreement necessary to keep troops
Date: 2013-12-03 08:03:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:17 - ID:419515
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the military alliance will pull all its troops out of Afghanistan if a US-Afghanistan security agreement is not reached by the end of 2014, Sky News reported on ....
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US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Moscow, Kiev, Tbilisi
Date: 2013-12-03 07:58:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:419553
MOSCOW, Dec 3 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Moscow on December 8-10. The US Department of State reported on Monday that Assistant Secretary Nuland will travel to Moscow, ....
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Building under construction collapses in Brazil: CBS
Date: 2013-12-03 07:57:49 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:14 - ID:419526
SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (MENA) - A five-story building under construction collapsed Monday night in the Sao Paulo suburb of Guarulhos, although there were no immediate reports of casualties, CBS News reported. The collapse happened after most workers ....
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S. Korea, Azerbaijan agree to improve bilateral defense ties
Date: 2013-12-03 07:24:19 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:419513
SEOUL, Dec 3 (MENA) - The defense chiefs of South Korea and Azerbaijan held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand military ties and cooperation in the defense industry, Yonhap news agency reported. South Korean Defense Minister ....