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Vladimir Petkovic: Lazio sack their head coach
Date: 2014-01-04 17:56:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:110 - ID:479302
ROME, Jan 4 (MENA) - Lazio have sacked head coach Vladimir Petkovic following the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings, with ex-boss Edoardo Reja named as his replacement, the BBC Sport reported Saturday. Petkovic, 50, announced last month ....
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South Sudanese FM to visit Khartoum Monday
Date: 2014-01-04 15:50:55 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:93 - ID:479039
KHARTOUM, Jan 4 (MENA) - South Sudan's Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin said that he will visit Khartoum on Monday to meet with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to hand him a message from his counterpart Salva Kiir pertaining to the current crisis ....
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Russia expects Iranian president's visit in fall of 2014 - Russian diplomat
Date: 2014-01-04 15:49:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:90 - ID:479179
TEHRAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - Moscow expects Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to visit Russia in the fall of 2014 to take part in the 4th meeting of the heads of the Caspian states in Astrakhan, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagarian said. "I would ....
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Blast kills 4 Afghan intelligence operatives in Khost
Date: 2014-01-04 15:02:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:479032
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 4 (MENA) – At least four Afghan intelligence from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives were killed following a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan, ....
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Russian police charge man for killing cop with grenade
Date: 2014-01-04 15:00:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:479033
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) – Police have detained and charged a Russian man who threw a grenade at two policemen in the Moscow suburbs, killing one and seriously injuring the other, investigators said Saturday. The suspect, who investigators said was ....
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India building collapse kills 7; dozens trapped
Date: 2014-01-04 14:32:53 GMT - India - World - SN:69 - ID:479021
NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (MENA) - A five-story building under construction in the southern Indian state of Goa collapsed on Saturday, killing at least seven workers and leaving dozens more feared trapped under the rubble, ABC news reported quoting police as ....
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Putin lifts Olympic protest ban
Date: 2014-01-04 13:43:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:478840
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) – President Vladimir Putin has lifted a ban on public protests during the Olympics opening next month in Sochi, four months after signing an order banning demonstrations during the winter sports event, RIA Novosti reported. ....
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Bangladesh polling stations torched on eve of election
Date: 2014-01-04 13:41:58 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:58 - ID:478839
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 4 (MENA) – At least 100 polling stations in Bangladesh have been torched ahead of Sunday's controversial election. The violence came as the opposition, which is boycotting the vote, began a two-day strike in protest at what ....
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S. Sudan army denies advance by Machar forces to Juba
Date: 2014-01-03 20:30:25 GMT - Sudan - World - SN:144 - ID:477758
KHARTOUM, Jan 3 (MENA) - The South Sudan army denied Friday reports that militia loyal to former vice president Riek Machar have advanced towards the capital Juba, Sudanese media reported. The army's spokesman Philip Aguer said the army are ....
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1 dead as World War II bomb explodes in Germany
Date: 2014-01-03 19:05:49 GMT - Germany - World - SN:125 - ID:477746
BERLIN, Jan 3 (MENA) - Police said a World War II bomb has exploded during construction work in a western German town, killing one person and wounding at least eight others, ABC News reported on Friday. Police in Euskirchen, near Bonn, said the ....