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Suspected car bomb kills at least six in Somalia - police

Date: 2013-11-08 18:29:18 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:85 - ID:376967

MOGADISHU, Nov 8 (MENA) -A suspected car bomb attack outside a hotel in the Somali capital killed at least six people, including four police men, and injured at least 15 others on Friday, the Voice of Russia quoted a police officer as saying on ....

IAEA head to visit Tehran on Monday

Date: 2013-11-08 17:15:34 GMT - Austria - World - SN:75 - ID:376876

VIENNA, Nov 8 (MENA) - Yukiya Amano, head of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is to travel to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials on Monday, the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel reported. Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad ....

US, Israel lose UNESCO voting right in dispute

Date: 2013-11-08 14:49:57 GMT - Israel - World - SN:48 - ID:376656

GAZA, Nov 8 (MENA) - American influence in culture, science and education around the world took a high-profile blow Friday after the US automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, after missing a crucial deadline to repay its debt to the world's ....

John Kerry changes plans to join Iran nuclear talks

Date: 2013-11-08 11:11:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:28 - ID:376240

LONDON, Nov. 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry’s dramatic decision to change his travel plans and go to Geneva is a clear sign that a deal with Iran may be within reach, the BBC reported. Kerry had been on a tour of the Middle East, ....

Kerry heading to Geneva in sign of Iran progress

Date: 2013-11-08 09:22:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:376127

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (MENA) - US officials said Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to Geneva on Friday to participate in the negotiations — a last-minute decision that suggests a deal could be imminent, according to ABC news. A senior State ....

UN seeking Syria talks by end of 2013- spokesperson

Date: 2013-11-07 19:22:44 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:128 - ID:375671

TEHRAN, Nov 8 (MENA) - Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the UN officials have intensified efforts to hold the Geneva II peace conference on Syria before the end of 2013, Fars News Agency reported. Addressing reporters at the ....

EU deplores Israel's new settler homes plan

Date: 2013-11-07 19:10:38 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:125 - ID:375587

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, Catherine Ashton, issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the latest announcement of Israeli settlement ....

Abbas to meet Kerry for 2nd time in 24 hours

Date: 2013-11-07 19:07:40 GMT - Jordan - World - SN:123 - ID:375622

AMMAN, Nov 7 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold Thursday a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in the Jordanian capital Amman for the second time in 24 hours. On Wednesday, Abbas had talks with Kerry on the latest ....

N. Korea claims catching S. Korean spy

Date: 2013-11-07 19:01:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:121 - ID:375608

SEOUL, Nov 7 (MENA) - North Korea claimed Thursday it caught a South Korean spy who sneaked into the country with the purpose of inciting dissent, the Yonhap News Agency reported. South Korea described the allegations as "preposterous". A ....

Park arrives in Brussels for summit with Belgian PM

Date: 2013-11-07 18:58:37 GMT - south korea - World - SN:120 - ID:375545

BRUSSELS, Nov 7 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Brussels on Thursday for summit talks with Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and meetings with top European Union leaders, Yonhap News Agency reported. The two-day trip begins ....