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Amid turmoil in Mideast UN envoy urges concerted action to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks
22 May 2013 150 While international attention is understandably on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Syria, it is equally important to ensure the resumption of negotiations aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior United Nations envoy stressed to the Security Council today. "Ending the conflict in Syria is a matter of great urgency and must be the top priority of ...
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International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient 8211 UN official
22 May 2013 150 The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, who is currently on a four-day visit to Darfur, said she was disappointed that after 10 years of humanitarian operations, the region is ...
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UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima
22 May 2013 150 Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The IAEA, supported by the Government of Japan, will designate a new Response and ...
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Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record
MOSCOW Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...
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Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI
An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents ...
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Kim Kardashian’s Carry-on During Kanye’s World Tour Will Be an Infant Child
the exclusively obtained diary entries of Knorth Kardashian West , the unborn child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Today's entry concerns travel plans. Diary, The fuck I'm going on tour in the months immediately following my birth. Is my mother out of her bronzer-dusted mind? "Go on a world tour"--what am I, some Provigil-riddled stagehand? I finish a morning calisthenics ...
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Fifa World Cup-themed mall for Qatar attracts retailers
A Fifa World-Cup themed shopping mall in Doha has attracted an "extreme" amount of interest from the region's biggest retailers, more than two years ahead of its scheduled opening. Mall of Qatar, a 162,000 square metre mall located in Doha next to a future venue for the 2022 World Cup, is due to open in September 2015. The cost of the project is estimated at 3 billion Qatari ...
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World sets sail for Townsville regatta
ALL eyes will be on the prize when yachting crews from around the world descend on Townsville for its inaugural regatta in 100 days. Mayor Jenny Hill and event director Demelza McCloud have unveiled the trophy for the Sail Townsville regatta and festival which starts in August.Cr Hill said the event had the potential to grow into a major festival and could even provide a Townsville link to the ...
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UAE gives billions to help heal the world
ABU DHABI // Turmoil in the Arab world signalled a turning point in the amount spent on foreign aid by the UAE, whose efforts have been recognised worldwide. The country donated Dh7.2 billion in 2011- a jump from Dh2.8bn in 2010 - and provided assistance to more than 120 countries. Of that, Dh625.3 million was dedicated to humanitarian assistance in more than 30 countries, most of them Arab. ...
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Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq
BAGHDAD -; Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody ...
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Violence in Somalia scares investors aid workers
MOGADISHU, Somalia -; A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in ...
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Togo police fire tear gas at protesters
LOME, Togo -; Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in ...
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Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO -; A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the ...
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UN chief visits Goma Congo
The town of Kanyaruchinya is seen from the last United Nations peacekeeper outpost along the road leading north, into M23 rebel territory, from Goma in eastern Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups ...
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2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo
Male brown bear Ari and female bear Arina in a bear sanctuary, after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a privately run illegal zoo, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in the village of Mramor near the Kosovo capital Pristina . Two brown bears, Ari and Arina have been released into a bear Sanctuary, in Kosovo after being rescued from a decade of captivity in a 20 square meter cage to amuse ...
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Hapag-Lloyd to Revise Europe-Americas Service
will revise the port calls of its SW2 service, effective week 22 (May 27 to June 2). The carrier will cancel the call at Jamaica southbound, starting with the Celina Star sailing with an estimated time of shipping from Le Havre, France, on June 3. The new port rotation is as follows: Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Hamburg, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Le Havre; Cartagena, Colombia; Manzanillo, ...
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Instinct guided mom before twister
No one can know how many decisions were made by residents all across the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore as Monday's monster tornado bore down from the west. Decisions made just before the sky began to spin, big or small, bad or good, often made in a flash. Decisions that, for many, were in fact life or ...
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High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...
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WHO voices deep concern over spread of SARS-like virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ...
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Riots hit Stockholm suburbs for fourth night
Rioters torched cars and attacked local police stations in 15 immigrant-populated Stockholm suburbs in a fourth night of riots on Thursday, shattering Sweden's image as a peaceful and egalitarian ...
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Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk
A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said ...
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‘There was no Muslim terrorism in the UK until Iraq’ – Oxford imam
War British Muslims "disown" the Woolwich murderers, and such extremists should be "totally demolished" in UK society - but in order to do that, the UK must change its "illegal" foreign policy, imam of the Oxford Islamic Congregation Dr. Taj Hargey told ...
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Markets fall as Japan stocks slide
23 May 2013 Financial markets around the world have fallen after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ...
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European Union U-turn over refillable olive oil ban
the European Commission said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve the oil in non-refillable bottles with a proper label. It said this would prevent restaurants from serving low quality oil and improve hygiene. But it also played into the hands of people who complain that the EU is too meddlesome, with Prime Minister David Cameron saying: "This is exactly the sort of area that ...
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Man 80 climbs Mt. Everest with 81-year-old hot on heels
Yuichiro Miura, 80, right, and his son, Gota, pose at their South Col camp before they climbed the world's tallest mountain on Thursday. (Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd./Associated ...
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Indonesia and Singapore: model of inter-dependence?
Indonesia is a regional power in South East Asia, but lacks the development and economic wealth of smaller nations, such as the tiny state of Singapore. Hence, it makes sense for the two countries to cooperate closely with one another as Indonesia has natural resources Singapore needs and Singapore has the financial strength Indonesia needs.
Indonesia is the sleeping giant of South East Asia. With a population of 288 million, a land mass the size of Mexico and territorial waters that could fill half of China, it’s an immense country and a regional power within the geopolitical organization known as ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). Indonesia takes up almost half the area occupied by the ASEAN countries and accounts for one third of its GDP. Read more
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