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Iran threatens to present additional nuclear achievements
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Settlers arrested for attacking Palestinians near Hebron
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Palestinian in possession of knife arrested near Nablus
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Britain appeals to PA for information on kidnapped BBC reporter
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13 Iraqi soldiers killed in ambush at Mosul checkpoint, police say
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German defense ministry terms video incident "absolutely unacceptable"
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Palestinians gather in Gaza to demand prisoner release
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 04:24 PM |
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| Kuwaiti PM receives Kazakh minister |
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| Kuwaiti PM receives Kazakh minister KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received on Monday visiting Kazakh Tourism and Sport Minister Temirkhan Dosmukhanbetov. During the reception, Dosmukhanbetov delivered a... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 04:20 PM |
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| Pakistani PM visits China for cooperation talks |
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| Pakistani PM visits China for cooperation talks ISLAMABAD, April 16 (KUNA) -- At the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday traveled to Beijing on a six-day official visit. According to the Foreign Office, the visit is part of a... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 04:20 PM |
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| UK secretary rejects "war on terror" phrase |
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| UK secretary rejects "war on terror" phrase LONDON, April 16 (KUNA) -- Britain's International Development Secretary Hilary Benn on Monday risked the wrath of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's closest international ally by warning that US rhetoric has given terrorists a "shared... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 04:17 PM |
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| GCC chief hails peace accord for Darfur |
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| GCC chief hails peace accord for Darfur RIYADH, April 16 (KUNA) -- General Secretary of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdul-Rahman Al-Atieh hailed on Monday the freshly-signed agreement among Sudan and the United Nations and with the African Union to solve the ongoing conflict in the... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 03:27 PM |
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| Kuwait''s CP receives Syrian Ambassador, UN representative, officials |
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| Kuwait's CP receives Syrian Ambassador, UN representative, officials KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace, Syrian Ambassador to Kuwait, Ali Abdulkareem Ali. The Syrian Ambassador... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 03:22 PM |
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| Kuwaiti MPs applaude Amir''s address to Ruling Family |
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| Kuwaiti MPs applaude Amir's address to Ruling Family KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- Members of the National Assembly on Monday praised statement of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the meeting with members of the Ruling Family two days ago, particularly his... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 03:02 PM |
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| Bahraini PM expresses gratitude to Kuwaiti Amir |
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| Bahraini PM expresses gratitude to Kuwaiti Amir (With POL-KUWAIT-BAHRAIN-DEPARTURE) KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa expressed on Monday heartfelt gratitude to His Highness Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In a cable... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 02:58 PM |
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| Bahraini PM departs from Kuwait |
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| Bahraini PM departs from Kuwait KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- Bahraini Premier Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa departed from Kuwait on Monday after a two-day official visit. He was seen off at Kuwait International Airport by H.H. the Premier Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 02:44 PM |
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| Kuwaiti Amir receives delegation from Kuwait Medical Association |
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| Kuwaiti Amir receives delegation from Kuwait Medical Association KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace the Chairman of Kuwait Medical Association (KMA) and Arab Medical Union (AMU) Dr. Abdul-Aziz... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 02:15 PM |
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| Kuwaiti Amir receives Crown Prince |
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| Kuwaiti Amir receives Crown Prince KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace H.H. the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.(end) ayh KUNA 161415 Apr 07NNNN |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 01:13 PM |
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| Sadrists officially walk out of Iraqi government |
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| Sadrists officially walk out of Iraqi government (reopens) BAGHDAD -- The Sadrists ministers officially declared their withdrawal from the Iraqi government, Monday. During a press conference, bloc leader Nassar Al-Rubaie read the official withdrawal declaration on behalf of Moqtada... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 01:07 PM |
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| Amir of Kuwait congratulates Denmark on National Day |
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| Amir of Kuwait congratulates Denmark on National Day KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Monday a cable of congratulations to the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II on her country's National Day. His Highness the Crown... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 12:50 PM |
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| Deputy PM receives letter from Egyptian FM |
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| Deputy PM receives letter from Egyptian FM KUWAIT, April 16 (KUNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah received a letter Monday from Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abul Gheit on issues of mutual interest and boosting bilateral... |
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| Date : 16/04/2007 Time : 12:48 PM |
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| Lebanese opposition seeks no delay of Hariri tribunal -- Berri |
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| Lebanese opposition seeks no delay of Hariri tribunal -- Berri BEIRUT, April 16 (KUNA) -- The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri said that he had told the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the Russian president Vladimir Putin that the Lebanese opposition did not want... |
Middle East News
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Israel, Poland mark Holocaust day AP - 20 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Sirens sounded across Israel Monday morning, bringing life to a standstill as millions of Israelis observed a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
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Iraq: Sadrists to quit Cabinet AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - The radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers in the Cabinet to abandon their posts on Monday, the head of the cleric's parliamentary bloc said, blaming the Iraqi leadership's refusal to respond to demands for a timetable for a U.S. withdrawal.
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BBC reporter's family makes appeal AP - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
LONDON - The family of a British journalist kidnapped in the Gaza Strip pleaded Monday for his captors to "end this ordeal" following unconfirmed reports he had been killed.
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Palestinians demand prisoner release AP - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Holding photographs of relatives held in Israeli jails, several thousand people demonstrated outside the Red Cross office in Gaza City on Monday to call for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
- 13 Iraqi soldiers killed in ambush AP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - At least 13 Iraqi soldiers were killed Monday when gunmen ambushed their military checkpoint near the northern city of Mosul, police said.
Europe News
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Coroner mounts fresh attack on US for lack of help AFP - 3 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - The US military authorities are failing to cooperate with yet another probe into the deaths of British troops in Iraq during the US-led invasion in 2003, an investigating coroner said Monday.
- Italy opens murder trial of U.S. soldier AP - 9 minutes ago
ROME - An American soldier is being tried in absentia Tuesday for the killing of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Iraq two years ago — a case that has strained relations between Italy and the United States.
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Berlin Zoo's polar bear Knut is sick AP - 12 minutes ago
BERLIN - The Berlin Zoo's popular polar bear cub, Knut, is not feeling well and had his daily public appearance in front of thousands of visitors cut short Monday after only 30 minutes.
- Rabbits block traffic in Hungary AP - 18 minutes ago
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Five thousand bunnies blocked a highway Monday, tying up traffic after the truck that was carrying them collided with another vehicle and overturned.
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Banned from the "Footprint of Freedom" Reuters - 19 minutes ago
POINTE AUX SABLES, Mauritius (Reuters) - In the nearly 40 years since she was turned out of her home on the Chagos Islands, 81-year-old Rita Isou has concluded: "The British can do anything they want with the law."
Latin America
- Baby killer whale beached in Mexico AP - Mon Apr 16, 2:08 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - A two-week old killer whale was being nursed back to health Sunday in a marine park after beaching itself along Mexico's Pacific Coast.
- Brazilian landless protest river project AP - Mon Apr 16, 2:06 AM ET
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Thousands of landless workers invaded government property in Brazil's arid northeast to try to stop a controversial river-diversion project, a spokeswoman for the group said Sunday.
- U.S. woman killed, dismembered in Panama AP - Mon Apr 16, 1:04 AM ET
PANAMA CITY, Panama - An American woman was arrested in Panama City in the murder of a New York City businesswoman whose body was found dismembered in an abandoned suitcase.
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Venezuelans reenact historic race AP - Mon Apr 16, 12:15 AM ET
SAN FERNANDO DE APURE, Venezuela - Thousands of Venezuelans converge every year on this sun-baked town in the plains of "Los Llanos" for a unique horse race with a patriotic bent.
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Chavez says Castro is getting better AP - Sun Apr 15, 11:55 PM ET
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Fidel Castro was recuperating from his illness and cited a letter from the Cuban leader as evidence of his recovery.
Africa News
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U.S. calls for African-led hybrid Darfur force Reuters - 6 minutes ago
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United States urged Sudan on Monday to accept U.N. troops as part of a hybrid peacekeeping force for Darfur as the world body awaited word from the African Union on reports Khartoum had agreed to a joint deployment.
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Nigerian court: Candidate wrongly barred AP - 24 minutes ago
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled Monday that the country's electoral commission unlawfully disqualified a top opposition politician once allied with the president from running to replace his former mentor.
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Bombers seek "second Iraq" in Algeria: Islamist Reuters - 28 minutes ago
ALGIERS (Reuters) - The founder of the group that claimed responsibility for last week's deadly Algiers bombings called on militants to put down their weapons under a government amnesty and stop trying to turn Algeria into a "second Iraq."
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Opposition rejects Nigeria vote, says poll rigged Reuters - 49 minutes ago
ABUJA (Reuters) - Results from Nigeria's state elections showed the ruling party racing to a landslide victory on Monday but the opposition denounced widespread vote rigging and said the poll was a sham.
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Nigeria's ruling party ahead in state elections for governor AFP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held an early lead in 20 out of the 26 states where results for the governorship elections have been announced.
Asia News
- Support edges up for Japan's Abe after Wen visit Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe edged up in an opinion poll conducted after last week's visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.
- Japan hikes consumer spending assessment AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
TOKYO - Japan raised its assessment of consumer spending for the first time in over a year and a half, saying in its monthly report released Monday that a long-awaited pickup in spending is now in place.
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Report: S. Korea may halt aid to North AP - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea may suspend rice aid to North Korea to ratchet up pressure on the North to comply with its nuclear disarmament pledges after it missed a deadline to shut an atomic reactor.
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Russia raps US after NKorea misses nuclear deadline AFP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
PYONGYANG (AFP) - Russia blamed the United States Monday after North Korea missed a deadline to start shutting down its nuclear programme, saying Washington failed to end a banking dispute that has blocked progress for months.
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Maoists demand Nepal republic AFP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's Maoists demanded Monday that the country immediately scrap the monarchy and declare itself a republic amid probable delays in an election over the issue.
Canada
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Crosby lifts Penguins past Senators to even series Reuters - Sat Apr 14, 8:19 PM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal and added an assist to lead the youthful Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, tying up their Eastern Conference quarter-final series at a game apiece.
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No progress reported in CN Rail strike talks Reuters - Sat Apr 14, 9:23 PM ET
TORONTO (Reuters) - No further talks are scheduled to resolve a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. after discussions on Saturday brought no change in the company's position, the United Transportation Union said.
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Dodge:World imbalance report a first step Reuters - Sat Apr 14, 8:20 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said on Saturday a report on multilateral talks on resolving global imbalances was a first step, but discussions needed to be raised to the ministerial level to make it "really interesting."
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Canadian social activist June Callwood dies Reuters - Sat Apr 14, 11:15 AM ET
TORONTO (Reuters) - Activist June Callwood, often described as Canada's social conscience, died on Saturday. She was 82.
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Conservatives lead in new opinion poll Reuters - Sat Apr 14, 7:50 AM ET
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Conservatives are ahead of all other parties, but don't have enough support to be sure of winning a parliamentary majority in the country's next election, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday.
Australia/Antarctica News
- Australian Serbs vow to defend war crimes suspect Reuters - Sun Apr 15, 11:57 PM ET
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Serb community vowed on Monday to fund a battle in the country's highest court to stop the extradition of a former Serb commander accused of Balkan war crimes.
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Sea lion mauls surfing teen in Australia AFP - Sun Apr 15, 1:01 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian teenager was lucky to be alive on Sunday after she survived being mauled by a massive sea lion while surfing.
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Australia to ban books advocating terrorism AFP - Sat Apr 14, 2:47 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - The Australian government plans to outlaw books that advocate terrorism in a move that publishers say raises serious concerns abut free speech.
- Australian leader: HIV-positive immigrants should not be allowed Canadian Press - Fri Apr 13, 2:10 PM ET
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that Australia should bar immigrants with HIV, and his government was examining ways to make its tough restrictions even stronger.
Most Popular World News
- Sea lion mauls surfing teen in Australia AFP - Sun Apr 15, 1:01 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian teenager was lucky to be alive on Sunday after she survived being mauled by a massive sea lion while surfing.
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Suicide attack kills 10 in Afghanistan AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber ran onto a police training field and blew himself up, killing up to 10 policemen and wounding dozens of others Monday in northern Afghanistan, officials said.
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Christie's auctions prehistoric objects AP - Sun Apr 15, 10:51 PM ET
PARIS - For sale: a 15,000-year-old Siberian mammoth skeleton.
- China: Yangtze is irreversibly polluted AP - Sun Apr 15, 11:51 PM ET
BEIJING - China's massive Yangtze river, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, is seriously polluted and the damage is almost irreversible, a state-run newspaper said Monday.
- Turtle race being tracked on the Web AP - Sun Apr 15, 11:22 PM ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Biologists will switch on satellite trackers strapped to the backs of 11 female leatherback turtles on Monday, starting what conservationists have dubbed the "Great Turtle Race" to raise awareness of a species threatened with extinction