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Israel holds memorial ceremony for Ariel Sharon

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 20230

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli VIPs and international dignitaries attended a state memorial ceremony for the late Ariel Sharon on Monday, remembering the controversial...

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Iran nuclear deal to take effect on January 20

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – A deal between Iran and six major powers intended to pave the way to a solution to a long standoff over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions will...

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South Korea to contribute $867 million for U.S. military forces in 2014

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – South Korea said on Sunday it had agreed to pay 920 billion won ($866.86 million) in 2014 towards the cost of the U.S. military presence...

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‘Score-settling’ in C. African Republic kills 13

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 20230

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Scattered violence in the capital of Central African Republic, including two consecutive nights of intense gunfire in some neighborhoods,...

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Israel holds memorial ceremony for Ariel Sharon

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014December 10, 20230

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is holding a state memorial ceremony for the former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the country’s parliament building. Monday’s official ceremony...

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Car bombs, clashes kill 18 civilians in Iraq

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014December 10, 20230

BAGHDAD (AP) — Two car bombs targeted commuters in Baghdad and clashes between security forces and militants killed at least 18 civilians, officials said Sunday,...

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Gay prisoner of conscience dies in Cameroon

YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014July 14, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014July 14, 20230

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A gay man in Cameroon who was jailed for sending a text message to another man saying “I’m very much in...

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Pope names 19 new cardinals, focusing on the poor

YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 10, 20230

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday named his first batch of cardinals, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, including Haiti and...

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Hasina sworn in for 3rd time as Bangladesh PM

YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 31, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 31, 20230

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Sheikh Hasina was sworn in Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh’s prime minister and third overall, following one of...

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The Pakistani servant girl tortured to death

YoopyaJanuary 11, 2014December 31, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 11, 2014December 31, 20230

The case of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan’s Punjab province, whose employers confessed to beating her to death last week, has highlighted concerns about child...