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Daily International News - December 15, 2013

Daily International News
 
Daily International News
December 15, 2013
From VOAnews.com

 
Nelson Mandela Laid to Rest in Ancestral Village Nelson Mandela Laid to Rest in Ancestral Village
Former South African president eulogized by friends, family and admirers More
 
Qunu Celebrates Life of Its Favorite Son Qunu Celebrates Life of Its Favorite Son
Local people attribute recent highly unseasonal, stupendous rains to Nelson Mandela's death, as in his Xhosa culture rains before funeral mean heavens are preparing to greet a great man More
 
Mandela Mourners Seek Closure at Robben Island Mandela Mourners Seek Closure at Robben Island
Old boats that once carried prisoners to island are now packed with well-wishers coming to pay their respects at site of Nelson Mandela’s incarceration More
 
UN Starts First Aid Airlifts to Syria from Iraq as Cold Grips UN Starts First Aid Airlifts to Syria from Iraq as Cold Grips
More food and winter supplies to be delivered to mainly Kurdish northeast in next 12 days More
 
Iranian Foreign Minister: No Trace of Missing ex-FBI Agent Iranian Foreign Minister: No Trace of Missing ex-FBI Agent
Robert Levinson, who became private detective after retiring from FBI in 1998, disappeared during trip to Iranian island in 2007 More
 
Kerry Says North Korea's Leader Reckless, Ruthless Kerry Says North Korea's Leader Reckless, Ruthless
US secretary of state says Kim Jong Un's actions underscore need for unified stand against Pyongyang's nuclear program More
 
China Rejects Japan PM's Remarks on Air Defense Zone China Rejects Japan PM's Remarks on Air Defense Zone
Shinzo Abe calls on Beijing to rescind all measures that violate universal principles of freedom of overflight, aviation safety More
 
Pakistan: Indian Polio Crackdown 'Unfortunate' Pakistan: Indian Polio Crackdown 'Unfortunate'
Officials criticize as 'overreaction' recent cross-border travel restrictions India has imposed to prevent polio virus from entering country More
 
Bachelet Set for Return to Chile's Presidency Bachelet Set for Return to Chile's Presidency
Surveys give Bachelet, who was president from 2006 to 2010, an overwhelming margin of support over her right-wing rival, Evelyn Matthei More
 
UN Warns of Hazards of Electronic Waste UN Warns of Hazards of Electronic Waste
Report says weight of electronic goods discarded every year worldwide will rise to 65.4 million metric tons by 2017 More
 

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