Daily International News January 04, 2014 From VOAnews.com |
 South Sudan's Peace Talks Set for Sunday Earlier Saturday, officials in Ethiopia said talks were delayed because there was no agreement on an agenda More  Kerry Meets Palestinian President for Peace Talks Kerry hopes Israeli and Palestinian leaders can soon agree on a framework deal that would narrow differences, provide guidelines for permanent peace More  Al-Qaida Takes Control of Iraqi City Witnesses say the militants cut power lines in the city late Friday and ordered residents not to use backup generators More  Egypt Summons Qatari Envoy After Criticisms of Crackdown Formerly close Qatari-Egyptian relationship has soured since Cairo's wide crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood group; added by labeling it a terrorist group More  Bangladesh Nationalist Party Calls For Strike Ahead of Elections BNP says it will boycott Sunday's poll, a move that undermines the legitimacy of the election; Troops have been deployed across Bangladesh to stem the tide of political violence More  Cambodia Authorities Raid Protest Camp, Ban Further Demonstrations Phnom Penh's municipal governor issued a statement banning the use of the park and marches through the city's streets, citing security reasons More  NATO Service Member Killed in Afghanistan Meanwhile, a military convoy belonging to the NATO-led ISAF coalition force was bombed outside its base in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Saturday More  Putin Eases Olympic Protest Ban Russian President Vladimir Putin has reversed his ban on demonstrations in and around the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi More  Obama: Congress Should Extend Unemployment Insurance In his weekly address, President Obama says Congress should act to extend emergency unemployment insurance for more than one million Americans who have lost this vital economic lifeline while looking for a job More  Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges Lawmakers return with a looming debt ceiling deadline coming up, some Republicans are already saying they're not going to raise the debt ceiling without extracting concessions More |
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