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Daily International News - January 31, 2014

Daily International News
 
Daily International News
January 31, 2014
From VOAnews.com

 
Gaps 'Wide' as Syria Talks Wrap Up First Round Gaps 'Wide' as Syria Talks Wrap Up First Round
UN mediator reports no progress on key issues and announces February 10 as date for next round of talks More
 
UN Asks West To Admit More Syrian Refugees UN Asks West To Admit More Syrian Refugees
If new arrivals continue at current rate, a million Syrians will have registered as refugees in Lebanon by the beginning of March, a 25 percent jump in country’s total population More
 
Kerry to Meet With Ukraine Opposition in Munich Kerry to Meet With Ukraine Opposition in Munich
US secretary of state to hold talks Saturday with opposition politician Arseny Yatsenyuk and former boxing champion-turned-activist Vitali Klitschko More
 
Red Cross: 30 Killed in CAR Capital Red Cross: 30 Killed in CAR Capital
Relief agency also says at least 60 people injured in 'unprecedented level of violence' More
 
Cease-Fire Monitors to Deploy in South Sudan Cease-Fire Monitors to Deploy in South Sudan
Monitors are vanguard of larger team that will monitor cease-fire, brokered by African regional leaders last week More
 
UN Denounces Egypt's Clampdown on Journalists UN Denounces Egypt's Clampdown on Journalists
Reports of harassment, detention and prosecution of journalists are alarming, says UN Human Rights Office More
 
Turkish Ruling Party MP Slams Government in Resignation Turkish Ruling Party MP Slams Government in Resignation
Muhammed Cetin accuses government 'protecting thieves' and resigns from party over purges of police and judiciary involved in corruption probe More
 
Can Terrorists Penetrate Ring of Steel Around Sochi Olympics? Can Terrorists Penetrate Ring of Steel Around Sochi Olympics?
In what looks like the most heavily protected Olympics in history, Russia is deploying 60,000 police and soldiers - 26 for each athlete More
 
Thai Government Faces Challenges as Country Prepares for Polls Thai Government Faces Challenges as Country Prepares for Polls
Tens of thousands of police will be deployed across Thailand February 2 for election seen as crucial test for kingdom's fragile democracy More
 
Asians Usher in Lunar New Year Asians Usher in Lunar New Year
According to the ancient Chinese horoscope, the Year of the Horse began Friday More
 

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