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Iran and the US Secretaries hold meeting to advance nuclear negotiations

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart, Mohamed Javad Zarif, met this Wednesday in Geneva a meeting considered “important” to advance negotiations on the nuclear program. “I think it’s important and show that both sides are available...
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Charlie Hebdo attacks were the responsibility of Al-Qaeda in Yemen

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed this Wednesday the responsibility for the attack of last week in Paris against the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in a video posted on the internet. “Some heroes have been recruited and have acted,” said in the video Naser Ben Ali al...
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Former chief of the Armed Forces reveals situations about the 30-S

The former head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, General Ernesto González, said on January 13 that it was President Rafael Correa himself who ordered his rescue from the hospital of the National Police, on September30, 2010 (30-S), day of the police uprising. These...
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Charlie Hebdo’s copies with Muhammad on the cover are sold out in France

The new issue of Charlie Hebdo with Muhammad on the cover, condemned by some Muslim authorities, was sold out this Wednesday in the French newstands, a week after the attack that was claimed by al Qaeda in Yemen. Survivors from the editirial staff of the satirical weekly...
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Second black box from AirAsia aircraft was recovered by rescuers

Indonesian rescue teams recovered on Tuesday the second black box from the AirAsia plane that crashed two weeks ago in the Java Sea with 162 people aboard, local media reported. The device, which contains the recording of communications between the cockpit and the control tower...
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Mexico: New clashes between relatives of the 43 missing and military

One hundred students and parents of the rural school Ayotzinapa, on Monday forced their way into a military barracks in Iguala (south), and were repelled by soldiers with tear gas, according to an AFP journalist. The protesters arrived shortly after noon to Iguala, demanding to...
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Venezuelan opposition leader Capriles calls for peaceful “street mobilization”

The Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles called on Monday on Venezuelans to mobilize peacefully before the severe economic crisis faced in the country, reports the AP. “In the coming hours we will speak and say what are the actions (…), but I want to make it...
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Police officers killed in terrorist attacks are honored by Hollande

The president of France, Francois Hollande, paid tribute this Tuesday to the three police officers killed last week in Paris during the jihadist attacks, of whom he said were killed “with courage and dignity” in the fulfillment of their duty. Ahmed Merabet, Franck...
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Pope Francis calls for reconciliation among religions to consolidate peace

Pope Francis pleaded this Tuesday for the cooperation and respect among religions, in order to achieve reconciliation and consolidate peace in Sri Lanka, a country that has lived 30 years of civil war. This was expressed during his speech to the Sinhalese authorities at the...
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Discussion of the amendments to the Constitution will start this month at the Commission

The Occasional Commission of the National Assembly, which processes the 16 changes to the Constitution, will begin their discussion on January 19, in Montecristi, Manabí. The report for the second debate will be developed at the plenary of legislature from November to December....
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