GAZA, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Hamas gunmen have opened fire on a massive opposition Fatah rally in central Gaza, killing at least six protesters and wounding around another 100, local media report.
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MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's emergencies ministry announced on Monday the launch of a major operation in a Black Sea strait to contain an oil spill after an oil tanker sank in a storm.
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TBILISI, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – A Georgian opposition leader said on Monday tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili would not be nominated as the single opposition candidate in the January 5 early elections.
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MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Finland supports the Nord Stream pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea to pump Russian natural gas to Germany but will study its environmental consequences, the Finnish ambassador to Moscow said.
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TEHRAN, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday that the resumption of talks with Washington on security issues in Iraq did not reflect any changes in Tehran's attitude toward the U.S.
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MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere will arrive in Moscow on November 20 on a two-day visit, the official website of the Norwegian embassy said on Monday.
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DUSHANBE, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Police in south east Tajikistan, Central Asia, seized on Monday a total of 22 kilograms (48 pounds) of heroin from a Tajik national, the country's drug control agency said.
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TEL AVIV, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Israel will release up to 400 Palestinians prisoners ahead of an upcoming U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, the U.S., scheduled for the end of the month, Israel's Haaretz daily said Monday.
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MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – A Zenit rocket launch with a Thuraya-3 communications satellite, part of the Sea Launch project, has been delayed due to poor weather until November 14, Russia's mission control spokesperson said Monday.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 09:18 GMT
BELGRADE, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Exit polls indicate that left-wing opposition leader Danilo Turk has won the second round of presidential elections in Slovenia with around 70% of the vote, defeating the former premier Lozje Peterle.
// Nov. 12, 2007 - 06:35 GMT