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FARC holding Colombia general, talks hang in balance

Colombia's defence minister has flown over the Choco region where FARC guerrillas kidnapped a general, causing the government to suspend peace talks aimed at ending the country's 50-year-old conflict. Duration: 00:35 Nov 20, 2014
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Kenyan police seize weapons in fresh mosque raids

Kenyan security forces on Wednesday carried out fresh raids on mosques in the port city of Mombasa searching for weapons and supporters of Somalia's Shebab militants, police said. Duration: 00:48 Nov 19, 2014
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Iraq transfers $500 million to Kurds in budget deal

The Iraqi government transferred $500 million to the autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday as part of a deal aimed at ending long-running oil and budget disputes, the finance minister said. Duration: 00:49 Nov 19, 2014
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UN's second conference on nutrition begins in Rome

Political leaders from around the world gathered in Rome on Wednesday for a three-day UN conference on malnutrition aimed at tackling a global scourge which afflicts poor and rich alike. Duration: 01:09 Nov 19, 2014
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Refugees fleeing Boko Haram flood Cameroon camp

Everyday hundreds of Nigerians cross the border into Cameroon on motorbikes, donkeys or even on foot, and all are looking for safe haven from the Islamist militants of Boko Haram. Duration: 02:08 Nov 19, 2014
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Israel destroys Jerusalem home of Palestinian car killer

Israeli forces on Wednesday destroyed the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian Abdelrahman Shaludi who killed two Israelis with his car last month as the government speeded up the application of a controversial demolition policy. Duration: 00:55 Nov 19, 2014
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Suu Kyi party admits cannot win fight to change constitution

Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party admits it cannot win its fight to change a constitution that bars her from Myanmar's presidency, following a parliamentary decision to postpone amendments until after 2015 elections. Duration: 00:37 Nov 19, 2014
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Villagers offer food to police, media personnel outside fortified hermitage of Rampal

Hisar, Nov 19 (ANI): Residents of Hisar in Haryana offered food to police and media personnel positioned outside the fortified hermitage of self-styled godman Rampal, who is wanted on murder charges, on Wednesday. Residents said that after seeing the situation where police and media persons have been injured, they decided to offer help. Media persons were attacked by police during clashes with the Rampal's supporters on Tuesday (November 18). The incident occurred after followers of Rampal opened fire at police personnel standing on guard outside the hermitage, thus forcing police to resort to baton charge and firing, leaving many injured and two police personnel getting shot. Nov 19, 2014
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Cricketers participate in govt's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan'

Ghaziabad/ New Delhi/ Rajkot, Nov 19 (ANI): Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Sikhar Dhawan participated in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' on Wednesday. Raina wielded the broom in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh with residents and children. Meanwhile Dhawan took up the broom in New Delhi and said that cleanliness was extremely important and people's thinking should change. Meanwhile, speaking at an event, Bollywood singer, Shaan said that the best part about this campaign was that people could work together. Nov 19, 2014
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