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Police cars stand next to a huge Christmas tree in downtown Liege, Belgium Tuesday Dec. Officials say an armed man who attacked people in a crowded square in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday had served time in jail for offenses involving guns, drugs and sexual abuse.They say he was on his way for police questioning when he launched the attack. Some people were killed and more than 70 people were wounded. La Libre Belgique newspaper reported that a 2-year-old girl was clinging to life.
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Where are world's deadliest major cities?
Tue 4 Dec 2012
New York City was violent-crime free for a day earlier this week, but where does the Big Apple rank in the world's deadliest major cities? • Get the data • More data journalism and data visualisations... (photo: AP / Timur Emek)
Old Town of Krems is a town of 24110 inhabitants in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Vienna.
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Vienna tops list of countries providing best quality of life in world
Tue 4 Dec 2012
Tweet Sydney, Dec. 4 (ANI): Austria's capital Vienna gives its residents the best quality of life of any city in the world and Baghdad is the worst, according to the latest global survey.... (photo: Creative Commons / Bauer Karl)
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, addresses the general debate of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, at UN Headquarters in New York. wnhires (js1)  Huffington Post  Fri 30 Nov 2012
What Palestinian Nonmember State Means At United Nations
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seen at a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.  Huffington Post  Thu 29 Nov 2012
Countries That Voted Against Palestine At UN Include United States, Israel And Canada
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Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood Swissinfo Wed 28 Nov 2012
Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood
By Stephanie Nebehay and Noah Browning GENEVA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - More European states joined France on Wednesday in backing a Palestinian bid for limited... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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UN nuclear agency reports being hacked CNBC Tue 27 Nov 2012
UN nuclear agency reports being hacked
VIENNA - The International Atomic Energy Agency has acknowledged that one of its servers has been hacked. The U.N. nuclear watchdog commented Tuesday after a previously... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium, on right) addresses the inauguration ceremony of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) in Vienna, Austria. Middle East Online Tue 27 Nov 2012
Ban urges renewed efforts for two-state solution
VIENNA - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Monday for renewed efforts to achieve a two-state solution in the Middle East following last week's ceasefire between Israel and... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Moscow Chief Rabbi backs Saudi king dialogue centre Middle East Online Tue 27 Nov 2012
Moscow Chief Rabbi backs Saudi king dialogue centre
VIENNA - Dialogue between religions is as necessary as ever in light of recent conflicts, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Monday to mark the opening in Vienna of a... (photo: UN)
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Saudi-backed religious center opens in Austria STL Today Mon 26 Nov 2012
Saudi-backed religious center opens in Austria
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to respect their cease-fire but said only mutual recognition of Israel's right to exist and an... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Secretary-General Attends Inauguration of King Abdullah Interreligious Centre United Nations Mon 26 Nov 2012
At intercultural centre, Ban highlights need for religious and political leaders to use their influence responsibly
Print 26 November 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the need for religious and political leaders to use their influence responsibly,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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New Vienna interfaith center opens with Saudi help Daily Press Mon 26 Nov 2012
New Vienna interfaith center opens with Saudi help
VIENNA (Reuters)- A Saudi-backed center to promote interfaith dialogue worldwide began work in Vienna on Monday by bringing hundreds of religious activists together to... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Belgium's Herman Van Rompuy who becomes the first EU president on Jan. 1, speaks during his meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. EU nations head into tough budget summit Herald Tribune
Greece Takes Aim at Tax Evasion Among Wealthy Greece Takes Aim at Tax Evasion Among Wealthy The New York Times
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (R) visits a UN-run school in central Gaza Strip refugee camp of Nusseirat on April 6, 2011. ( Ahmed Deeb/wn) Austria threatens to veto EU budget: reports CNBC
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French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during a press conference in Algiers, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. French president wants new era with Algeria The Guardian
Cars drive under a banner reading "Accepting together our common history" Wednesday, Dec.19, 2012 in Tlemcen, northwest Algeria. French President Francois Hollande is hoping for a clean start and an end to tensions with Algeria during a state visit to the country that was once the French empire's most-prized colony. The two-day state visit by the Socialist president, which begins Wednesday, comes as Algeria celebrates 50 years since its independence from France after a brutal seven-year war — and 130 years of colonial rule. Hollande will travel to Algiers and Tlemcen. French president hopes Algeria visit can bury enmities tied to colonial era, look to future Star Tribune
A U.S. flag is seen on an embassy car outside China's Ministry of Defense while U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met inside, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Top U.S. and Chinese military officials said Wednesday the countries will work together to avoid confrontations at sea that have sparked worries of a crisis in overall relations. The issue was at the center of their first high-level military talks in 18 months after a series of recent naval encounters - including a collision of a Chinese submarine and a U.S. sonar device - that have raised concerns about poor communication between the two sides. US spooks see Asia’s power rising Independent online (SA)
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