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Main news of November 13

23:59 13/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russia plans to end talks on WTO accession in 2010 - Medvedev
21:54 13/11/2009
Russia intends to complete all talks on its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2010, the Russian president said.
Washington, Tokyo at odds on military base closures
20:35 13/11/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama are still at odds on a U.S. marine base on Okinawa. Obama arrived in Tokyo on Friday to kick off his Asian tour.
Medvedev to visit Sweden, attend EU-Russia summit next week
17:44 13/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on November 17-18 to discuss energy security and a new cooperation pact, a Kremlin aide said on Friday.
Medvedev to discuss economic reform at Asia-Pacific summit
16:32 13/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Singapore on Saturday for a two-day economic summit of Pacific Rim countries focusing on post-crisis development and stronger regional ties.
Iran urges Russia to deliver overdue missiles
16:28 13/11/2009
A top Iranian military official on Friday urged Russia to honor its bilateral military contract and deliver the promised S-300 surface-to-air missiles, the Mehr news agency reported.
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teenager
16:26 13/11/2009
Israeli soldiers have killed a Palestinian teenager and arrested three others on Friday at a Gaza Strip crossing, ambulance medics have reported.
Medvedev, Obama to discuss arms cuts, N.Korea, Iran Sunday
16:07 13/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama will on Sunday discuss a new arms reduction deal and the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, a Russian presidential aide said on Friday.
Russia urges EU to help prevent gas interruptions via Ukraine
15:50 13/11/2009
Russia has called on the European Union to take measures, including financial, to prevent problems arising in Russian natural gas transit via Ukraine to Europe, Moscow's EU envoy said on Friday.
Chinese leader speaks out against trade, investment protectionism
13:12 13/11/2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao urged on Friday free trade and investment liberalization, and also urged Asian Pacific business and political leaders to oppose protectionism.
Tajikistan rolls out 10 projects under $3 bln Chinese loan
12:43 13/11/2009
Tajikistan presented on Friday 10 business projects to China, worth a total of $3 billion, a government official said.
Germany posts 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in Q3
11:22 13/11/2009
German gross domestic product grew 0.7% quarter-on-quarter in July-September 2009, the country's federal statistics body Destatis said on Friday.
Suicide bombing near U.S. base in Afghanistan kills 2
11:07 13/11/2009
A suicide bombing near a U.S. military base on the outskirts of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people on Friday, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
U.S. extends Iran sanctions for another year
10:48 13/11/2009
President Obama has renewed U.S. economic sanctions against Iran for another year, the White House has said.
Pakistani intelligence agency blast death toll rises to 10
09:55 13/11/2009
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar on Friday has risen to 10, with over 30 injured, national media reported.
Russia to deliver last of six Su fighters to Indonesia in 2010
09:37 13/11/2009
Russia will deliver the last of six contracted Su fighter jets to Indonesia in 2010, a Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Co-Operation deputy director said on Friday.
Indian transsexuals to register as 'other' on electoral rolls
09:27 13/11/2009
Indian citizens who consider themselves neither men, nor women, will be allowed to vote in elections as representatives of a third sex, the Times of India said on Friday.
British 'spiderman' detained in Brazilian airport
08:31 13/11/2009
A Briton trying to smuggle out 1,000 live spiders in his luggage was detained in Rio de Janeiro airport, Brazilian police said.
Heavy snow claims over 30 lives in north China
08:19 13/11/2009
At least 36 people have died in north China during heavy snow, China's Sina news service reported on Friday.
Barack Obama to visit Japan on November 13-14
07:23 13/11/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama will pay a two-day visit to Japan on Friday in order to discuss bilateral relations with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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