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Nation remembers martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, political leaders on Friday paid homage to those who had lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament House terrorist attack. Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley and several other leaders offered floral tributes to the martyrs at a solemn ceremony in New Delhi. It was on this day in 2001, heavily armed-terrorists infiltrated the Parliament House and began firing their weapons during the time of Parliament session. Eleven persons including five policemen were killed during the attack. Dec 13, 2013
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Pakistans Punjab CM urges India to resolve outstanding issues

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif urged India to resolve outstanding issues such as Sir Creek, Kashmir, Siachen and Water. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s brother, Shahbaz Sharif who is in New Delhi, asked his nuclear-armed neighbours to be partners in progress and prosperity and to shun animosity. He said that the Pakistani Prime Minister wanted to promote peace, trade and employment between the two countries. Dec 13, 2013
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Kerry raises doubts if Iran ready for final deal

Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday raised doubts if Iran was truly prepared to conclude a final deal with western powers on dismantling its nuclear program, but urged US lawmakers not to impose new sanctions. Duration: 00:40 Dec 11, 2013
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Bikers and veterans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Bikers and veterans from Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK), the former armed wing of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), pay tribute outside Nelson Mandela's house following his death. Dec 8, 2013
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Colombia tries to identify 5.000 children killed in violence

Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine seeks to restore the identity of 5,000 children who died in the last decades, many of them due to the country’s armed conflict, and were buried as unidentified victims in unmarked graves. Duration: 0:57 Dec 6, 2013
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