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Netanyahu, Obama look to move past Iran deal rowAFP, Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama meet Monday to put aside...
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Ties with Iran at crucial stage, says EU official
AFP, Tehran :Relations between Iran and the European Union are at a “determining stage” after Tehran’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July, European...
Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order
AFP, Simi Valley :US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Saturday warned that land reclamation efforts and a military buildup in the South China Sea could...
Hundreds of migrants rescued off eastern Greek islands
AP, Athens :Authorities rescued several hundred migrants from the Aegean Sea off eastern Greek islands in relatively calm waters on Saturday, also reporting the death...
Myanmar President votes in `military rule country`
AP, Naypyitaw :President Thein Sein, the archrival of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, voted Sunday in Myanmar’s grandiose capital, built from scratch by the...
UK to lay cards on the table over EU referendum
AFP, London :After months without a breakthrough, David Cameron will finally give more details on Tuesday of what reforms he wants for Britain to stay...
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Sisi, Putin agree to bolster aviation securityAFP, Cairo Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed with President Vladimir Putin to bolster coordination to secure Russian flights...
China and Taiwan leaders make history in Singapore
Agencies, Singapore :Leaders of political rivals Taiwan and China have met for the first time in more than 60 years for talks that come amid...
Myanmar president says military will respect poll results
AP, Yangon :Myanmar’s president says his government and the military, which gave up power only five years ago, will respect the results of Sunday’s elections...
Russian plane black boxes point to `attack`, Putin halts flights
AFP, Paris :An analysis of black boxes from the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt point to a bomb attack, sources close to the probe...
People of Berlin inspired the world: Obama
PTI, Washington :Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall some 26 years ago, US President Barack Obama has said the people of Berlin inspired the...
Germany says no plans to limit Syrians` asylum rights
AFP, Berlin :The German government assured Friday there had been no changes to its refugee policy for Syrians, after the interior minister said they would...