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Turkey: Syria ready to resume peace talks with Israel

"Syria has said it is ready to resume talks where they were left off," Gul told a news conference. "However, we have not heard from the Israeli side. …
Reuters

Somali rebels seize town bordering Ethiopia

The northern town of Elberde has recently been used as a base for newly trained government forces from regions in southern Somalia. "The Mujahideen …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ex-U.S. Interior Secretary Walter Hickel dies at 90

The two-time Alaska governor died Friday of natural causes at an Anchorage assisted living facility, said longtime Hickel assistant Malcolm …
Interns

Thousands in Moldova rally demanding religion at school

As they marched through Moldova’s capital Chisinau, many said religion remained a key part of the country’s identity. "We want to bring religion back …
Reuters

New poll shows most Greeks support EU/IMF deal

The ALCO poll for the Sunday newspaper Proto Thema asked 1,000 Greeks: "Are you in favour of the EU/IMF programme that aims to save the country, or of …
Reuters

Brazilian police bust drug operation linked to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombial

Among those arrested is Jose Samuel Sanchez, a Colombian man who police say is a member of the finance and logistics committee of the Revolutionary …
Reuters

UK parties to meet on May 9 to discuss government’s deal

The centre-right Conservatives won most parliamentary seats in Thursday’s election but fell short of a majority and are seeking the support of the …
Reuters

Tihipko wants to adjust administrative service procedures to carry out economic reforms

In doing so it is necessary to draft a law on provision of administrative services and to introduce state regulation of service fee, the vice prime …
Ukrainian News

Iran hangs six drug traffickers

Murder, adultery, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and apostasy are all punishable by death under Iranian Sharia law practised since the 1979 …
Reuters

Frail North Korean leader makes scaled-down China visit

Kim, who almost never travels abroad, had clearly lost weight and hair and appeared to show signs of a stroke reportedly suffered in 2008. His left …
Interns

Pakistan tests two nuclear-capable missiles

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and senior military officials watched the test-firing of the Ghaznavi ballistic missile, which can travel up to 300 …
Reuters

Belgian bishops nix U.S. sex norms but vow action

Brussels Archbishop Andre Leonard said the context in which the U.S. norms were created — amid a major scandal in 2002 — required a much tougher …
Interns

Nokia lodges another complaint against Apple

The latest complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wisconsin, follows other lawsuits by Nokia claiming that a broad swath of Apple …
Interns

Sexual abuse charge against German bishop

The daily Augsburger Allgemeine reported that Ingolstadt prosecutors had launched the preliminary investigation into Mixa over a charge of sexual …
Interns

Four Thai police wounded in blasts near Bangkok business area

Police officials told Reuters they suspected the loud blasts, near Bangkok’s heavily guarded Silom road area and close to an encampment of …
Reuters

Bosnian Serb war criminal assaulted in UK prison

An official at Britain’s Justice Ministry told The Associated Press that Radislav Krstic was hospitalized after an attack by three fellow inmates at …
Interns

U.S. regulators to examine blowout preventers

Deputy Director Walter Cruickshank of the Minerals Management Service said during an Associated Press interview Friday that his agency had been …
Interns

Update: U.N. on target for Iran sanctions by mid-June

Brazil’s foreign minister told Reuters on Friday that Brazil was working with Iran to find a solution to the stand off over its nuclear programme, a …
Reuters
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