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Netanyahu: Iran closer to nuclear 'red line'
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said that diplomacy has so far failed to deter Iran from pursuing its nuclear programme, warning it was getting closer to crossing a crucial "red line." "Iran enriches more and more uranium, it installs faster and faster centrifuges," and it is "running out the clock" on.. More -
China outlines plans ahead of power transfer
China's National People's Congress has opened in Beijing, the final stage of the country's once-in-a-decade leadership change, with top officials promising to fight corruption, address environmental issues and strengthen its military. In a speech laying out government plans, outgoing premier Wen Jiabao signaled that leaders would no longer emphasize.. More -
Britain's Hague calls Assad 'delusional'
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "delusional" and described him as a leader presiding over a "slaughter". Hague on Sunday said that he would announce this week more assistance to the Syrian opposition in the form of non-lethal equipment and refused to rule out the possibility.. More -
Egypt's army intervenes in Port Said clashes
Egypt's military has intervened in the coastal city of Port Said following violent clashes between thousands of protesters and police, which left at least one dead and hundreds injured. The interior ministry said one policeman was killed by gunfire, one soldier was shot and at least 10 members of the security forces were among those wounded during.. More -
Afghan children killed in latest NATO attack on civilians
In this latest incident, NATO forces shot dead two Afghan boys, ISAF admitted on Saturday. The shooting took place on Feb. 28 in the Shahid-e Hasas District of Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province. Agence France-Presse reports that the children were 7 and 8 years old and were tending cattle when Australian soldiers fired at them in a "'mistaken' retaliatory.. More -
Obama signs deep US budget cuts into effect
Barack Obama, the US president, has signed an order that starts putting into effect deep across-the-board budget cuts, after he and congressional leaders failed to find an alternative budget plan. Obama acted on Friday, the deadline for the president and Congress to avoid the deep, one-year cuts. The cuts, known as the "sequester," will.. More -
Iran nuclear talks end without breakthrough
World powers and Iran have ended their two-day meeting on the country's nuclear programme in the Kazakh city of Almaty without breakthrough, according to a Western official. Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday all sides agreed to meet in the same city on April 5-6 after first gathering their nuclear experts for consultations.. More -
French troops in 'very violent' Mali combat
France's defense minister has confirmed that French forces are engaged in heavy fighting in northern Mali, as suicide car bombing killed six government allies in the city of Kidal. The bomber carried out the attack on Tuesday evening at a checkpoint at an entrance to Kidal, Ag Alghabas Intalla, a leader of the Islamic Movement of Azawad, or MIA,.. More -
Egypt authorities suspend balloon flights
Egyptian authorities have suspended hot air balloon flights after 19 people died when a hot-air balloon crashed near Luxor in the country's south. Ezzat Saad, the governor of Luxor province, imposed an immediate ban on all hot-air balloon flights in the province as Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil ordered an investigation into the accident. The.. More -
Iran considers offer for sanctions relief
World powers have said that Iran is considering their new offer to lift some sanctions if Tehran scales back nuclear activity the West fears could be used to build bombs. The United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia presented the offer when their first meeting with Iran in eight months began in Almaty on Tuesday and the Islamic state.. More -
Fierce battles rage in Syria's Aleppo
Syrian rebels have battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. The fighting near the Umayyad Mosque in the walled Old City on Tuesday threatened to further damage the historic structure, part of which was burned during.. More -
Syrian opposition reverses boycott decision
The umbrella group for Syrian opposition parties has said it has reversed a decision to boycott a conference in Rome being held to help drum up financial and political support for the opposition. Walid al-Bunni, a spokesman for the Syrian National Coalition, said on Monday the move came after a phone call between the group's leader, Moaz al-Khatib,.. More -
S Korea inaugurates first female president
Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of South Korea's late military ruler, has been sworn in as the country's first female president. Monday's two-and-a-half hour inauguration ceremony will include a 21-gun salute and a performance by Korean rapper Psy, whose song "Gangnam Style" was the global hit of 2012. As leader of Asia's fourth-largest economy,.. More -
African leaders sign DR Congo peace deal
Leaders from Africa's Great Lakes regional nations have signed a new peace deal aimed at bringing stability to the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, witnessed the signing on Sunday at the African Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The presidents of the DRC, Angola, Burundi,.. More -
Palestinians say Israel 'tortured' detainee
The Palestinian government is alleging that a Palestinian man who died in Israeli custody was tortured to death, dismissing claims that his death was due to a heart attack. Arafat Jaradat's autopsy showed torture resulting from fractures in his body and bruises in his face, while his heart was in good condition, said Issa Qaraqaa, the minister in.. More
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