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Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria
17 Apr 2013
President Bashar al-Assad warned Western states on Wednesday that they will pay a heavy price at home for their alleged support of Islamists in the Syrian conflict and said defeat of his regime was not an option.
Assad, whose regime...
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Only two years left for Mideast deal, Kerry warns
17 Apr 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry again warned Wednesday that time was slipping away to reach a Middle East peace deal, but for the first time said there may only be a year or two left.
Appearing before US lawmakers for the first time...
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Iran reports one killed, dozens hurt in quake
17 Apr 2013
A huge earthquake that struck Iran's rural southeast region killed one woman and injured more than two dozen other people, media reports Wednesday cited officials as saying.
"A woman was killed by a mountain landslide following...
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WHO says no poultry contact in some China bird flu cases
17 Apr 2013
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird flu in China have had no history of contact with poultry, adding to the mystery about the virus that has killed 16...
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Britain stages grand funeral for 'Iron Lady' Thatcher
17 Apr 2013
London stages its biggest political funeral in almost half a century on Wednesday when Britain's governing elite join the Queen and global leaders to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, known as the "Iron Lady...
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New jail term for deposed President Ben Ali
16 Apr 2013
Tunisia's deposed President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was given a five-year jail term in absentia and fined 3.5 million euros for corruption, adding to the two life sentences he has already received, judicial sources said on Tuesday....
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Tunisia football fans clash again with police
16 Apr 2013
Clashes broke out for the second day on Tuesday between police and angry supporters of a top Tunisian football club in the town of Bizertin after it was controversially eliminated from the league.
Police used tear gas to disperse...
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Major earthquake rocks Iran, Gulf and India
16 Apr 2013
A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday and tremors were felt in India and Gulf states.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 5.44 am ET at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (9.4 miles). The...
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Syria's Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied
16 Apr 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cut prisoners' sentences on Tuesday to mark a national holiday but activists said it was a meaningless gesture without the release of thousands of political detainees believed to be held in his jails....
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Two explosions near finish line of Boston Marathon: witnesses
15 Apr 2013
Two explosions struck the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, witnesses said, injuring an unknown number of people on what is ordinarily a festive day in the city. Sources say at least two were killed and 23...
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