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Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
March 30, 2015
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as…
Second blogger hacked to death this year in Bangladesh
March 30, 2015
Second blogger hacked to death this year in Bangladesh
A blogger was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, the second attack in…
Oil prices drop on weak demand, potential Iran deal
March 30, 2015
Oil prices drop on weak demand, potential Iran deal
Oil prices fell on Monday as traders focused on whether Iran and six world powers would reach a deal that could add…
Cameron to meet queen, formally call knife-edge election
March 30, 2015
Cameron to meet queen, formally call knife-edge election
Campaigning in Britain's closest national election in decades will start on Monday after Queen Elizabeth dissolves parliament at Prime Minister…
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin
March 30, 2015
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin
A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
March 29, 2015
Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack
Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express…
Yemen says Saudi-led campaign stopped Iran flights supplying Houthis
March 29, 2015
Yemen says Saudi-led campaign stopped Iran flights supplying Houthis
The Saudi-led campaign targeting Houthis prevented at least two daily flights coming from Iran that were providing military equipment for…
Official: More than 70 German women have travelled to Syria, Iraq
March 29, 2015
Official: More than 70 German women have travelled to Syria, Iraq
More than 70 German women have made their way to ISIS-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, according to the Federal…
Netanyahu: Expected Iranian nuclear deal worse than Israel feared
March 29, 2015
Netanyahu: Expected Iranian nuclear deal worse than Israel feared
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday the framework Iranian nuclear agreement being sought by international negotiators, saying it…
China central bank governor calls for vigilance on deflation
March 29, 2015
China central bank governor calls for vigilance on deflation
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned on Sunday that the country needs to be vigilant for signs of deflation…