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North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
April 8, 2013
North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
North Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, after weeks of threats against the United…
Iron lady Margaret Thatcher dies
April 8, 2013
Iron lady Margaret Thatcher dies
Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who transformed Britain and inspired conservatives around the world by radically rolling back the state…
WikiLeaks to release more US diplomatic records
April 8, 2013
WikiLeaks to release more US diplomatic records
Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks was on Monday to publish more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s,…
Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war
April 7, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters recount falling in love during war
ALEPPO — While being a landscape of warfare and death for the last two years, love and romance has…
Attack on Iraq election campaign tent kills 22: police, medics
April 6, 2013
Attack on Iraq election campaign tent kills 22: police, medics
At least 22 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy election campaign tent in…
Thousands of Bangladesh Islamists rally against atheist bloggers
April 6, 2013
Thousands of Bangladesh Islamists rally against atheist bloggers
Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight "long march" to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution…
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
April 5, 2013
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope…
North Korea moves missiles, South Korean markets roiled
April 5, 2013
North Korea moves missiles, South Korean markets roiled
North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast…
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
April 4, 2013
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
Britain on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out the "grotesque" punishment of paralysis for a man whose alleged…
Iran’s Jalili vows stronger defense of nuclear policy
April 4, 2013
Iran’s Jalili vows stronger defense of nuclear policy
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili sounded a defiant note ahead of a new round of talks with world powers…