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  • Car explodes in Israel near Defense Ministry

    Car explodes in Israel near Defense Ministry

    Date: 2013-11-07 17:44:38 GMT - Israel - International - SN:41 - ID:375581

    Israeli authorities are examining a preliminary report of an explosion in a car in Dafna Street in Tel Aviv, near the Defense Ministry, Ynetnews reported Thursday. No casualties have been reported. ....

  • Iran, 6 other countries set to start nuclear talks

    Iran, 6 other countries set to start nuclear talks

    Date: 2013-11-07 11:35:44 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:19 - ID:374843

    Iran and six major world powers are set to start shortly a new round of talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program in Geneva, Switzerland, Press TV reported. The negotiations will take place on November 7 and 8 in the Swiss city.The ....

  • Tajik President Rakhmon re-elected

    Tajik President Rakhmon re-elected

    Date: 2013-11-07 07:29:18 GMT - Tajikistan - International - SN:2 - ID:374291

    Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon has won another seven-year term in office, the BBC quoted electoral officials as saying Thursday. They said he secured 83.6% of the vote in Wednesday's elections. Turnout was nearly 87%. The president ....

  • Israeli prosecutor comes under fire after Liberman acquital

    Israeli prosecutor comes under fire after Liberman acquital

    Date: 2013-11-06 17:06:25 GMT - Israel - International - SN:57 - ID:373823

    Reactions to the unanimous acquittal of former Israeli foreign minister MK Avigdor Liberman on corruption charges were split across party lines Wednesday morning, though much of the ire was directed against the prosecutor after the second ....

  • US considers Israeli settlements 'illegal' - Kerry

    US considers Israeli settlements 'illegal' - Kerry

    Date: 2013-11-06 16:52:48 GMT - palestine - International - SN:56 - ID:373794

    US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that his country refuses the Israeli settlement building, describing the settlements as 'illegal'. According to the Palestinian news agency, Kerry underlined after meeting with President Mahmoud ....

  • Presidency : Erdogan's statements drive Egypt into a path it has sought to avoid

    Presidency : Erdogan's statements drive Egypt into a path it has sought to avoid

    Date: 2013-11-06 15:59:59 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:53 - ID:373673

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan's narrow partisan vision is pushing Egypt and Egyptian-Turkish relations into a path that Egypt has been seeking to avoid out of keenness on the historical bonds between their peoples, presidential ....

  • Lieberman unanimously acquitted of corruption charges

    Lieberman unanimously acquitted of corruption charges

    Date: 2013-11-06 09:59:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:372617

    The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court acquitted former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of fraud charges on Wednesday, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported. Lieberman was charged with one count of fraud and breach of trust. The case revolves around ....

  • Nigeria's president says it won't withdraw from International Criminal Court

    Nigeria's president says it won't withdraw from International Criminal Court

    Date: 2013-11-06 08:26:39 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:22 - ID:372602

    Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Nigeria will not withdraw from the International Criminal Court, but it wants reforms including the deferment of cases against sitting heads of state. During a meeting with ICC President Sang-hyun Song on ....

  • Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one

    Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one

    Date: 2013-11-06 08:21:52 GMT - China - International - SN:21 - ID:372594

    A series of small blasts have killed at least one person outside a provincial office of the ruling Communist Party in northern China, the BBC reported quoting state media report. The blasts in Taiyuan in Shanxi province appeared to have been ....

  • US State Department says discussions ongoing to set date for Geneva II conf.

    US State Department says discussions ongoing to set date for Geneva II conf.

    Date: 2013-11-06 08:15:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:372553

    US State Department said on Tuesday that the discussions are still ongoing to set the optimum date for Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis. Marie Harf, Deputy Spokeswoman for the US State Department stressed that the talks is still going ....

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