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  • US tries to rekindle Iran deal after miscues

    Date: 2013-11-17 17:01:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:392223

    WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) – A series of miscalculations by the Obama administration and world powers were behind a failure to complete a first-stage agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program this weekend despite days of rising expectations of a deal, ....

  • Libyan people's aspirations to be achieved - German FM

    Date: 2013-11-17 14:16:45 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:87 - ID:391770

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle stressed the importance of achieving the aspirations of the Libyan revolution as well as protecting peaceful demonstrators there, a statement issued by the German embassy information ....

  • Over 30 die in Vietnam flash floods

    Date: 2013-11-17 13:35:30 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:65 - ID:391791

    HANOI, Nov 17 (MENA) – Thirty-four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gone missing after Vietnam’s central region was hit by the most destructive flooding in over a decade, Press TV reported. Heavy rain from a new tropical depression ....

  • William Hague ends visit to Sri Lanka

    Date: 2013-11-17 13:17:20 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:57 - ID:391856

    COLOMBO, Nov 17 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who is in Sri Lanka to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM), ended on Sunday his visit where he met with the members of Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, Tamil ....

  • Kerry deeply concerned about Violence in Libyan Capital

    Date: 2013-11-17 05:57:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:390824

    WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed deep concerns about ongoing violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the US State Department reported. "We are deeply concerned by the death and injury of many Libyans in ....

  • Italy split spells setback for Berlusconi

    Date: 2013-11-16 23:01:34 GMT - Italy - World - SN:112 - ID:390788

    ROME, Nov 16 (MENA) - The centre-right faction of Silvio Berlusconi has split, dealing another political setback to the former Italian prime minister, the BBC News reported on Saturday. Angelino Alfano, the deputy prime minister, said he and ....

  • US Administration dismissed Israeli intel on Iran’s nuke program as ‘misleading’

    Date: 2013-11-16 22:57:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:390789

    WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The administration of US President Barack Obama has rejected Israel’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and readiness to reduce its program, World Tribune reported on Saturday. Officials said the US intelligence ....

  • Stiffer sanctions could torpedo nuclear deal -- Paper

    Date: 2013-11-16 22:52:32 GMT - Germany - World - SN:110 - ID:390792

    BERLIN, Nov 16 (MENA) - US Senators believe Iran's nuclear activities can only be halted by ratcheting up the pressure. But Secretary of State John Kerry fears this hawkish stance will scuttle talks between world powers and Iran, the Der Spiegel of ....

  • Madonna, actress Cotillard show support for jailed Greenpeace activists

    Date: 2013-11-16 21:28:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:106 - ID:390732

    MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) – US pop star Madonna and Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard have called for the release of Greenpeace activists and journalists jailed in Russia after an abortive protest against oil drilling in the Arctic Sea, Ria ....

  • 22 dead in central Vietnamese flooding

    Date: 2013-11-16 20:12:55 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:98 - ID:390725

    HANOI, Nov 16 (MENA) - At least 22 people have been killed in floods in central Vietnam, with three more reported missing, The Voice of Russia reported Saturday. The flooding was brought on by two days of heavy rain. "I have never seen such a ....

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