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Next 20 years: Cancer deaths will rise to 14.6 million

Tue Feb 4, 2014 17:27:11

Scientists at the World Health Organization have called for immediate action to combat a ‘tidal wave of cancer’ that will sweep the globe in the next 20 years.

Russian aid aircrafts land in Syria’s Latakia

Tue Feb 4, 2014 17:07:34

Two Russian aid aircrafts have landed in Syria’s port city of Latakia carrying humanitarian supplies for the Syrian people who are not only suffering from a deadly foreign-charged war but also US-led sanctions on economic trades including food products.

US ‘proposes’ to include Iran in separate Syria talks

Tue Feb 4, 2014 16:21:31

US has reportedly offered to form a negotiating group with Iran presence for discussing the crisis in Syria, parallel with the Geneva II conference.

Zarif: Sanctions didn’t help solve nuclear dispute

Tue Feb 4, 2014 15:43:49

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US sanctions against Iran were illegal and did not help ending a dispute over Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program.

UAE angered by Qaradawi ‘insults’, summons Qatar envoy

Tue Feb 4, 2014 13:36:51

The United Arab Emirates has summoned Qatar's ambassador to formally protest against criticism of the Persian Gulf country by a prominent religious leader who has lived in Qatar for decades, the UAE's official news agency has said.

SNC chief in Moscow: Syria gov’t will attend next Geneva talks

Tue Feb 4, 2014 13:11:38

The Syrian government will attend the next round of peace talks with the opposition, set to begin on February 10 in Geneva, according to Russia's top foreign official.

Gunmen attack military bus in Yemen, two killed

Tue Feb 4, 2014 12:50:08

Gunmen has raked a military bus with gunfire in Yemen's capital Sana’a moments before it was hit by a bomb, leaving two soldiers dead and 12 wounded, witnesses and an official say.

In picture: World's most impressive paper Boeing 777

Tue Feb 4, 2014 11:25:57

Luca Iaconi-Stewart, an American citizen, has spent the past five years -- around 10,000 man hours -- making a minutely detailed, 1:60 scale replica of an Air India Boeing 777 out of manila folders.

Israeli officer killed by friendly fire near Gaza border

Tue Feb 4, 2014 10:48:36

An Israeli officer has been killed by a friendly fire during an operation near the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Kerry: Obama Syria policy is collapsing, al-Qaeda poses a threat to US

Tue Feb 4, 2014 09:55:54

Two prominent Republican senators say that US Secretary of State John Kerry told them – along with 13 other members of a bipartisan congressional delegation – that President Barack Obama’s administration is in need of a new and more assertive policy on Syria.

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