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EU Parliament, Mercosur blast US spying

Thu Oct 31, 2013 09:35:07

Members of the European Parliament and the South American trade bloc Mercosur have condemned the United States for widespread spying on European and American nations.

Poland asks EU to hide CIA secret prison case

Thu Oct 31, 2013 09:22:24

Poland has asked the European Court of Human Rights to bar media and public presence during an upcoming hearing on Poland’s complicity with the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” program that delivered alleged terror suspects to secret prisons around the world.

UN censures Israel on settlement construction

Thu Oct 31, 2013 08:32:57

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has blasted an Israeli announcement to advance settlement construction in the West Bank and east al-Quds.

Obama disapproval rating hits all-time high

Thu Oct 31, 2013 08:25:25

President Obama had a few weeks respite from political criticism, as the public focused its anger on Republicans for driving the government shutdown. But while the GOP’s approval rating is at an all-time low, according to a new NBCNews/Wall Street Journal poll, so is Obama’s.

Suicide bombers hit Iraq security as attacks kill 35

Wed Oct 30, 2013 22:00:44

Three suicide bombings have killed 14 Iraqi security force members, officials say, the deadliest in a series of attacks that left 35 people dead in two days.

Syria President holds talks with UN-AL envoy

Wed Oct 30, 2013 20:21:18

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held talks with the UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, on the third day of his visit to the country.

Iran Majlis Speaker meets with Chinese President

Wed Oct 30, 2013 19:30:17

Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, who is on a 4-day official visit to China, has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Thieves mistaken for nuclear saboteurs in Iran: minister

Wed Oct 30, 2013 18:52:59

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says four people recently arrested on suspicion of nuclear sabotage have proven to be simply scrap iron thieves.

Bahrain forces raid opposition al-Wefaq headquarters

Wed Oct 30, 2013 17:26:02

Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have raided the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party, al-Wefaq, in the capital, Manama.

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif leaves for South Africa

Wed Oct 30, 2013 16:52:58

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left Tehran for South Africa on his first official visit to the African continent as foreign minister.

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