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China lauds Iran goodwill in settling nuclear issue

Sun Oct 13, 2013 09:13:40

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi has praised Iran’s goodwill and constructive approach and continued cooperation towards the settlement of the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

Car bomb kills 14 in Iraqi city of Samarra

Sat Oct 12, 2013 23:05:00

At least 14 people have been killed and 31 others wounded when a car bomb exploded in a busy street lined with shops in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police and medics say.

Protesters in southern Yemen call for independence

Sat Oct 12, 2013 22:04:43

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in southern Yemen to renew calls for the establishment of an independent state.

Anti-government protesters beaten, arrested in Baku

Sat Oct 12, 2013 21:40:39

Anti-government protesters have been beaten and detained by police in the Azerbaijani capital Baku.

Iran rejects Azerbaijan spying charge against national

Sat Oct 12, 2013 21:00:33

Iran’s embassy in Azerbaijan has dismissed as unfounded an Azeri court’s espionage accusations against an Iranian national.

Syria army retakes 40 villages, opens Hama-Aleppo road

Sat Oct 12, 2013 20:04:09

Syrian army forces inflicting heavy losses on the foreign-backed terrorists have regained the full control of about 40 villages and opened Hama-Aleppo road.

Qatari militant participates in making bombs in Syria: video

Sat Oct 12, 2013 19:35:49

A video posted on social media shows a Qatari militant participating in making explosive devices in the vicinity of Deir el-Zour airport, east of Syria.

Senior commander of Pak Taliban captured in Afghanistan

Sat Oct 12, 2013 18:51:17

Senior Pakistani Taliban commander Latif Mehsud has been arrested in a military operation in Afghanistan, the Pentagon and Afghan sources say.

Child killed as mortars hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria

Sat Oct 12, 2013 17:29:53

At least one person has been killed as two mortar rounds slammed into Syria's capital near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, a state media reports.

Arafat poisoned to death: Lancet medical journal

Sat Oct 12, 2013 16:59:34

A report by one of the world’s leading medical journals has supported earlier findings that Yasser Arafat, the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was poisoned to death nearly a decade ago.

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