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Netanyahu absent from meeting

[2014-06-10 07:30]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the key Israeli decision-maker, did not attend Sunday's prayer meeting at the Vatican and he refuses to deal with the Palestinian unity government, backed by Hamas Islamists, that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in last Monday.

Iran, US set to deliberate on nuclear issue

[2014-06-10 07:30]

Representatives from Iran and the United States were poised to meet in Geneva on Monday for their first full-scale official talks in decades aimed at bridging the gaps in negotiations for a deal on Teheran's disputed nuclear program.

Russia warns against military buildup by NATO

[2014-06-10 07:30]

Russia would consider any further expansion of NATO forces near its borders a "demonstration of hostile intentions" and would take political and military measures to ensure its own security, a senior diplomat was quoted as saying on Monday.

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[2014-06-10 07:30]

Militants launch wave of onslaughts across Iraq

[2014-06-09 07:31]

Baghdad bombings kill over 60 as security forces battle insurgents

'Black economy' could give boost to struggling EU

[2014-06-09 07:31]

Europe's governments are turning their attention to prostitution, drugs and contraband as possible ways of boosting their economic growth profiles, as they struggle to put their debt crises behind them.

Japan fails to report 640 kg of unused plutonium to IAEA

[2014-06-09 07:31]

The Japanese government has not declared about 640 kg of unused plutonium in its annual report for the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2012 and 2013, an amount large enough to make 80 nuclear bombs, local media reported on Saturday.

Rousseff slams 'campaign' against World Cup in Brazil

[2014-06-09 07:31]

President Dilma Rousseff has denounced what she called a "systematic campaign" against the World Cup and her center-left government, as a strike by subway workers continues in Brazil's biggest city.

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[2014-06-09 07:31]

Singing nun soars above rest in Voice of Italy show

[2014-06-07 07:20]

A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy televised talent contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics.

Pizza, cable TV at Afghan base give US troops room to breathe

[2014-06-07 07:20]

At this sprawling US military base in the middle of the Afghan desert, sometimes it's difficult to tell if there's a war going on.

Thai anti-coup leader arrested

[2014-06-07 07:20]

Military tracked down activist who organized illegal flash-mob rallies

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