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Iran Denies Report on Secret Nuclear Talks With US 21 Oct 2012 | 06:27 pm
Iran on Sunday denied a New York Times report that it was engaged in direct bilateral talks with the United States over its disputed nuclear programme....
Russian Troops Kill 49 Militants in Massive Sweep 21 Oct 2012 | 06:26 pm
Russian troops on Sunday reported killing 49 militants in a massive security sweep that followed angry comments from President Vladimir Putin about raging violence in the troubled North Caucasus....
Tycoon’s Bloc Takes Control of New Georgia Parliament 21 Oct 2012 | 06:26 pm
Georgian tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili’s coalition took control of parliament on Sunday after its shock election win this month as the legislature convened in a controversial new building in a provincial...
Egypt ‘Freezes Assets’ of Ex-PM Shafiq 21 Oct 2012 | 06:25 pm
Egypt’s justice ministry on Sunday ordered the freezing of assets of Mubarak-era premier Ahmed Shafiq, who faces trial for alleged corruption, state media reported....
Argentina Readies Evacuation of Ship Crew Stranded in Ghana 21 Oct 2012 | 06:25 pm
Argentina prepared on Sunday to evacuate more than 300 crew members from a ship stranded in the West African nation of Ghana since a court ordered its seizure nearly three weeks ago over a debt disput...
US, Israeli Troops Start Major Joint Missile Drill 21 Oct 2012 | 05:27 pm
Israeli and US troops were on Sunday beginning a vast missile defence exercise called Austere Challenge 12, in what was hailed as their largest-ever joint military operation, officials said....
France Says Syria Probably Involved in Beirut Bombing 21 Oct 2012 | 05:27 pm
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday that Syria was probably involved in a Beirut car bombing that killed a top anti-Damascus security official....
Bahrain Court Cuts Jail Terms of Two Shiite Teachers 21 Oct 2012 | 05:27 pm
Bahrain’s appeals court on Sunday cut the jail terms of two Shiite leading members of the teacher’s union, charged with calling to topple the Sunni monarchy during last year’s protests, lawyers said.....
Spain’s Leader Faces Votes in Two Crisis-Hit Regions 21 Oct 2012 | 05:26 pm
Spaniards battling a deep recession voted Sunday in two snap regional elections that could deal a blow to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy....
More Than 100 German Far-Right Suspects at Large 21 Oct 2012 | 05:26 pm
The German government estimates that more than 100 rightwing extremists who have been charged with crimes are still at large, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich told a Sunday newspaper....
