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Iran arrests former vice president under Ahmadinejad
Iranian authorities on Monday arrested a former vice president who served under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in the second such detention of a senior ...Seven Ukraine troops die in mine blast, endangering truce
At least seven Ukranian soldiers died on Monday when their truck hit a mine not far from a town where a recent ...Russia orders quicker build-up of military facilities in Kurile Islands
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday ordered the speeding up of construction of military and civilian infrastructure on a chain of ...Turkey votes in parliamentary polls
Turks began voting on Sunday in the closest parliamentary election in more than a decade, one that could pave the way for ...Hosts Canada, Holland open World Cup with wins
Christine Sinclair\'s controversial late penalty got hosts Canada off to a winning start at the Women\'s World Cup on Saturday with a ...Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket attack
Israeli aircraft struck the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled territory that hit southern ...Greece and Ukraine to overshadow G7 summit
Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations meet on Sunday in the Bavarian Alps for a summit overshadowed by Greece\'s ...Luxembourg referendum rejects giving foreign nationals the vote
Voters in Luxembourg overwhelmingly ruled out in a referendum on Sunday giving the vote to foreign nationals who make up almost half ...G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and the United States hammered home a tough line on Russia Sunday as they kicked off a G7 ...Wawrinka wins French Open crown
Stan Wawrinka won the French Open by beating No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the final Sunday, thwarting Djokovic\'s ...




