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Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies
The United Kingdom and Iran will restore some bilateral diplomatic relations, with each country appointing non-resident Chargé d\'affaires to work towards mending ...Libya summons US ambassador for clarification of Al-Qaeda capture
The Libyan government has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Tripoli to seek clarification about the capture of a Libyan citizen, who is ...Myanmar pardons 56 political prisoners
Myanmar\'s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government\'s reforms ahead of a regional summit as ...Typhoon Fitow leaves 6 dead in China
Six people were killed, and 4 others missing as Typhoon Fitow hit east China\'s Zhejiang Province, affecting more than three million people.Egyptian violence spreads as security forces hit by attacks
At least nine soldiers were killed and 50 injured in incidents Monday in Cairo, the southern Sinai and north of Ismailia, Egyptian ...Two Americans, German win Nobel medicine prize
Two Americans and a German won the 2013 Nobel medicine prize on Monday for their work on how hormones and enzymes are ...Pakistani Taliban vow to attack Malala Yousafzai again
The Pakistani Taiban has vowed to attack 16-year-old dissenter Malala Yousafzai again if they get the chance.Greece forecasts it will emerge from recession in 2014
Greece will emerge from a long recession next year with the economy growing by 0.6 percent, the draft budget presented by the ...Powerful Typhoon Fitow hits eastern China
Typhoon Fitow hit China\'s east coast with winds up to 151 kilometers per hour killing at least two people early on Monday ...Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on primary school in Iraq
A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into the playground of a primary school in northern Iraq and blew himself ...




