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Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as battle moves to Congress
US President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to defend a ground-breaking deal to curb Iran\'s nuclear program from a tide of criticism, saying ...Quake-hit Nepal asks other nations to lift travel advisories
Nepal\'s government is urging other countries to lift travel advisories that discourage their citizens from visiting the Himalayan nation following a devastating ...Greek parliament to vote on bailout terms
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras battled to win lawmakers\' approval on Wednesday for a bailout deal to keep Greece in the euro and ...US spacecraft survives close encounter with Pluto
An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto, beaming to scientists a message that it survived its historic encounter before sending back the ...Macedonian political leaders reach deal on solving crisis
Macedonia\'s main political leaders have reached a final agreement to resolve a protracted and severe political crisis that has roiled the small ...Afghan Taliban leader backs peace talks with Kabul officials
The reclusive Afghan Taliban leader has backed peace talks with the Kabul government, saying in a rare message distributed to media Wednesday ...World leaders hail Iran nuclear deal
World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama envisioning a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global ...Iran, major powers reach historic nuclear deal
Iran and six major powers have reached a historic nuclear deal, which will grant Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on ...Greece misses new payment to IMF despite bailout deal
Greece missed the second debt payment to the International Monetary Fund in two weeks, despite having reached agreement with official creditors on ...Greece faces tough conditions under deal with euro zone
Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision on Monday in return for agreeing to talks on ...




