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Iran installs 1,000 IR-2m centrifuges: nuclear chief
Iran installs 1,000 IR-2m centrifuges: n...

Iran installs 1,000 IR-2m centrifuges: nuclear chief

Tehran – Iran has installed 1,000 second generation (IR-2m) centrifuges in one of its nuclear enrichment sites, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) of Iran Ali-Akbar Salehi said Sunday. However, in the light of its ongoing talks with six world powers on its nuclear issue, Iran has... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone
5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zon...

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The citizens who have been evacuated from the Adra suburb are now in a safe haven as the ministry formed a relief operations’ room with... read more »

China to strengthen supervision of officials' assets reports
China to strengthen supervision of offic...

China to strengthen supervision of officials’ assets reports

Beijing – China has ordered strict enforcement of a regulation that requires officials to report their assets and their family members’ earnings. Authorities will enhance supervision to ensure officials’ assets reports are accurate, reported Xinhua Sunday citing the Organisation... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley
Israel passes bill to annex part of Jord...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Jerusalem – Israel Sunday passed a bill to annex Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Jordan Valley to be an official part of the Jewish state. The bill, passed by Ministerial Committee for Legislation of Israel, still needs to be approved by the Knesset (parliament). It counters the US... read more »

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Setting up special court to try Musharraf challenged

Setting up special court to try Musharraf challenged

Islamabad – An appeal was submitted Tuesday in the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan against the formation of a special court to try former president Pervez Musharraf for treason. Riaz... read more »

Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily

Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily

Islamabad – The visit of Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, t! o Indian Punjab earlier this month will be meaningful only if it helps in the... read more »

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Bangkok – Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday reiterated that she would not resign as demanded by anti-government protestors. Shinawatra insisted that, as per... read more »

Al Qaeda militants kill over 100 Syrians near Damascus

Al Qaeda militants kill over 100 Syrians near Damascus

Damascus – Radical rebels from the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have massacred more than 100 people in a suburb of the capital Damascus, the country’s foreign ministry said... read more »

Russia deploys missiles along borders with NATO countries

Russia deploys missiles along borders with NATO countries

Moscow – Russia confirmed Monday that it has deployed its tactical Iskander-M missiles along the borders with NATO countries, insisting the deployment did not violate international... read more »