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Next round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on February 18

MUNICH: Iran’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran and six major world powers will hold the next round of nuclear talks...

Afghanistan presidential election: Election campaign to start on Sunday amid Taliban threat

KABUL: A two-month presidential election campaign in Afghanistan will kick off on Sunday, with eleven candidates taking part in the elections including former foreign...

Kerry to meet key Ukrainian opposition leaders on Saturday, Russia calls it ‘circus’

WASHGINTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet key Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich‚ Germany on...

Bangladesh court awards death sentence to JI chief among 14 in arms smuggling case

DHAKA: The 70-year-old Motiur Rahman Nizami, the leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), along with 13 others persons was sentenced to death in Bangladesh on...

US may impose sanctions against Ukraine over violence

WASHINGTON: The United States may impose financial sanctions against the Ukrainian authorities and protest leaders if the violence continues in the country. A foreign news...

Ukrainian parliament adopts amnesty bill, opposition rejects

KIEV: The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a much-anticipated amnesty bill for all those arrested during the anti-government protests, in return the protesters are obliged...

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2014

OSLO: Edward Snowden, a fugitive former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 on Wednesday by two...

Russia will not reconsider its agreements with Ukraine: Putin

BRUSSELS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will not reconsider its earlier signed all financial and energy agreements with Ukraine, no...

Obama vows to veto any new bill by Congress against Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama vowed to veto any new bill by Congress to impose new sanctions against Iran, and urged lawmakers to provide...

US not interested in political solution to Syrian crisis: Syrian deputy foreign minister

GENEVA: Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Meqdad said on Tuesday that the United States is not interested in the political solution to Syrian crisis. “The...

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