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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...

Ukrainian parliament cancels some anti-protest laws

KIEV: A special session of the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday cancelled some controversial anti-protest laws that sparked massive violent demonstrations in the country. The development...

Senior Egyptian interior ministry official shot dead in Cairo

CAIRO: A senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official was shot dead outside his home in the capital Cairo on Tuesday, a foreign news agency citing...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov resigns

KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov on Tuesday submitted his resignation, a move motivated by efforts to peacefully resolve the current crisis in the...

Ukrainian president agrees to repeal harsh anti-protest laws

KIEV: A special session of the Ukrainian parliament will address harsh anti-protest laws on Tuesday after the country’s President Victor Yanukovych agreed to repeal...

Syrian peace talks hit deadlock over power transfer

GENEVA: The Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Monday between delegations representing the Bashar al-Assad-led government and foreign-backed opposition hit a deadlock over divisive...

No talks with govt over providing access to blockaded ministries: Thai protest leader

BANGKOK: The leader of Thai anti-government protesters Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday refused to negotiate with the government over providing access to ministries and state...

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