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Iran Presidential Election 2013: Voting hours to be extended; says Interior minister

TEHRAN: Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Muhammad-Najjar said on Friday that the voting hours of the country’s 11th presidential and 4th city and rural council...

Several injured after blast occurs at Louisiana chemical plant

GEISMER: A hug fire broke out after a powerful explosion shook a chemical plant in Geismer, Louisiana about 20 miles southeast of Baton Rouge...

First Swahili edition of Human Development Report launched in Kenya

Kilifi, Kenya:   A Swahili summary edition of the 2013 Human Development Report was launched here today by the United Nation Development Programme, marking...

Student pleads guilty to hate crime in anti-Muslim attack on New York taxi driver

NEW YORK: A college student will serve nearly a decade behind bars after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges he attacked a New York City...

US senate passes first test vote for immigration bill

WASHINGTON: The US Senate overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to begin consideration of a White House-backed Bill to overhaul the US immigration system, burying a...

Police move past barricades in Istanbul square

ISTANBUL: Hundreds of police clad in riot gear pushed easily past barricades in Istanbul's central Taskin Square early Tuesday, and many of the protesters...

At least 14 killed in central Damascus bombings: Syrian TV

BEIRUT: At last 14 people were killed when two bombs apparently targeting a police station exploded in central Damascus on Tuesday, state media said. The...

Israel exports arms to Pakistan; British report reveals

Over the past five years, Israel has exported security equipment to Pakistan and four Arab countries including Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates and...

North‚ South Korea agree to ease tension on Peninsula

SEOUL: In an effort to build mutual trust and ease tension on the Korean Peninsula, North and South Korea have agreed to hold a...

Whistleblower behind US surveillance leaks identified

WASHINGTON: A 29-year-old government contractor was unveiled Sunday as the source of bombshell leaks about US monitoring of Internet users and phone records. Edward Snowden...

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