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Netanyahu promises no Palestinian state if he is re-elected
Netanyahu promises no Palestinian state if he is re-elected

In a frenzied last day of campaigning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ruled out the establishment of a Palestinian state and vowed to strengthen …

Putin dismisses ‘rumors’ about his absence

SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed days of frenzied “rumors” over his health and whereabouts as he …

Syria’s Assad says awaiting ‘action’ after Kerry comments

DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Monday he was waiting for US “actions” after Secretary of State John Kerry …

US, Iran press for nuke pact; lesser announcement on table?

LAUSANNE,  Switzerland (AP) – The United States and Iran are plunging back into negotiations in a bid to end a decades-long standoff that has raised the …

[Newsmaker] Mass protests challenge Rousseff
[Newsmaker] Mass protests challenge Rousseff

SAO PAULO ― Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faced the biggest challenge yet of her young and turbulent second term, as hundreds of thousands of protesters …

U.S., Iran press for nuke pact
U.S., Iran press for nuke pact

The United States and Iran plunged back into negotiations Sunday, hoping to end once and for all a decades-long standoff that has raised the specter of an …

Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea

Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of …

Hundreds of thousands march to ask Brazil president’s ouster
Hundreds of thousands march to ask Brazil president’s ouster

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians marched peacefully Sunday in more than 50 cities around the country to demand President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment …

Obama jabs friends and foes in comedic speech
Obama jabs friends and foes in comedic speech

U.S. President Barack Obama poked fun at himself and a few of his adversaries Saturday, making comedic references to his age as the clock ticks down on his …

Sierra Leone’s vice president asks U.S. for asylum
Sierra Leone’s vice president asks U.S. for asylum

Sierra Leone’s vice president sought asylum from the United States on Saturday, saying he no longer felt safe in the country after soldiers disarmed the …

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