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Iran honours nuclear deal with powers, IAEA report shows
World
December 19, 2014
Iran honours nuclear deal with powers, IAEA report shows
Iran has continued to meet commitments under an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a confidential U.N. agency report showed,…
Traders: Egypt’s EGAS has tendered for at least 48 LNG cargoes
Business
December 19, 2014
Traders: Egypt’s EGAS has tendered for at least 48 LNG cargoes
Egypt's state-owned gas company EGAS has tendered to buy at least 48 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery…
EU leaders ready long confrontation with Russia
World
December 19, 2014
EU leaders ready long confrontation with Russia
European Union leaders warned Moscow they were ready exercise their combined muscle over the long haul in a confrontation with…
White House releases snapshot of plan to rate U.S. colleges
Life & Style
December 19, 2014
White House releases snapshot of plan to rate U.S. colleges
The White House on Friday released a draft of its plan to rate U.S. colleges and tie federal aid to…
In dealings with the West, Erdogan holds all the cards
World
December 19, 2014
In dealings with the West, Erdogan holds all the cards
President Tayyip Erdogan's tightening grip on power is likely to meet little more than symbolic resistance from the West next…
Some Pakistan militants denounce school attack, amid national outrage
World
December 18, 2014
Some Pakistan militants denounce school attack, amid national outrage
As Pakistanis unite in grief over the killings of 132 schoolchildren by the Pakistani Taliban, several other militant groups have…
Rights groups criticize use of dog skin in China
Life & Style
December 18, 2014
Rights groups criticize use of dog skin in China
Dog skin produced by Chinese factories is used to make gloves, shoes and other products destined for export, footage provided…
Egypt constituency law sets stage for long-awaited elections
Egypt
December 18, 2014
Egypt constituency law sets stage for long-awaited elections
Egypt on Thursday cleared a final hurdle to long-awaited parliamentary elections seen as decisive in cementing the rule of Abdel…
SPA: Saudi’s Naimi says oil price slide ‘temporary’, remains optimistic
World
December 18, 2014
SPA: Saudi’s Naimi says oil price slide ‘temporary’, remains optimistic
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi sees the current slide of oil prices as temporary and said he remains optimistic about…
Israel calls Palestinian U.N. draft a gimmick
World
December 18, 2014
Israel calls Palestinian U.N. draft a gimmick
Israel's foreign minister on Thursday described as a gimmick a Palestinian-proposed U.N. Security Council draft resolution that calls for a…