Russians stage rival protests over Putin
Feb 4 2012 5:26AM
Posted 1 hr 39 mins ago
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule,...
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Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work
Feb 4 2012 3:52AM
Posted 3 hrs 13 mins ago
By Parisa Hafezi and Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the...
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Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
Feb 4 2012 3:52AM
Posted 3 hrs 13 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.
"Unfortunately...
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Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar
Feb 4 2012 2:20AM
Posted 4 hrs 45 mins ago
(Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday.
The Afghan...
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Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese
Feb 4 2012 12:09AM
Posted 6 hrs 56 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.
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Nepal Maoists leave camps, first step to reintegration
Feb 3 2012 11:34AM
Posted 19 hrs 31 mins ago
By Gopal Sharma
SHAKTIKHOR, Nepal (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoist former rebels shed their camouflage uniforms Friday and began leaving their camps to join their families in a first step to their reintegration five years...
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Insight: Syria's Assad set for long conflict
Feb 3 2012 11:31AM
Posted 19 hrs 34 mins ago
By Mariam Karouny
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - With the enemy at the gates, Bashar al-Assad was dining out.
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Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections
Feb 3 2012 9:45AM
Posted 21 hrs 20 mins ago
By Mahmoud Habboush
GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - As explosions reverberated from the hills near Gharyan, a group met in a college auditorium to hear how one party wants to ensure democracy takes root in...
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U.S. tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai released
Feb 3 2012 6:47AM
Posted 1 day 18 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody a few hours later, security sources said.
The gunmen in the isolated desert region...
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U.S. tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai released
Feb 3 2012 6:47AM
Posted 1 day 18 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody a few hours later, security sources said.
The gunmen in the isolated desert region...
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Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo
Feb 3 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 54 mins ago
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely...
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Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo
Feb 3 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 54 mins ago
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely...
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Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions
Feb 3 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 54 mins ago
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was...
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Greece pushes for deal with lenders on contested reforms
Feb 3 2012 5:14AM
Posted 1 day 1 hr 51 mins ago
By Angeliki Koutantou and George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government makes another push on Saturday to hammer out a deal with foreign lenders on a 130 billion euro bailout before turning to the...
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Greece yet to resolve major issues in talks with lenders
Feb 3 2012 5:14AM
Posted 1 day 1 hr 51 mins ago
By Harry Papachristou and Lefteris Papadimas
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is still struggling to overcome "crucial" issues before it can secure a 130-billion-euro ($171 billion)bailout package needed to avert a messy bankruptcy, the country's...
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