TEHRAN, Sept 03 (Agencies): Iran's president has ruled out ever holding bilateral talks with the US."There have been a lot of offers for talks but our answer will always be negative," Hassan Rouhani told MPs.But he said Iran would agree to resume multilateral talks if all US sanctions on Iran...
Read moreROME, Sept 03 (AFP): Italian authorities on Monday seized the charity rescue vessel Eleonore, disembarking the around 100 migrants aboard after it entered Italian territorial waters despite a ban."Now we are in a safe port," Eleonore's captain Claus-Peter Reisch tweeted, before adding "now our ship is confiscated" and inviting contributions...
Read moreCANBERRA, Sept 03 (Xinhua): Australia's peak medical body has officially declared climate change a health emergency. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) announced the decision on Tuesday in light of "clear scientific evidence indicating severe impacts for our patients and communities now and into the future." The AMA said it follows...
Read moreBEIJING, Sept 03 (AP): An attacker killed eight students and injured two others at an elementary school in central China on the first day of the new semester, police said on Tuesday. The attack occurred around 8 a.m. Monday in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei province, Enshi police...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Sept 03 (AP): An explosion triggered a fire Tuesday at a state-run oil and gas processing plant in western India, killing four people, officials said. Police officer V. Damgude said the four dead were three firefighters and one plant executive. Press Trust of India news agency said another...
Read moreYANGON, Sept 03 (AP): Plans announced by Myanmar's military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority drew skepticism Monday from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch. The military announced over the weekend...
Read morePARIS, Sept 03 (AFP): Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two landmark, decade-long global surveys of health trends released Tuesday.Heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality among middle-aged adults globally, accounting for more than 40 percent...
Read moreUN chief urges funding for Sahel statesKINSHASA, Sept 03: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday suggested the UN help fund the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism" in the frail region. "I am in favour of funding by the United...
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