Iran ready to dilute highly enriched uranium
TEHRAN, Feb 09 (AFP): Iran is prepared to dilute its highly enriched uranium if the United States lifts all sanctions on the country, the head of its atomic energy agency said Monday after talks resumed with Washington."In conclusion, in response to a question about the possibility of diluting 60 percent...
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Thai caretaker PM preparing for coalition talks after polls victory
BANGKOK, Feb 09 (AFP): Thailand's caretaker premier Anutin Charnvirakul was preparing for coalition talks Monday after his conservative Bhumjaithai Party surged to a stunning election victory on a wave of nationalism.The pro-military and pro-monarchy party had its best electoral performance ever in polls that took place after border clashes with...
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Eight Muslim countries condemn Israel's 'illegal' West Bank control measures
RIYADH, Feb 09 (AFP/Reuters): Saudi Arabia and seven other Muslim countries on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements on the occupied Palestinian territory.Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey "condemned in the strongest...
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53 dead or missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya
CAIRO, Feb 09 (AP): Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday, the latest tragedy on a dangerous route for those seeking a better life in Europe.The U.N.'s International Organization for Migration...
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45 yrs' prison sought for Kosovo former president
THE HAGUE, Feb 09 (Reuters): International war crimes prosecutors said on Monday Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci controlled ethnic Albanian guerrillas and should be convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 45 years in prison.Thaci and three other ex-Kosovo Liberation Army commanders are charged with persecution, murder, torture and forced...
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China rejects US claims of secret N tests
BEIJING, Feb 09 (AFP): China on Monday denied US allegations it had conducted secret nuclear explosive tests, calling them "outright lies" and accusing Washington of making excuses to start up its own trials.At the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Friday, Thomas DiNanno, US under secretary of state for...
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