Deal possible if US shows goodwill: Iran

TEHRAN, Apr 08 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman on Saturday.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's principal aim remained the lifting of sweeping US...

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At least 15 people perish

SANTO DOMINGO, Apr 08 (BBC): At least 15 people have died after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Many more are injured and rescue workers are still attempting to free people from the rubble.It is not yet clear what caused the incident, which happened in the...

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Prominent US academic detained on Thai royal insult charge

BANGKOK, Apr 08 (AFP): A prominent American academic was detained on Tuesday and charged with insulting Thailand's monarchy, his lawyer told AFP, in a rare case of a foreign national falling foul of the kingdom's strict lese-majeste law.Paul Chambers, who has spent more than a decade teaching Southeast Asia politics...

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