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Death toll from Pakistan train accident rises to 17: army The death toll from a Pakistan rail accident has risen to 17, the army said Friday, the day after a special military train fell into a canal when a bridge partially collapsed.
03 July 2015 13:22
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. ©RIA Novosti Iran nuclear deal in sight: top Russian negotiator World powers and Tehran are close to a deal on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and the marathon negotiations look set to be successfully concluded "in the coming days."
03 July 2015 12:50
Obama mocks Republicans about 2016 'Hunger Games' US President Barack Obama has one wish for the Republicans trying to succeed him: that the odds are ever in their favor.
03 July 2015 12:27
Kerry urges Venezuela dialogue ahead of elections US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Venezuela to engage in "political dialogue" ahead of elections later this year.
03 July 2015 12:20
Greece won't leave eurozone, says Italian PM Greece will not exit the eurozone regardless of the outcome of the country's referendum this weekend, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.
03 July 2015 12:01
French court cancels elder Le Pen's suspension from FN A French court cancelled the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the far-right National Front after he was booted out of the party he founded in a bitter spat with his daughter.
03 July 2015 11:31
New music generation celebrates Dalai Lama at 80 The Dalai Lama has long enjoyed an avid following among Western musicians and, as he turns 80, both new and veteran stars are offering songs to spread his message.
03 July 2015 11:13
IMF: Greece needs 36 bn euros more from EU Greece needs 50 billion euros over the next three years, including 36 billion euros more from EU lenders, to stabilize its finances even under existing creditor plans.
03 July 2015 10:53
©Reuters/Dado Ruvic Facebook tests video ads in budding YouTube challenge Facebook on Thursday confirmed that it is dabbling in video ads and sharing revenue with content creators, in a move that would compete with Google-owned YouTube.
03 July 2015 10:36
Ambassador of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui .Photo © cntv.ru Chinese Ambassador calls Kazakhstan to abandon Cold War mentality The Ambassador of China in Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui assured Kazakhstan that it should not fear Chinese expansion in agriculture.
02 July 2015 23:37
Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant Trump Macy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.
02 July 2015 17:02
Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote.
02 July 2015 15:57
Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.
02 July 2015 14:35
Clinton raises record $45 mn in first campaign quarter Hillary Clinton announced she raised a record $45 million in the first quarter of her US presidential bid.
02 July 2015 14:14
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist 'culture cleansing' The head of the UN cultural organisation called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists.
02 July 2015 12:33
'English Schindler' Nicholas Winton dies aged 106 Nicholas Winton, a Briton who saved hundreds of Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis in the run-up to World War II, has died at the age of 106.
02 July 2015 12:02
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 NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent brigade.
02 July 2015 11:52
Greece: IMF says payment delays no help to nations in crisis The International Monetary Fund said that allowing a borrower to delay repayment, as Greece has requested, is generally ineffective in helping a country overcome crisis.
02 July 2015 11:42
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. ©RIA Novosti Russian scoops prestigious Tchaikovsky piano award Russian Dmitry Masleyev won first prize for the piano at the prestigious Tchaikovsky international music competition in Moscow.
02 July 2015 11:33
Comic Carrey slams 'fascist' California vaccine order Veteran comic actor Jim Carrey has labeled California's governor a "corporate fascist" for ordering tougher rules on mandatory vaccinations, claiming they can poison children.
02 July 2015 11:25

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