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World powers, Iran seek to break nuclear talks deadlock
Iran and world powers met Saturday for the second and final day of new talks aimed at breaking a decade-old deadlock over Tehran's nuclear drive, with the clock again ticking down again on efforts to find a solution.
06 April 2013
Evacuation warnings, missile fears stoke N. Korea crisis
Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang huddled on Saturday to discuss a North Korean evacuation advisory as concerns grew that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions.
06 April 2013
Kazakhstan and China to resolve issues related to transborder rivers
Mr. Xi Jinping stated that China would never do anything to the detriment of Kazakhstan’s economy: President Nazarbayev.
06 April 2013
Electric car maker Fisker cuts 75 pct of workforce
High end electric car maker Fisker Automotive, which has had financial difficulties for months, said Friday it was laying off 75 percent of its workforce.
06 April 2013
Pope urges determined action against sex abuse
Pope Francis has given his first pronouncement on the Catholic Church's pervasive paedophile priest scandal, urging Vatican disciplinarians to act "with determination" against the scourge.
06 April 2013
Chilean poet Neruda to be exhumed Monday
The remains of Chilean Nobel prize winning poet Pablo Neruda will be exhumed Monday to determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned.
06 April 2013
7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS
A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.
06 April 2013
Call for Britain to help military's Afghan interpreters
British military, political and academic figures on Saturday called on the government not to "abandon" the Afghan interpreters for the troops when they pull out of the country.
06 April 2013
Halle Berry expecting new baby at 46
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is expecting her second child at the age of 46 with French actor fiance Olivier Martinez.
06 April 2013
Toyota pays $16 million to settle US acceleration suit
Toyota has agreed to a $16 million deal with a southern Californian county over charges the Japanese auto giant hid safety issues linked to unintended acceleration of cars.
06 April 2013
Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again:TEPCO
One of the systems keeping spent atomic fuel cool at the Fukushima nuclear plant temporarily failed on Friday, the second outage in a matter of weeks, underlining the precarious fix at the plant.
06 April 2013
Shanghai stops poultry trade on bird flu fears
Shanghai's live poultry markets were shut on Saturday after authorities banned trading in birds to prevent the spread of H7N9 bird flu, which has killed six people in China.
06 April 2013
Scientists use 3D printer to make tissue-like material
British scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes.
06 April 2013
Kazakhstan to increase oil exports to China
Kazakhstan and China have signed a number of bilateral documents within the frameworks of the President Nazarbayev’s visit to China.
06 April 2013
US public backs S. Korea if attacked: poll
Most Americans say that the United States should support ally South Korea if it is attacked by the North amid soaring tensions on the divided peninsula,.
06 April 2013
Nazarbayev on official visit to China
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived to China with an official visit.
05 April 2013
US Senate tilts toward support of gay marriage
US Senator Bill Nelson endorsed gay marriage on Thursday, shifting the chamber in favor of rights for same-sex couples.
05 April 2013
Iran yet to give 'concrete response' to nuclear offer: officials
Iran has yet to give a clear response to a proposal from world powers for ending the decade-long dispute over its nuclear program.
05 April 2013
Chinese travellers are top spenders: UN tourism body
Chinese travellers are the world's biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record $102 billion (78 billion euros) on trips abroad in 2012.
05 April 2013
Obama more optimistic on immigration than gun control
US President Barack Obama said Thursday he was more upbeat about the prospects of immigration reform making it through Congress than tougher gun control legislation.
05 April 2013