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Fate of nuclear deal still 'not clear': Iran's Khamenei The fate of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is still not decided but it will not leave the country vulnerable to US influence, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.

17 August 2015 18:02

Canada's Harper a no-show at Montreal's gay pride parade Huge crowds attended Sunday's gay pride parade in Montreal, including several candidates in the upcoming general elections, though Prime Minister Stephen Harper was conspicuously absent.

17 August 2015 16:52

UN aid chief 'horrified' by attacks on civilians in Syria The UN's humanitarian chief fiercely condemned attacks against civilians in Syria at a press conference in Damascus on Monday.

17 August 2015 16:39

Indian premier discusses cooperation with UAE Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Sunday with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on bolstering cooperation with the United Arab Emirates at the start of a two-day visit.

17 August 2015 16:21

In departure from Republicans, Trump wouldn't 'rip up' Iran deal US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump took a strong departure from his party's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal, saying he would not necessarily "rip up" the accord.

17 August 2015 14:15

Pakistan provincial minister among 16 killed in suicide attack: officials Two suicide attackers killed a Pakistani provincial minister, who had campaigned against militants, and at least 15 other people, after detonating a bomb at a meeting the minister was attending.

17 August 2015 13:53

Germany touts Greek change of heart ahead of key bailout vote German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her hardline Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Sunday hailed a dramatic change in Greece's approach to its debt crisis.

17 August 2015 13:10

Corruption eating away at India 'like a termite': Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Saturday that corruption was eating away at India "like a termite".

15 August 2015 14:25

Australia PM Abbott defends emissions target Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended Australia's carbon pollution reduction target as in line with those of other countries after the nation's climate change authority criticised the goal as "disappointing".

15 August 2015 14:24

Trump to report to jury duty in NY on Monday Even trash-talking billionaire candidate Donald Trump, who has upended the US Republican presidential campaign with one controversial comment after another, cannot escape jury duty.

15 August 2015 13:51

Japan PM expresses WWII remorse, but not enough for victims Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed deep remorse Friday over World War II and said previous national apologies would stand.

15 August 2015 13:05

Eurozone approves Greek bailout accord worth up to 86 bn euros: official Eurozone finance ministers approved Friday a third debt bailout worth up to 86 billion euros to keep Greece afloat and avoid its chaotic exit from the single currency bloc.

15 August 2015 12:47

Fifteen US states try to block Obama clean power plan Fifteen US states have petitioned a federal court to block new rules by President Barack Obama's administration to encourage clean power and cut harmful carbon emissions from power plants.

15 August 2015 11:18

Defiant Erdogan vows to press for new Turkey constitution Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday defiantly vowed to renew his drive for a new presidency-based constitution.

15 August 2015 10:57

Nazarbayev and Poroshenko discuss cooperation Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

14 August 2015 19:47

Kerry complains to Moscow about Iran general's visit US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.

14 August 2015 16:16

Greece's Tsipras says German plan 'would lead to crisis without end' Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end".

14 August 2015 14:20

Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relations US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.

14 August 2015 13:26

White House reveals Obama's summer reading list As US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.

14 August 2015 10:53

UN chief sacks C.Africa mission head over peacekeeper sex abuse claims UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced he had fired the mission chief in the Central African Republic, declaring "enough is enough" after a string of allegations of child sex abuse by peacekeepers.

13 August 2015 13:03

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