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Richard Gere speaks up for Tibet at US hearing
Hollywood star Richard Gere expressed outrage Tuesday over the death in a Chinese prison of a key Tibetan dissident, as the US Congress explored ways to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over Tibet.
15 July 2015 09:56
NATO says Iran nuclear deal 'historic breakthrough'
NATO hailed the Iran nuclear deal as a "historic breakthrough" that would strengthen global security, but urged Tehran to comply with the terms of the accord.
15 July 2015 09:37
Obama prods Ukraine on economic reforms
President Barack Obama urged Ukraine on Monday to follow through with tough economic reforms in order to meet its commitments to the International Monetary Fund and other global lenders.
14 July 2015 14:38
Greek PM faces hard sell on bailout deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was Tuesday to hold meetings with his parliamentary majority, faced with the tough task of selling a new bailout deal.
14 July 2015 14:38
Shanghai spirit becomes a symbol of new Eurasia: President Nazarbayev
According to Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev, Shanghai spirit has become a symbol of new Eurasia.
14 July 2015 14:33
Canada and Ukraine clinch free trade deal: report
Canada and Ukraine reached a free trade agreement that will be formally announced Tuesday during Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's visit to Ottawa.
14 July 2015 14:15
FBI probing drug baron's threat against Trump: aide
The FBI is investigating an alleged threat against US presidential contender Donald Trump from a Mexican drug kingpin on the run from jail.
14 July 2015 14:00
Clinton outlines economic vision
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton promised Monday to raise incomes of hardworking Americans and rein in Wall Street excesses in the first major policy address of her 2016 campaign
14 July 2015 13:45
Nazarbayev proposes creating anti-terrorist global network under UN
Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev believes that combating terrorism will only be possible with an international network under the auspices of the United Nations.
14 July 2015 13:29
Turkish court annuls controversial Erdogan education law
Turkey's constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centres, many of which are run by the movement of US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
14 July 2015 12:35
Poroshenko faces new security crisis in western Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis as a deadly standoff between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultranationalists entered a third day in a western enclave near Hungary.
14 July 2015 11:38
Dutch finance minister Dijsselbloem re-elected Eurogoup head
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem was re-elected as head of the Eurogroup which coordinates policy for the 19-nation euro single currency area.
14 July 2015 10:41
French PM warns 'Grexit' would be 'disaster' for Greece, eurozone
Greece leaving the eurozone would be a disaster both for the debt-laden country and the single currency, France's prime minister warned.
13 July 2015 13:43
Clinton slams Republicans on Trump
US Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton slammed Republicans for not responding "immediately" to halt Donald Trump's divisive comments on Mexican immigrants.
13 July 2015 12:54
After bombing, Italy PM hails Egypt's Sisi as 'great leader'
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has hailed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the only leader who can "save" Egypt, after a deadly car bomb attack on Rome's consulate in Cairo.
13 July 2015 12:49
Political sweetener: Japan PM Abe to get branded honey
Step aside Abe-nomics, the Shinzo Abe brandwagon is rolling on... into honey, after the Japanese prime minister's wife decided to establish a beehive at their official residence.
13 July 2015 12:23
British military should focus on drones, spy tech: Cameron
Britain's defence forces should spend more of their budget on spy planes, drones and covert forces to fight extremist militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
13 July 2015 11:26
Nuclear deal 'very close' says Iran's Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the conclusion of a nuclear deal with the major powers was "very close" after more than two weeks of intensive talks in Vienna.
13 July 2015 10:10
Greece deal will not be 'at any price': Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned a Greek bailout deal would not come "at any price" as she arrived for a eurozone summit aimed at bridging gaps on how to keep Greece in the single currency.
13 July 2015 09:53
Trump says will win Hispanic vote despite immigrant storm
Donald Trump doubled down on his controversial claim that Mexico is sending criminals to the United States -- but insisted he was misrepresented.
11 July 2015 17:31