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azerbaijan condemns adoption of "armenian genocide" bill by French senate

Azerbaijan condemned on Tuesday the adoption by France`s Senate of a bill making it a crime to deny the Armenian ...

Syria accepts extending arab observers mission

Syria`s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Damascus accepted the Arab League`s (AL) request of extending the Arab ...

Iran Minister: EU embargo on Iran`s oil to affect world economy

European sanctions against Iran's oil exports will affect world economy and hurt European and non-European countries, ...

France reaffirms right to decide on early Afghan pullout

France insisted Sunday it reserved the right to decide on a possible early pullout of forces from Afghanistan despite ...

Ten Indonesian crew members of Chinese boat to be repatriated

Ten Indonesian crew members who had been stranded in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, will be repatriated to ...

Israel must free jailed lawmakers: Palestinians

The Palestinians urged Israel to free dozens of Palestinian lawmakers during a new round of exploratory talks held in ...

Palestinians say Thailand recognises their state

The Palestinian foreign ministry said on Thursday it had received a letter from the Thai government formally ...

China`s wen defends oil trade with Iran

Premier Wen Jiabao has defended China`s vast oil trade with Iran as legitimate while stressing the Beijing ...

Five Europeans killed in attack in remote Ethiopia

Five European tourists were killed, and two tourists and two Ethiopians were kidnapped, in an attack by gunmen in ...

U.S. says Russia-proposed resolution on Syria needs amendment

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that the Russia-proposed UN draft resolution on Syria still needed amendment ...

EU embargo on Iranian oil, "economic suicide" for Europe

Iran`s OPEC Governor Mohammad-Ali Khatibi said Tuesday that the potential European Union (EU) embargo on Iranian oil ...

Turkey condemns U.S. candidate Perry`s criticism

Turkey condemned as "unfounded and inappropriate" on Tuesday comments by U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick ...

Russia opposes possible militery deployment to Syria

Russia won`t support a possible deployment of Arab League peacekeepers to Syria because the alliance lacks legal ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

Caracas recalls Miami consular staff amid `threats`

Amid an escalating diplomatic row, Venezuela on Monday recalled its US consular staff in Miami, saying they faced ...