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Iran successfully testfires 14 missiles: TV

TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully testfired 14 short-range, medium-range and…

Palestinian Leadership Asserts Decision to Get UN Recognition

RAMALLAH, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian leadership on Sunday asserted that…

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President Karzai Welcomes U.S. Troops Withdrawal Proposal; Taliban Downplay, Call for Complete Withdrawal

KABUL, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday welcomed…

Obama Lays Out Afghanistan Troops Drawdown

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday night…

General Assembly appoints Ban as UN Chief for Second Term

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly on Tuesday…

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Plane Crash Kills 44, Injures 8 in Northern Russia

MOSCOW, June 21 (Xinhua) -- A Russian passenger jet apparently clipped a…

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Egypt Allows Aid Convoy into Gaza

GAZA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Egypt allowed a humanitarian aid convoy into…

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Libyan Rebels Deny Negotiations with Gaddafi, Optimistic about Financial Aid

BENGHAZI, Libya, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Libyan rebels denied Sunday that they…

Sudan: Amnesty Wants China to Arrest Al-Bashir

Meanwhile, prior to their meeting in Malabo, the Ambassadors who form the…

Karzai Confirms U.S., Taliban Contact; Calls for Legal Foreign Presence

KABUL, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday confirmed…

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