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Iran builds new centrifuge rotor factory
Jul 18, 2018Iran has built a factory that can produce rotors for up to 60 centrifuges a day, the head of its atomic agency said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in a confrontation with Washington over the Islamic... -
Trump says Russia to ‘help with North Korea’
Jul 18, 2018President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia would help with North Korea and offered an enthusiastic update on the U.S. process of negotiating with the antagonistic Asian nation over nuclear weapons. “Russia has agreed to... -
Thai cave boys head to first public appearance
Jul 18, 2018The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand left a hospital on Wednesday for their first public appearance at a nationally-broadcast news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai.... -
Back May or face national election, Brexit rebels told
Jul 18, 2018Pro-European Union rebels were threatened with a general election this summer if they defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans on customs, a lawmaker said on Wednesday, threatening to widen rifts in the PM’s party. Conservative... -
Migrant rescue boat aims for Spain with bodies, shunning Italy
Jul 18, 2018A sea rescue charity is seeking permission to take the bodies of two dead migrants to Spain, it said on Wednesday, shunning the option of taking a lone survivor to a much closer port in Italy... -
Accomplice to Germany neo-Nazi murder spree freed pending appeal
Jul 18, 2018Judges ordered the release of a key accomplice to a German neo-Nazi gang that murdered 10 people over a seven-year campaign of racially-motivated violence, saying that he had served enough of his sentence to no longer... -
The spirit of women leadership in Bangladesh
Jul 17, 2018Women in Bangladesh have the spirit to fight against the stereotype thinking, overcome the social stigma and utilized the limited access to resources to drive their leadership role. Recently, Bangladesh women cricket team has qualified for... -
U.S. State Department in talks with Turkey to sell Patriot system
Jul 16, 2018The U.S. State Department is negotiating a potential deal to sell Turkey the Raytheon Co Patriot missile defense system as an alternative to the Russian-made S-400 system Turkey has agreed to purchase, an official said on... -
Police open criminal cases against 17,000 members of Pakistan’s outgoing ruling party
Jul 16, 2018Police have opened criminal cases against nearly 17,000 members of Pakistan’s outgoing ruling party over breaking election rules, a statement said on Monday, as the country prepares to go to the polls next week. The latest... -
U.S. ready for direct talks with Afghan Taliban, general says
Jul 16, 2018The United States is ready to join direct negotiations with the Taliban in an effort to end the 17 year-long war in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander, said on Monday, amid growing speculation...