Iran charges US hikers with espionage
Tehran - Three US hikers detained in Iran four months ago have been charged with espionage, Tehran's prosecutor-general said Monday. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal went arrested by Iranian security forces in July after disappearing along t...
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Rome marks fall of Berlin Wall on Spanish Steps
Rome - Rome marked the fall of Berlin Wall on Monday with a multimedia event held on the Spanish Steps, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Italian capital. A chunk of the Wall was on display to the accompaniment of the Pink Floyd song...
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First executions after unrest in north-west China
Beijing - Nine people were executed in connection with the July unrest in China's far north-west Xinjiang province, the country's state-controlled media reported Monday. The executions were carried out after the Supreme Court in Beijing recently conf...
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Russia eases way for military deployment abroad
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an amendment to the defence law, paving the way for deployment of the Russian military anywhere in the world, the Kremlin said Monday. The law empowers the Russian armed forces to take part in ant...
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French delegation arrives in North Korea
Seoul - A French delegation headed by former culture minister Jack Lang arrived in North Korea on Monday, the North Korean News Agency KCNA reported. French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched Lang on a five-day information and research mission to...
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