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US says Iran talks may go into Wednesday 'if useful'
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» LAUSANNE - Tough talks to reach a framework deal to curtail Iran's nuclear programme may go past a midnight deadline into Wednesday, a top US official acknowledged.
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Putin offers to extend gas deal with Ukraine for three months
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia would extend the current gas deal with Ukraine by another three months, hours before it was due to expire.
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Iraq PM declares 'liberation' of Tikrit from IS
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday declared the "liberation" of Tikrit from the Islamic State group, after a weeks-long operation that was Baghdad's biggest yet against the jihadists.
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UN rights chief: Yemen near 'total collapse'
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» GENEVA - The UN rights chief expressed alarm Tuesday at the situation in Yemen as Arab warplanes pounded the country for a sixth day, warning it appeared about to collapse.
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Turkey grinds to halt after massive power cut
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» ISTANBUL - A massive power cut caused chaos and shut down public transport Tuesday across Turkey, with the government refusing to rule out that the electricity system had been the victim of an attack.
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Armed leftists take Istanbul prosecutor hostage
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» ISTANBUL - An armed leftist group took hostage Tuesday a Turkish prosecutor probing the politically sensitive death of an anti-government protester, threatening to kill him if their demands were not met.
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Iraq forces retake government HQ in Tikrit from IS
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» KIRKUK (IRAQ) - Iraqi forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, a significant advance in the battle to recapture the city, officials said Tuesday.
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UN, Myanmar leader hail 'historic' draft ceasefire pact
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» Myanmar's president Tuesday signed a draft national ceasefire with armed rebel groups that the UN hailed as a "historic and significant achievement" as the country tries to end decades of civil war.
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Japanese company 'makes tear-free onions'
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» TOKYO - The sobbing of a chef as he chops onions in the kitchen could be a thing of the past thanks to one Japanese company which says it has produced a tear-free vegetable.
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IS 'executes at least 30 civilians' in central Syria
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» BEIRUT - The extremist Islamic State group Tuesday executed at least 30 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Syria's central province of Hama, a monitor said.
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