"The Turkish government is expected to sign a deal later with a Japanese-French consortium to build a new nuclear power station. The contract is estimated to be worth $22bn (£14bn)." Source: BBC …
North Korea may start up reactor soon
"North Korea could be ready within weeks to start operating a light-water reactor that has triggered growing concern amid the regime’s vows to build more nuclear weapons, researchers said …
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64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for leaving Islam
"The Pew Research Center’s vast new study on the views and attitudes of global Muslim populations was bound to create controversy. Like the U.S. public knowledge polls that find that one-third of …
Nasrallah Warns That Hezbollah Is Ready to Come to Syria’s Aid
"The leader of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese Shiite organization, edged closer on Tuesday to acknowledging that its fighters were battling rebels in neighboring Syria, an intervention that …
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China says U.S. should watch Japanese nationalism
"The United States should be just as concerned as other countries about a rise in Japanese nationalism, China's ambassador to Washington said, hinting that the United States should not offer Japan …
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Musharraf banned from Pakistani elections for life
"The Peshawar High Court in the northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province on Tuesday imposed a lifetime ban on military ruler Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections, local television channels …
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US soldier Kimberly Rivera jailed for desertion
"A US woman soldier has been sentenced to 10 months in military prison after pleading guilty to desertion while on leave from a deployment in Iraq." Source: BBC News - US soldier Kimberly Rivera …
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Armed men seize Libya’s Justice Ministry
"Armed men in trucks with anti-aircraft guns mounted on them occupied the Libyan Justice Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, forcing ministry staff to leave, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said. The …
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Israeli settler killed in West Bank
"An Israeli settler has been killed by a Palestinian at a bus stop in the northern West Bank, police say. Reports say the Palestinian stabbed the man before grabbing his gun and shooting him. The …
Iran says use of chemical arms by anyone in Syria is red line
"Iran said on Tuesday it regarded the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war as a 'red line', echoing major adversary the United States but saying Syrian rebels were the main culprit and …
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