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Obama

U.S. Ambassador To Libya Killed: Statements from President Obama And Hilary Clinton (FULL TEXT)

The president of the United States, Barack Obama, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, have both condemned that rocket attack in Benghazi, Libya which killed U.S. diplomat Chris Stevens and three other people.

Poland's Prime Minister Tusk and European Commission President Barroso address a news conference Brussels

José Manuel Barroso’s State of the European Union 2012 Speech (FULL-TEXT)

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, delivered the following State of the Union 2012 speech during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on September 12, 2012.

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani greets family

Youcef Nadarkhani: US Welcomes Report Iran Freed Christian Pastor

Nadarkhani, 32, had been imprisoned for three years and was awaiting execution, but the apostasy charge was downgraded to evangelizing to Muslims (an offense that carries a three-year term).

Tadahiro Matsushita

Japan’s Top Financial Regulator Found Dead In Possible Suicide

Japan’s top financial regulator, Tadahiro Matsushita, was found dead at his home in Tokyo on Monday, with police suspecting a suicide.

Women-Only City

Saudi Man Executed for Torturing Wife with Cigarette Butts and Iron Before Killing Her

A man in Saudi on Thursday was executed for torturing and strangling his wife to death, according to Saudi Gazette. Majed Abdulrahman Saleh Obeid, of Saudi nationality, was convicted for strangling his wife Noorah Muhammad Saad Al-Qabili after allegedly torturing her for a long time, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.

Everest

Dead Sea Meets Mount Everest: Israel And Nepal Celebrate More Than 50 Years Of Good Relations

Nepal was one the earliest Asian countries to establish diplomatic relations with Israel –

Erdoğan

Syria Is A 'Terrorist State': Turkey PM

Syrians continue to pour into Turkey – refugees now number nearly 80,000.

Senussi

Mauritania Hands Over Ex-Spy Chief Senussi To Libya

Senussi fled Libya soon after the uprising that removed Gaddafi from power last year.

Fordo Underground Uranium Enrichment Facility, North of Qom, Iran

Iran Doubled Capacity At Nuclear Site: IAEA

Iran has repeatedly denied that it seeks to develop nuclear bombs.

Bashar al-Assad

Assad Rejects West’s ‘Buffer Zone’ Idea

Assad also sought to dispel rumors that he had fled Damascus in the wake of a July bomb attack.