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Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya and questioned whether the north African country is sponsoring violence after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Nigeria should split along religious lines. ...more
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- Thai protesters target "hearts and minds... 1 hours ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition activists in Thailand vowed on Friday to press ahead with anti-government protests, preparing for a new drive to win over Bangkok's politically powerful middle classes. ...more
- Mideast Quartet meets in Moscow 1 hours ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - The international Quartet for the Middle East met Friday in Moscow in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack. ...more
- Armenian migrants dragged into politics... 2 hours ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Grey-haired Lia Khachatourian is determined to keep earning money in Istanbul for her family back in Armenia, undaunted by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's threat to deport illegal Armenian migrants. ...more
- Toyota Slams 'Out-Of-Control Car' TV... 2 hours ago
Toyota has written a furious letter to US television network ABC, demanding it retract a report claiming their cars could speed out of control because of an electronics flaw. ...more
- Iran jails top reformist: opposition... 2 hours ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has jailed a top reformist after an appeals court upheld a one-year sentence for spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic, an opposition website said on Friday. ...more
- Israeli settlement crisis clouds Mideast... 3 hours ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Middle East mediators from Europe, the United States, Russia and the U.N. met Friday seeking to defuse the latest crisis in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. ...more
- Explosion damages neo-Nazi offices in... 3 hours ago
ATHENES (AFP) - An explosion early Friday targeted the Athens office of a neo-Nazi group, Chryssi Avghi, causing property damage, police said. ...more
- China tightens financial controls on... 3 hours ago
BEIJING (AFP) - China has issued new rules on financial accounting at religious organisations, state media said Friday, in an apparent bid to increase its already tight controls on faith-based groups. ...more
- Deal near for Guantanamo closure, trials... 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House is nearing a bipartisan deal with US lawmakers to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by putting more detainees on trial before military commissions, a report said Friday. ...more
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