World News Tehran Daily: Baku Should Hold Referendum On Joining Iran Hossein Shariatmadari, Editor-in-Chief of Kayhan, a newspaper that reflects Khamenei’s views, maintains in an editorial titled, “Baku’s Turn” that Iran should intervene to “save” the Azeris by proposing to Azerbaijani officials that a referendum be held on the question of unification with Iran. April 6 2013, 10:14 1 381 просмотрs
World News Iran Offers World Powers New Round of Cooperation A senior Iranian diplomat present in the talks underway between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, informed that Tehran has offered the six world powers a set of specific proposals for the start of a new round of cooperation. April 5 2013, 17:50 1 236 просмотрs
World News Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio developing Gorbachev project The project will revolve around former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped bring about the end of the Cold War, and will capture the dissolution of the USSR, as seen through Gorbachev's eyes. April 5 2013, 10:00 1 801 просмотрs
World News Iranian Negotiators in Almaty for Talks with Six World Powers A team of Iranian negotiators is currently in Kazakhstan in a bid to hold talks with the representatives of the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in the Kazakh city of Almaty on April 5-6. April 4 2013, 12:09 1 434 просмотрs
World News North Korea blocks S Korea from joint industrial zone South Korea says North is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. April 3 2013, 12:45 1 451 просмотрs
World News MI6 'arranged Cold War killing' of Congo prime minister Claims over Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination made by Labour peer in letter to London Review of Books April 2 2013, 17:10 1 640 просмотрs
World News Abbas confirms Jordan as custodian of Jerusalem holy sites Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas signed a deal with King Abdullah II on Sunday confirming Jordan's historic role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, AFP reports citing the palace. April 2 2013, 10:15 1 349 просмотрs
World News April Fool's Day pranks of 2013 Companies on April 1 come up with creative ideas to befool and mislead users. Like every year, it happened this year too. Here's our pick of some of the top April Fool's Day 2013 hoaxes. April 1 2013, 20:46 2 287 просмотрs
World News Berezovsky's girlfriend doubts suicide The 23-year-old girlfriend of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky said she did not believe he had killed himself and that they had been planning to go to Israel on holiday together days after he was found dead. April 1 2013, 17:14 2 580 просмотрs
World News Bird Flu: New Avian Influenza Virus Kills Two In China Two people in Shanghai died this month from a new strain of avian influenza virus that had never been passed to humans before, China's official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. April 1 2013, 10:03 1 396 просмотрs
World News Gorbachev says USSR collapse not his fault Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday condemned attempts to blame him for the Soviet Union's breakup. April 1 2013, 09:05 1 624 просмотрs
World News Spring arrives to India as they celebrate Holi- the festival of colours Thick clouds of neon color arrived at villages across India this week -- a telltale sign that the 2013 Holi Festival had begun. April 1 2013, 09:16 1 496 просмотрs
World News Exxon Pipeline Break Sends Arkansas Residents Packing Transporting tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast is a contentious and debatable issue, but one thing isn’t up for argument: that the transport of the sticky crude over thousands of miles will lead to spills and damages to property and the environment regardless of efforts to prevent them. April 1 2013, 09:26 1 770 просмотрs
World News North Korea declares "state of war" with South Korea North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened U.N. sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions following Pyongyang's rocket launch last month. March 30 2013, 12:44 1 508 просмотрs
World News Pope washes feet of young offenders in prison in traditional Easter ritual Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 young offenders at a Rome detention centre yesterday – and for the first time included two women in the traditional Easter ritual. March 30 2013, 08:32 1 447 просмотрs
World News Easter Around The World One of the holiest festivals in the Christian calendar, Easter, is celebrated around the world, with great fanfare and religious fervor. March 29 2013, 18:57 1 536 просмотрs
World News Berezovsky's personal property may be governed by Russian law The fate of much of Boris Berezovsky’s estate may pass under Russian law pending a determination that he had maintained Russian domicile during his years in self-imposed exile, according to two experts in UK probate law that spoke with RAPSI Monday. March 29 2013, 15:17 1 689 просмотрs
World News Xi calls for closer cooperation with African nations Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday his country is ready to boost cooperation with Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia. March 29 2013, 15:04 1 765 просмотрs
World News Cypriot President cuts own salary in bid to show his nation's solidarity as banks reopen Cyprus's President has cut his own salary by a quarter in a bid to get his people on side and show the solidarity of his nation. March 29 2013, 11:18 1 173 просмотрs
World News North Korea rocket units on standby to attack US bases Kim Jong-un ordered the rocket units to be put on standby after the US flew two stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula. March 29 2013, 09:25 1 309 просмотрs
World News Boris Berezovsky was found with ligature round his neck, inquest told The exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was found dead on his bathroom floor with a ligature around his neck and a piece of similar material attached to a fitting above him, an inquest into his death has heard. March 28 2013, 16:49 1 582 просмотрs
World News Russia, NATO to Discuss Afghanistan Maintenance Bases Russian defense officials and NATO representatives will discuss the creation of army maintenance bases in Afghanistan in May, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday. March 28 2013, 12:45 1 455 просмотрs
World News Uzbek leader makes public appearance after health rumours Uzbek President Islam Karimov made his first public appearance on Wednesday since rumours of the strongman leader's poor health first emerged a week ago, according to the presidential press service and a Kazakh official. March 28 2013, 12:17 1 939 просмотрs
World News Turkey suspends deals with ENI over Cyprus row Turkey has decided to suspend energy projects with Italian giant ENI in retaliation against the company's involvement in oil and gas drilling off Cyprus, the Turkish energy minister was quoted on Wednesday as saying by Anatolia news agency. March 27 2013, 15:34 1 527 просмотрs
World News Obama appoints first woman Secret Service director President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose veteran agent Julia Pierson as Secret Service director, the first woman to lead the male-dominated agency, a year after its reputation was tarnished by a scandal involving agents and prostitutes in Colombia. March 27 2013, 10:46 1 686 просмотрs