Ukraine: Barricades Burn As Concessions Fail

Sporadic clashes between police and protesters have spread across Ukraine despite President Viktor Yanukovych announcing concessions to demonstrators to try to restore calm to the country. Mr Yanukovych offered to reshuffle his government and to grant...

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Syria Rivals 'To Meet Face-To-Face' At Talks

Syria's regime and opposition have agreed to meet together in the same room at peace talks in Geneva, a UN mediator has said. It comes after the Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al Muallem, earlier threatened to leave the convention if "serious" discussions...

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Bomb Blast Near Cairo Police Academy

Egypt Bombings Bear The Mark Of Al Qaeda Updated: 8:35pm UK, Friday 24 January 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Not unprecedented, not unpredicted, the Cairo bombings blamed on radical Islamist groups do have a new distinctive signature...

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Ukraine: 'Very High' Chance Of Ending Violence

One of Ukraine's main opposition leaders has said there is a "very high" chance of finding a way to end the violence and political unrest in the country. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the Fatherland party, made the comment after four hours of talks with...

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Thirty Feared Dead After Old People's Home Fire

Thirty residents of an old people's home in Quebec are missing after fire swept through the building killing five people and injuring 20 more. Firefighters called to the blaze early on Thursday morning took five hours to extinguish the flames in freezing...

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Three Bomb Blasts Kill At Least Four In Cairo

Three bomb explosions hours apart in Egypt's capital have killed at least four people and wounded dozens. The bombings came on the eve of the anniversary of the start of the 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt's ruler Hosni Mubarak. A suicide car bomber...

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Syria's Warring Sides Agree To Direct Talks

The Syrian regime and opposition figures have agreed to finally sit down to talks on the country's three-year civil war. After bitter opening speeches at a peace summit in the Swiss town of Montreux, Russia said the rival delegations have...

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Syrian People Unconvinced By Peace Talks

By Robert Nisbet, Sky News Correspondent In Damascus, the steady crump of shells fired into rebel-held suburbs intensified as talks began a thousand miles away. The inhabitants were certainly paying attention. Traffic was noticeably lighter today...

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Ukraine Protesters 'Ready For Bullet To The Head'

Police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev were locked in a tense standoff early Thursday, as the US threatened to impose sanctions over street battles which have claimed three lives. Police and protesters clashed again overnight, turning an...

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Ukraine Protester 'Shot Dead' By Police

Two people have reportedly died during clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The country's interior ministry has so far confirmed only one death, but made no comment on the cause. Police threw stun grenades and broke...

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Syria Peace Talks Open Without Key Players

By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Montreux Representatives of 40 nations have converged on Montreux in a bid to drive home the urgency of talks in Switzerland on bringing peace to Syria. But key players have been banned, uninvited or ignored...

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Syria: Diplomatic Push To End Bloody Conflict

World leaders have an "opportunity and an obligation" to find a way to end Syria's bloody civil war, the US Secretary of State has said. Speaking at the start of crucial peace talks aimed at ending the conflict, John Kerry said millions of Syrians...

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Syria Talks 'Should Focus On Foreign Terrorists'

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has criticised this week's peace conference aimed at ending his country's civil war - saying the main agenda should be on tackling "foreign terrorists". The UN talks in Geneva hope to create a transitional government...

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Syria Peace Talks: UN Cancels Iran Invitation

The UN Secretary-General has withdrawn his invitation to Iran to join this week's peace conference on Syria. Ban Ki-moon was forced to act after the exiled Syrian opposition threatened to withdraw from the talks if Iran - a major backer of Syrian President...

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Ossie Ardiles: Ex-Spurs Footballer In Car Crash

Former Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur footballer Ossie Ardiles has been injured in a car crash on the Falkland Islands. The 61-year-old was on the island making a television documentary about the Falklands War with ex-teammate Ricky Villa, also 61,...

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American Jailed In North Korea Appeals To US

An American who has been jailed in North Korea for over a year has appealed to the US government to secure his release. Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary, appeared before reporters in what he called a press conference held at...

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Syria Peace Talks: Storm Over Iran Invite

Syria's opposition has said it will not attend this week's peace talks in Switzerland unless the United Nations withdraws an invitation for Iran - a key backer of President Bashar al Assad - to attend. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Iran had pledged in...

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Iran 'Implementing Nuclear Programme Deal'

Iran has started implementing a deal to curb its nuclear programme, the country's state TV has confirmed. Centrifuge cascades have been disconnected at the Natanz nuclear plant, where some of Iran's most sensitive uranium enrichment work takes...

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