The European Union, in response to Israeli and Palestinian requests that it be a third party presence on the Palestinian border with Egypt, said on Wednesday it would send officials to the region to see

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Iran will process a new batch of uranium at its Isfahan atomic plant beginning next week, despite pressure from the United States and European Union to halt all sensitive nuclear work, diplomats said on Wednesday.

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At least 27 people were killed and almost 150 injured Wednesday as armed police clashed with demonstrators in the Ethiopian capital, where the main opposition party has called for protests against May elections it insists

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Ukraine's parliament rejected a plan on Wednesday to provide air support for Nato operations, a setback for the liberal government which is committed to joining both the military alliance and the European Union. Communists and

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The French government was reeling Wednesday after nearly a week of suburban rioting outside Paris spread to other areas around the capital, laying bare what observers said was the country's failure to address deep problems

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A small bomb exploded outside the offices of BP and British Airways in Tehran on Wednesday, causing some damage but no casualties, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which

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Iran's hard-line government announced Wednesday it was embarking on a major shake-up of its diplomatic corps, a move set to take out top diplomats engaged in key contacts with the West. Iran's relations with the

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The rupee slid to its lowest close in a year on Wednesday as the dollar's climb overseas, a day after a US interest rate rise, spurred demand for the US currency among importers and foreign

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Sterling crept higher against the dollar on Wednesday in thin trade, trimming losses made earlier this week on expectations the pound's interest rate advantage would narrow. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a 12th

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The dollar hit two-year highs against the yen on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve increased US interest rates for the 12th straight time in the previous session and signalled further monetary tightening lay ahead. The

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