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Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel afte...

Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran

Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran **Geopolitical Tensions Escalate as Oil Prices Breach $103 Amidst Iranian Blockade Concerns** **Tokyo, Japan** – Global financial markets experienced significant turbulence today as crude oil prices surged past the... read more »

McIlroy positive about sharp start in 2014
Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become four...

Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion

Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion **McIlroy Makes History with Dominant Masters Defense** Augusta, GA – In a performance that etched his name further into golf’s storied annals, Rory McIlroy has achieved a rare and remarkable feat, successfully defending his... read more »

Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovich turns his back on turmoil, heads for China
Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 y...

Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 years ruling Hungary

Viktor Orban swept from power after 16 years ruling Hungary **Hungarian Electorate Delivers Decisive Mandate for Change, Ending Orban’s Sixteen-Year Premiership** Budapest, Hungary – In a historic electoral contest marked by unprecedented voter engagement, the people of Hungary have... read more »

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Terrible for foreign policy: Trump attacks Pope Leo after peace appeal

Terrible for foreign policy: Trump attacks Pope Leo after peace appeal ## Papal Peace Overture Sparks Transatlantic Tensions **Vatican City –** A recent appeal for de-escalation in the ongoing conflict involving Iran has inadvertently ignited a diplomatic rift between the Holy See and the United... read more »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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