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Death toll in Iran suicide blast rises to 49 - media

23:23 18/10/2009

The death toll in a suicide bomber attack in southeastern Iran has risen to 49, local news agencies reported Sunday.

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Slovakia could follow Czechs in objecting to Lisbon Treaty
22:45 18/10/2009
Slovakia could follow the Czech Republic's example and voice its objections to the Lisbon Treaty over potential post-World War II property claims, the country's prime minister said on Czech television Sunday.
Pakistani soldiers kill 60 militants in South Waziristan
20:50 18/10/2009
MOSCOW, October 18 (RIA Novosti) - Pakistani soldiers have killed 60 militants since the start of a large-scale ground operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, the country's armed forces said Sunday.
Hamas delays signing of Palestinian reconciliation deal
19:58 18/10/2009
The Islamist movement Hamas has indefinitely postponed a visit of its delegation to Cairo designed to submit its final response on the Egypt-brokered Palestinian national reconciliation pact.
Several Iranian commanders killed in suicide bomb attack - media
16:38 18/10/2009
A suicide bomber killed at least five senior Revolutionary Guards commanders and 29 other people in one of the deadliest attacks on Iran's elite military institution, local media reported on Sunday.
Russia, Syria urge more active efforts for Mideast settlement
15:44 18/10/2009
Russia and Syria believe that more active efforts are needed to achieve peace in the Middle East, Russia's special envoy to the Middle East said on Sunday.
Moldovan presidential election delayed - election chief
15:04 18/10/2009
The Moldovan presidential election scheduled for October 23 in Moldova's parliament will not take place, the chairman of the parliamentary commission on the presidential election said on Sunday.
Ukraine's new foreign minister to visit Moscow Oct. 23
14:24 18/10/2009
Ukraine's newly appointed foreign minister, Petro Poroshenko will pay a visit to Russia on October 23, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
Moldovan police arrest first suspect in grenade attack case
13:41 18/10/2009
Moldovan police have detained the first suspect in a recent terrorist attack in the center of Moldova's capital, Interior Minister Viktor Katan said on Sunday.
International environmental forum opens in London - media
13:17 18/10/2009
An international environmental forum bringing together the world's biggest greenhouse gas-emitting countries opened on Sunday in London in an effort to bridge divides over tackling climate change, the BBC reported.
IAEA chief says new sanctions against Iran to be ineffective
12:37 18/10/2009
New sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear problem would be ineffective and the problem can be solved only by direct negotiations without preconditions, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.
Canadian police intercept suspected migrants off west coast
11:32 18/10/2009
Canadian police have detained a ship suspected of carrying over 70 illegal migrants into its Pacific coast, local media reported on Sunday.
China starts resettling 330,000 people in water diversion project
10:53 18/10/2009
Chinese authorities have started resettling 330,000 people in central China in a project to divert water from its major rivers in the south to the country's north, official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
U.S. billionaire probed for Sri Lanka terrorism financing - paper
09:45 18/10/2009
One of America's wealthiest men charged as part of an insider-trading case surfaced in a separate probe into allegedly raising funds for a Sri Lankan terrorist group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Iran releases Newsweek journalist on $300,000 bail
04:10 18/10/2009
An Iranian court has released on a $300,000 bail a Newsweek journalist with dual Iranian-Canadian citizenship, arrested in the wake of the disputed presidential elections in June.
Hamas to respond to Palestinian reconciliation plan on Sunday
02:40 18/10/2009
A delegation of the Islamist movement Hamas will pay a visit to Egypt on Sunday to submit its final response on the Egypt-brokered reconciliation pact.
Mexican ex-president accuses successor of failed anti-drug effort
01:59 18/10/2009
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said his successor Felipe Calderon had failed to tackle drug trafficking and organized crime in the country.
Former Greek PM Karamanlis to step down as party leader Dec. 6
01:13 18/10/2009
Following the New Democracy party's defeat in Greek parliamentary elections earlier this month, the party leader and former prime minister, Costas Karamanlis, will step down on December 6.
Results of the snap parliamentary elections in Greece
01:13 18/10/2009
Greece's Socialist opposition party PASOK won Sunday's parliamentary election in the Mediterranean country gaining 43.3% of the vote and will be able to form a one-party government, early results indicated.

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