Davao businessman, inventor bags this year’s top national search
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DAVAO CITY, Nov. 2 – A Davao businessman and inventor recently topped this year’s search for the Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao Intellectual Property Innovation Awards held in Manila.
Iranian official urges EU to revise its approach to Tehran
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TEHRAN, Nov. 2 — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ali Ahani said Sunday that European Union should revise its approach towards Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Former U.S. president Clinton unveils his statue in Kosovo
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BELGRADE, Nov. 2 — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton attended an unveiling ceremony of an statue of himself in Pristina on Sunday, according to Serbian news agency BETA.
Saudi police discover al-Qaida arms cache
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RIYADH, Nov. 2 — Saudi authorities on Sunday discovered an arms cache used by al-Qaida militants in the capital of Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency SPA reported.
Iran says growth of illicit drug production in Afghanistan a threat to humanity
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TEHRAN, Nov. 2 — A senior Iranian judiciary official on Sunday warned the West, specially European states, about the devastating outcomes of the ongoing growth in the production of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Syrian-EU partnership deal needs to serve Syria's interest: Assad
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DAMASCUS, Nov. 2 — Syrian president reiterated that the partnership agreement between Syria and the European Union (EU) should be "in accordance with the requirements of Syria's national interest," the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported Sunday.
Putin cautions EU over Ukraine's gas paying issue
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MOSCOW, Nov. 2 — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt, rotating president of the European Union (EU), on Sunday that Ukraine might again have difficulty paying for Russian natural gas.
UN envoy in Baghdad to probe recent deadly bombings
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 2 — A UN special envoy arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to start a preliminary probe over two deadly bombings that struck government buildings in central Baghdad and killed scores of Iraqis, an Iraqi television reported.
Israel arrests Jewish extremist over murders, bombings
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 2 — An Israeli extremist settler suspected of carrying out a series of crimes of murdering and plotting bomb attacks against Arabs and leftist Jews has been arrested, local media reported Sunday.
Egypt supports Palestinian demand for settlement freeze
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CAIRO, Nov. 2 — Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Sunday that Egypt "understands" the Palestinian refusal to resume talks with Israel before freezing settlement activities on occupied territories.