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Blast kills 1, injures 9 in Afghanistan

May 18, 2013
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At least one person has been killed and nine others injured when an improvised explosive device (LED) went off in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Press TV reports.

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‘N Korea fired into eastern waters’

May 18, 2013
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South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into its eastern waters amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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Lankarani won’t drop presidential bid

May 18, 2013
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Iranian presidential hopeful Kamran Baqeri Lankarani says he has no intention of stepping aside in favor of any other hopeful in Iran’s June presidential election.

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‘Syria’s Golan Heights can be freed’

May 18, 2013
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A top Iranian military commander says the liberation of Syria’s strategic Golan Heights is not impossible, and that fundamental changes will take place in the region soon.

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‘Hackers attack Saudi govt. websites’

May 18, 2013
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Anonymous hackers have reportedly attacked several government websites in Saudi Arabia, bringing down some of them for hours.

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Ahmadinejad to visit Thailand for summit

May 18, 2013
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will leave Tehran for Thailand to attend a summit on water security and the water-related threats of climate change.

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Tehran exhibits nomad handicrafts

May 18, 2013
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A number of various nomadic handicrafts has been showcased during an exhibition mounted in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Press TV has reported.

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‘Bomb attack kills 4 Afghan soldiers’

May 18, 2013
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Four Afghan soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in western Afghanistan while a district police chief has been shot dead in the same region, the government says.

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‘China rainstorms death toll reaches 55’

May 18, 2013
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The death toll from rainstorms that battered southern China this week has reached 55 with at least 14 others missing, Chinese authorities say.

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‘Iran, Bangladesh to triple mutual trade’

May 18, 2013
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Iranian Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade Mehdi Ghazanfari says Iran and Bangladesh have agreed to triple bilateral trade over the next three years.

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‘Video shows Israeli forces in Syria’

May 18, 2013
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Fox News has published a video allegedly showing Israeli special forces on a mission inside the Syrian soil.

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Jalili not to retreat from N-rights as pres.

May 18, 2013
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Iranian presidential hopeful Saeed Jalili has pledged not to retreat from the Islamic Republic’s nuclear rights if he is elected president.

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‘Syria no-fly zone decision rests with UN’

May 18, 2013
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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it would be up to the United Nations Security Council to decide on an eventual no-fly zone over Syria.

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‘Hezbollah slams attack on cleric house’

May 18, 2013
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Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has condemned an attack by Bahraini regime forces on house of top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Ahmed Qassim, Press TV reports.

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Iran urges swift action on Myanmar

May 18, 2013
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Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei has urged a swift end to the violence and the breach of human rights against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

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Tehran sculpture symposium wraps up

May 18, 2013
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The fifth edition of Tehran International Wood Sculpture Symposium has hailed this year’s winners during a closing ceremony held at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF).

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‘Bahrain regime crosses Islam red lines’

May 18, 2013
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An Iranian official has warned the Manama regime against the ramifications of a recent raid by Bahraini forces on prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Qassem’s house.

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Turkey bombings prime suspect detained

May 18, 2013
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Turkish security forces have detained a prime suspect in connection with the two recent car bomb attacks in the southern town of Reyhanli, where nearly 50 people died.

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Taxpayers money funds Netanyahu home

May 18, 2013
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A report has revealed that USD 88,000 worth of Israeli taxpayers’ money was spent in 2012 alone for the upkeep of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private seaside property.

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Germany reaffirms support for Israel

May 18, 2013
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has reaffirmed Berlin's support for the Israeli regime in what he calls “challenging times.”

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Qalibaf vows to solve problems in 2 yrs

May 18, 2013
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Presidential hopeful Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says he will solve Iran’s problems within two years if elected president.

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