Six World Powers Offer Iran Rewards or Punishment Over Nuclear Talks
In Vienna six powers United States Britain France Germany Russia and China proposed a package of incentives for Iran to suspend enrichment and other disputed nuclear activities and sanctions if it declines. The plan aims to restart negotiations with Tehran while keeping the threat of UN sanctions, though no details of rewards were disclosed.
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Dozier begins talking to family after Iraq bombing
CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier, wounded in Iraq, began communicating with family and doctors on Thursday. Her two British colleagues Paul Douglas and James Brolan were killed in the attack on Monday, along with a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi translator. Dozier’s condition remains critical but stable as she receives care at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
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Mine blast kills nine in western Turkey union mine
A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Odakay village Balikesir province killing nine miners and trapping several others. Seven rescuers were hospitalized with methane poisoning as the blast occurred about 500 feet underground per owner Erhan Otakoulu.
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Quake victims beg for help as relief slows in Java
Survivors near Yogyakarta report five days without food as aid groups move in. Regions remain unevenly served with 650,000 displaced and dead toll climbing to 6234 in remote Bantul while residents blockade roads to plead for money and supplies. Local officials say access is improving yet gaps persist.
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Gaza police protest unpaid wages amid Hamas tensions
Thousands of Palestinian police in Gaza City protested over about 165,000 unpaid civil servants including many security officers. Firing in the air and window smashing marked the unrest as Hamas debated recognition of Israel and a possible two state solution with Abbas giving a mid next week deadline. The government, citing funding cuts, has paid only about 40,000 low wage workers, leaving over 100,000 unpaid for a third straight month.
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Rebel general calls for East Timor PM resignation
Maj Alfredo Reinado, a former rebel and key rival of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, demands Alkatiri quit and face trial for ordering security forces to shoot civilians. He blames the PM for recent killings as violence following March dismissals escalates in Dili. More than 100,000 displaced and 28 dead.
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