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Officials expect little progress from today's meetings with Iranian officials in Geneva because, as Flynt Leverett from the New American Foundation explains, there is little that could persuade Iran to give up the possibility of someday having a nuclear ...

Hillary Clinton said today that the 6-party talks with Iran were "productive". And earlier today, a U.S. Diplomat told Iran's chief nuclear negotiator the USA will not push for sanctions against them even if they refuse to allow inspectors to ...

Tehran will grant access to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to its recently revealed nuclear facility within the next few weeks. The pledge was made, along with a number of other concessions, at a meeting between Iran and the five ...

U.S., Iranian diplomats meet one-on-one in Geneva

earthquake hits Indonesia

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Rescue workers in Indonesia are desperately attempting to save thousands of residents who may be trapped under rubble after a 7.6 quake left behind mass devastation. Celia Hatton reports.

President Obama has declared American Samoa a disaster area, after a powerful earthquake in the region trigged a tsunami which destroyed many homes and businesses. Bill Whitaker reports.

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Video footage of the damage to American Samoa

A huge earthquake has brought death and destruction to the Indonesia island of Sumatra. Footage from the town of Padang show how the 7.6 magnitude temblor flattened homes and hospitals leaving thousands of people trapped under the rubble. Residents ...

Jesus is in complete Control!

Georgia was responsible for starting the five-day war in the Caucasus last August. That's the verdict of an independent European report into the conflict.

In India, the first ever female troops have been deployed to control the border with Pakistan. The division of young women, skilled in combat training and firearms, are being heralded as a strong female role model for modern India.

Nearly 100 people are thought to have been killed and many others have been injured in the Samoan islands after a powerful earthquake triggered a series of tsunamis. The 8.3 magnitude quake hit between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa just before ...

Violence has fallen sharply in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion but still, roadside bombs, shootings and suicide attacks remain common. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the northern city of Mosul, where bombings and assassinations occur daily.

Guinea's government has promised to investigate why troops from the presidential guard opened fire during a protest, says the death toll is much lower. A human rights group says at least 157 people were killed at the opposition rally in the West African ...

RICHARDSON ― Another North Texas teenager has died of H1N1 flu, according to the Dallas County Health and Human Services department. Tuesday morning at the weekly Dallas County Commissioners' meeting, health department officials said a 16-year-old ...