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• 'Vive la France!' say US opponents of Iran nuclear deal
• Iran standoff sees France winning Gulf friends, influence
• Kidnapped Syrian MP executed by jihadists
• Attacks concentrated in north Iraq kill seven
• In London, queen leads annual tribute to war dead
• Syria activists: Truce reached in blockaded town
• Syrian army retakes northern military base in third day of clashes
• Libya PM warns foreign forces may act to halt chaos
• Turkey and Iraq push trade and counter-terror ties
• Syria activists say truce made in blockaded town
• Amid austerity and debt, Denmark remains happiest nation

'Vive la France!' say US opponents of Iran nuclear deal Posted: 10 Nov 2013 01:57 PM PST Conservative US leaders, fond of finger-pointing at France in recent years, lavished praise on Paris Sunday for blocking an agreement between Western powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program. "France had the courage to prevent a bad nuclear agreement with Iran," he said, after the weekend announcement that no agreement had been reached between the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany, known as the P5+1. During three days of intense negotiations in Geneva, France repeatedly voiced concerns over various points in a possible deal and its lack of guarantees, a position that had Iran calling it a negotiations spoiled sport.

Iran standoff sees France winning Gulf friends, influence Posted: 10 Nov 2013 01:39 PM PST By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France's tough line in major power talks with Iran may frustrate those looking for an early deal over Tehran's nuclear program, but is helping Paris to seal strategic new links with Gulf states and Israel. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius emerged just after midnight from Saturday's talks in Geneva to insist more work was needed to remove the risk of an Iranian nuclear bomb, rankling those Western allies who believed they were on the brink of an accord that has eluded negotiators for a decade. France's bottom-line position should have come as little surprise to other negotiators heading to Geneva last week. While President Francois Hollande's decision to pose for a photo opportunity with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at September's U.N. General Assembly raised concerns in Israel, French officials were quick to insist that their negotiating stance would remain tough.

Kidnapped Syrian MP executed by jihadists Posted: 10 Nov 2013 01:29 PM PST Beirut (AFP) - A Syrian lawmaker kidnapped by opposition jihadist fighters earlier this year was executed last week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.

Attacks concentrated in north Iraq kill seven Posted: 10 Nov 2013 10:40 AM PST Attacks across Iraq, the deadliest of which struck the main northern city of Mosul, left seven people dead and 50 wounded Sunday, the latest in a months-long surge in bloodletting. The violence comes ahead of annual Shiite commemoration ceremonies, when Sunni militants often mount attacks more frequently, and as Iraq grapples with continuing bloodshed despite wide-ranging operations targeting insurgents and tightened security measures. Bombings and shootings struck a half-dozen cities across Iraq on Sunday, but the deadliest of the violence hit Mosul. A suicide bomber blew himself up at an army recruitment centre in the predominantly Sunni Arab city, one of Iraq's most violent, killing two people and wounding seven others, while a bombing at a popular restaurant killed two more and left a dozen wounded.

In London, queen leads annual tribute to war dead Posted: 10 Nov 2013 09:50 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Thousands in central London paused for a moment's reflection Sunday to remember all those who have fallen in combat, as Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual Remembrance Day service.

Syria activists: Truce reached in blockaded town Posted: 10 Nov 2013 09:40 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Government officials and rebels reached a deal to ease a weeks-long blockade on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital on Sunday, allowing food to reach civilians there for the first time in weeks, activists said.

Syrian army retakes northern military base in third day of clashes Posted: 10 Nov 2013 09:05 AM PST By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured an army base in northern Syria from rebels on Sunday, the third day of heavy fighting for the strategic military target which has changed hands three times since Friday. State media and activists said President Bashar al-Assad's forces were in full control of the 80th Brigade base, which lies just a few hundred meters (yards) north of Aleppo airport on the eastern edge of the disputed city. Rebels have held roughly half of Aleppo since storming into the city in July last year, holding off a government counter-offensive and consolidating their control over rural areas and the northern border with Turkey. Assad has focused his fight-back this year on trying to secure the areas around Damascus, the Lebanese border and central Homs region which links the capital with the heartland of his minority Alawite faith in Syria's Mediterranean provinces.

Libya PM warns foreign forces may act to halt chaos Posted: 10 Nov 2013 08:31 AM PST Prime Minister Ali Zeidan warned Libyans of the possibility of foreign powers intervening unless the country's current chaos ends, in an appeal Sunday aimed at rallying his campaign against militias. "The international community cannot tolerate a state in the middle of the Mediterranean that is a source of violence, terrorism and murder," said Zeidan. Citing the example of Iraq, he warned against "the intervention of foreign occupation forces" in Libya. Zeidan said his country was still subject to a resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter that allows the international community to intervene to protect civilians.

Turkey and Iraq push trade and counter-terror ties Posted: 10 Nov 2013 06:24 AM PST Turkey and Iraq pledged greater cooperation on trade and counter-terrorism while admitting to disagreements over Syria's war during a landmark visit to Baghdad by the Turkish foreign minister on Sunday. Ahmet Davutoglu's two-day visit has been billed as giving a "fresh start" to relations between the neighbouring countries, which have clashed on issues ranging from the conflict in Syria to Ankara's ties with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. "I saw a strong willingness to improve relations between our countries," Davutoglu said during a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari.

Syria activists say truce made in blockaded town Posted: 10 Nov 2013 03:58 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Government officials and rebels reached a deal to ease a weekslong blockade on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital on Sunday, allowing food to reach civilians there for the first time in weeks, activists said.

Amid austerity and debt, Denmark remains happiest nation Posted: 09 Nov 2013 04:34 PM PST Among foreigners in Denmark, theories as to why the host population is so content range from its egalitarian policies to its history to grumblings that some people are simply easier to satisfy than others. Denmark first topped the happiness table in 1973, when a European Union survey found that people there were more satisfied with life than in any other member state. Denmark scored an average 7.693. "One of the most important things making the Danes happy is the security in Danish society," said Meik Wiking, director of the Happiness Research Institute, a Danish think-tank aiming to improve the quality of life in Denmark and abroad.

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