Obama orders blocking of Iranian properties in US

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• In a move bound to rattle Tehran, US President Barack Obama had issued an executive order blocking property of the Iranian government and its financial institutions in America. [..]

Sarkozy splurges £10,000 a day on food, owns 121 cars

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• French president Nicolas Sarkozy spends £10,000 a day on food and keeps 121 cars at his Elysee Palace, a new book says. [..]

Obama says he deserves second term as US President

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• Buoyed by the signs of improvement in the American economy, US President Barack Obama has said that he deserves another term. [..]

US vows to dry up funding, arms shipments to Syria: Clinton

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• US secretary of state Hillary Clinton vowed on Sunday to strengthen existing sanctions against the Syrian regime and seek further ones to dry up funding and arms shipments. [..]

Violence claims 48 more deaths in Syria: Rights group

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• The violence in Syria has claimed 48 more victims, including 18 soldiers and six army deserters, amid growing outrage following a “massacre” in the protest city of Homs, a rights group said Sunday. [..]