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Euro News Saturday 12th February, 2011
At least 28 people, including women and children have been killed near the Iraqi city of Samarra. One source said a suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of pilgrims visiting the city’s holy Shia shrine as it left the relative safety of a bus. Other sources say the bomber was on foot. Dozens of other people have been injured. It is the second attack on Shias near Samarra this week.
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre had a depth of 8.50 km, reports Xinhua.
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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