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Nuclear talks between Iran and major world powers ended early Sunday in Geneva with no deal, but Iran says it is not disappointed.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters the three days of marathon talks were good and gave all sides something to build on. He says he hopes there can be a deal when the talks resume November 20.
Later Sunday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told British television that a deal on Iran's controversial nuclear program is within reach, and could be completed within weeks. However, Hague said negotiations are very difficult.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told a news conference in Geneva early Sunday there is no question that all sides are closer to a deal now than when the talks began.
Another round of talks has been set on Nov 2Oth.
VOA Al Pessin reports.
Whatever agreement Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif thought was imminent was not acceptable to the U.N. group. After negotiating until nearly midnight Friday and beyond midnight Saturday, it fell to the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to make the announcement.
“After what I think you all know have been three days of intense and constructive discussions, a lot of concrete progress has been achieved, but some differences remain,"
Ashton said the negotiators would reconvene in 10 days to try again to reach an agreement.
Al Pessin VOA News,Geneva.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday in Tehran that his country will not give up its nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment on Iranian soil.
Typhoon Nears Vietnam, 1,200 Feared Dead in Philippines
A powerful typhoon that caused massive destruction and scores of deaths in the Philippines is now churning towards Vietnam.
Weather forecasters say Typhoon Haiyan could make landfall in the country on Sunday.
Vietnamese authorities have evacuated several hundred thousand people from coastal areas, where the storm's outer bands are already causing high winds and rough seas.
In the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall as one of the most powerful storms on record, with maximum sustained winds of about 300 kilometers an hour.
Officials say 138 people are confirmed dead, but the Philippine Red Cross says the actual death toll may be more than 1,200. Rescuers are sifting through rubble to try to reach victims.