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G20 Leaders Endorse Global Infrastructure Initiative to Spur Investment
November 17, 2014
BRISBANE, Australia - Leaders of G20 economies on Sunday endorsed Global Infrastructure Initiative, a multi-year work program to spur quality public and private infrastructure ...
Western Sanctions Could Backfire: Putin
November 16, 2014
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Western sanctions against his country could ...
Islamic State Commanders Liable for Mass War Crimes: U.N.
November 15, 2014
GENEVA - Islamic State commanders are liable for war crimes on a "massive scale" in northeast Syria where they spread terror by beheading, stoning and shooting civilians and ...
U.N. Calls for ASEAN Support on Post-2015 Development
November 13, 2014
NAY PYI TAW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday expressed his support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members and called on them to back a ...
Obama Says Momentum Building on 'Historic' Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
November 11, 2014
BEIJING - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he sees momentum building for a Washington-backed free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific, after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of ...
Al-Baghdadi Fate Unclear After U.S.-Led Airstrike in Northern Iraq
November 10, 2014
MOSUL, Iraq - The fate of the top leader of Islamic State (IS) militant group remains unclear after an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition against a convoy of vehicles near the city of ...
Obama Doubles US Troops in Iraq in Expanding War on IS
November 09, 2014
WASHINGOTN- President Barack Obama unveiled Friday plans to send 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to help Baghdad government forces strike back at Islamic State jihadists, roughly doubling ...
Obama Writes Iran’s Supreme Leader about Militants
November 07, 2014
WASHINGTON - In a rare outreach to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common ...
‘No Mercy’ for Those Behind Murder of Christian Couple: Nawaz
November 06, 2014
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned on Wednesday the brutal murder of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan and termed it "an unacceptable ...
‘China Supports Improvement in Pakistan-India Relations
November 05, 2014
BEIJING - Assistant Foreign Minister of China, Liu Jianchao said Monday that China strongly supports improvement in Pakistan-India relations, and that is ready to help resolve ...
Xi Stresses Rule of Law for “Safe China”
November 04, 2014
WUHAN – Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined that the rule of law was a key guarantee for building a "safe China," urging political and legal organs to collectively ...
Kurdish Peshmerga Arrive with Weapons in Syria's Kobani
November 02, 2014
MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT - Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts by Islamic State insurgents to seize the ...
Oil Prices Rally, OPEC Chief Plays Down Recent Slide
October 30, 2014
LONDON - World oil prices rallied on Wednesday, while OPEC secretary-general Abdullah El-Badri said that market conditions did not justify sharp falls for crude futures and signalled that ...
EU on Track So Far with Green Energy Goals, 2030 A Challenge
October 28, 2014
BRUSSELS - EU nations have work to do to meet new green energy goals agreed last week, as increased fossil fuel burning last year drove up pollution in some countries, although the bloc ...
Terrorism, Extremism More Dangerous Than Ebola: Iranian President
October 28, 2014
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who had last year warned against the imminent threat of the spread of radicalism and violence in the world, stressed that terrorism and extremism ...
China, Russia Urge Scientific, Technological Cooperation
October 27, 2014
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended congratulations on the opening of the 2014 Pujiang Innovation Forum, voicing hope for ...
Putin Accuses United States of Damaging World Order
October 25, 2014
LAURA, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the rest of the ...
WB Warns of Risks to “Disappointing” Global Economy
October 23, 2014
BEIJING - A senior World Bank (WB) official on Wednesday sounded a warning note for a "disappointing" global economy in 2014, pointing to commodity prices, Ebola and ...
Iran President Pledges to Back Iraq Amid Attacks
October 22, 2014
TEHRAN, Iran - Shiite powerhouse Iran has pledged enduring support for the Shiite-led government of Iraq in its battle against an ascendant Sunni insurgency spearheaded by the Islamic ...
Iraq PM Rules Out Foreign Boots on The Ground
October 21, 2014
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Monday ruled out any foreign ground intervention to assist government forces in retaking territory lost to jihadists and urged Sunnis ...
U.S.-Led Coalition Jets Strike Kobani after Islamic State Shelling
October, 19, 2014
MURSITPINAR Turkey - U.S.-led coalition jets struck suspected Islamic State targets at least twice in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after fierce shelling by the insurgents hit ...
Russia-U.S. Reset Impossible Amid Sanctions: Medvedev
October 16, 2014
MOSCOW - A reset of Russia-U.S. relations is impossible if sanctions against Moscow remain, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said ...
Obama to Meet with Partners on Militant Fight
October 15, 2014
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his military commanders will meet Tuesday with defense chiefs from more than 20 nations participating in the fight against the Islamic State ...
Putin Orders Russian Troop Withdrawal from Ukrainian Border
October 13, 2014
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, the ...
Kurds Battle for Heart of Kobane as UN Fears for Civilians
October 12, 2014
MURSITPINAR, Turkey - Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by Islamic State group jihadists towards the heart of the battleground Syrian town of Kobane Saturday, after the UN warned ...
Malala, Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize
October 11, 2014
OSLO, Norway — Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for risking their lives to fight for children's rights. The decision ...
Clashes for Syria’s Kobane Kill 400 in Three Weeks: Monitor
October 09, 2014
BEIRUT - More than 400 people have been killed in three weeks of fighting between Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish forces for the Syrian town of Kobane, a monitor said ...
EU Keeps Russia Sanctions in Place, Sees ‘Encouraging’ Signs
October 01, 2014
BRUSSELS - The European Union decided on Tuesday to keep in place a package of economic sanctions against Russia over its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine despite what it ...
U.S. Intelligence Underestimated the Rise of IS: Obama
September 30, 2014
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey - President Barack Obama has acknowledged that U.S. intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, where the head of an ...
Air Strikes Hit IS Militants in East Syria: Monitors
September 28, 2014
BEIRUT - Air strikes hit Islamic State and other Islamist groups in eastern Syria early on Saturday, a monitoring group said, as a U.S.-led coalition seeks to turn the tide against the ...
Cameron Urges Parliament to Back ‘Years’ of Iraq Action
September 27, 2014
LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron warned that British military action against Islamic State militants could last for "years" as he urged MPs on Friday to vote in favour of ...
UN Meets Facing Multiple Crises; Obama to Speak
September 25, 2014
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on global leaders Wednesday to find "seeds of hope" in the turmoil and despair of a world that may seem like it's ...
Set ‘New Course’ on Climate Change: UN to Leaders
September 24,2014
UNITED NATIONS - Challenged by the United Nations chief to set a new course for a warming globe and reverse the rise of heat-trapping gases, world leader after world leader Tuesday ...
Obama Faces Questions on Prospect of Expanded War
September 21, 2014
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's military campaign against Islamic State group extremists has already crept beyond the narrow parameters he first outlined three ...
UN Nuclear Watchdog Head Ups Pressure on Iran
September 16, 2014
VIENNA - The head of the UN atomic watchdog hit out Monday at Iran's lack of cooperation in a probe into its nuclear programme, three weeks after Tehran missed a deadline to provide ...