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Syrian Govt. “Uses Militias” for Mass Killings: U.N.
March 12, 2013
GENEVA - The Syrian government is reportedly using local militias known as Popular Committees to commit mass killings which are at times sectarian in nature, U.N. human rights investigators ...
Netanyahu Hints Israeli Coalition to Be Presented in Days
March 11, 2013
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his outgoing cabinet on Sunday for what he said was probably the last time, signaling he was close to completing the formation of a ...
Next Round of Nuclear Talks with P5+1 to Be “Test for West’s Sincerity”: Khamenei
March 09, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday the next round of talks between the world powers and the Islamic republic over the latter's nuclear program will be a test ...
Biden on Iran threat: Obama is not bluffing
March 06, 2013
WASHINGTON — Seeking to reassure anxious Israelis and their American supporters, Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday that the United States won't back down from its pledge to use military action ...
Assad to Run for President in 2014 Syrian Elections: Iran
March 04, 2013
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here Saturday that Bashar al-Assad is currently the “legal" president of Syria and will take part in the presidential elections in ...
Syrian Missiles Kill at Least 141 in Aleppo
February 27, 2013
BEIRUT — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said ...
Egypt Opposition Leader Calls for Election Boycott
February 24, 2013
CAIRO— A key opposition leader called Saturday for a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections, saying he will not take part in a "sham ...
Egypt opposition warns elections may fuel tensions
February 23, 2013
CAIRO — An Egyptian opposition leader is warning the president's call for parliamentary elections in April will only inflame the ...
Iran Scolds World Powers over Gold Sanctions "Offer"
February 19, 2013
DUBAI - Iran criticized on Monday a reported plan by major powers to demand the closure of a uranium enrichment plant in return for an easing of sanctions on Tehran's trade in gold and ...
Syria Calls All Parties to Engage in Crisis-Solving Process
February 18, 2013
DAMASCUS - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al- Halqi has called on all components of the Syrian people to engage in a political process on the Syrian soil to end the country's long-standing crisis in ...
Iran will talk with US If Pressure Stops: Ahmadinejad
February 11, 2013
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he is ready to have talks with United States if the West stops pressuring his country, the latest in a series of hints from leaders ...
EU Leaders Strike Deal on Long-Term Austerity Budget
February 09, 2013
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders reached agreement on the first ever cut in their common budget on Friday after 24 hours of intense negotiations, seeking to placate millions at home ...
Heavy Clashes Erupt in Syrian Capital
February 07, 2013
BEIRUT - Heavy fighting erupted in Damascus Wednesday as government forces tried to hold back a new rebel effort to push the civil war into the heart of the Syrian capital, activists ...
Obama Memo Justifies Drone-War Killing of Americans
February 06, 2013
WASHINGOTN - Does President Barack Obama have the right to order the assassination of an American anywhere in the world—without any oversight from Congress or the courts, and even if that U.S. citizen is ...
Kerry has 'Big Heels to Fill' at State Dep't
February 05, 2013
WASHINGTON - New Secretary of State John Kerry reported for duty Monday, acknowledging that as Hillary Rodham Clinton's successor he has "big heels to fill" and promising to ...
Iran Hedges on Nuclear Talks with Six Powers or U.S
February 04, 2013
MUNICH - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but ...
Senate Panel Approves Kerry Nomination
January 30, 2013
WASHINGTON— The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama's choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of ...
Violence Flares in Egypt after Emergency Law Imposed
January 29, 2013
CAIRO - A man was shot dead on Monday in a fifth day of violence in Egypt that has killed 50 people and prompted the Islamist president to declare a state of emergency in an attempt to end a ...
US: US, China Oppose North Korea Nuclear Test
January 26, 2013
Washington and Beijing agreed Friday that any North Korean nuclear test will lead to North Korea's further isolation and set back efforts to restart regional talks, a U.S. envoy ...
Germany, France Seek Unity on Europe
January 23, 2013
BERLIN— Germany and France will produce joint proposals on improving economic coordination in the European Union this spring, the countries' leaders said Tuesday, downplaying recent ...
Obama Begins 2nd Term as US President
January 22, 2013
KABUL - Barack Obama began his second term as US president on Sunday, when he was sworn in by the chief justice at a brief White House ...
Panetta Urges NATO To Keep Pressure On Al Qaeda
January 19, 2013
LONDON — As international military operations continued in Algeria and Mali, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged NATO Friday to be more innovative and flexible so it can keep "relentless pressure" on ...
Russia supports UN involvement in Mali crisis: envoy
January 17, 2013
MOSCOW - Moscow backs the international efforts to help Mali solve its ongoing crisis, Russia's presidential envoy for ...
China FM in Korean Denuclearization Call
January 15, 2013
EIJING - A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Monday called for concerted efforts by all parties to denuclearize the ...
Pakistan Shi'ites to bury bomb victims after meeting PM
January 13, 2013
BALUCHISTAN - Shi'ite Muslims agreed on Monday to begin burying nearly 100 of their people killed three days ago in one of Pakistan's deadliest sectarian attacks after the prime minister said he would ...
Iran Reiterates Support for Assad’s Peace Plan
January 09, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated on Tuesday the country's "full support" for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's recent peace plan for the Arab ...
Syrians Brush Off Assad Speech, Fighting Continues
January 08, 2013
BEIRUT - Fighting raged across Syria on Monday with clashes reported just a few miles from where President Bashar al-Assad had unveiled a "peace plan" that Syrians on both sides said ...
No Date for Iran Talks: EU
January 05, 2013
BRUSSELS - The European Union says no date has been fixed for further talks on Iran's nuclear program, while hoping they will be soon, an EU foreign affairs spokesman ...
Iran Warns Off Foreign Planes during Naval Drill
January 03, 2013
DUBAI - - Iran has warned off foreign surveillance planes that have tried to approach its forces during naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian military spokesman said on ...
Obama Vows to Push New Gun-Control Legislation in 2013
January 01, 2013
WASHINTON - US President Barack Obama on Sunday reiterated his commitment to push new gun-control legislation in the first year of his second ...
Egypt President Warns Against New Unrest
December 30, 2012
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened ...
Syria Opposition Leader Rejects Moscow Invitation
December 29, 2012
ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/BEIRUT - Syria's opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be ...
EU to Increase Pressure on Israel over Two-State Solutions
December 27, 2012
JERUSALEM - The European Union (EU) will increase pressure on Israel in 2013 in order to settle Israeli- Palestinian conflict based on the two-state solution, said an internal report of the ...
UN to Hold Arms Trade Treaty Conference in March
December 26, 2012
NEW YORK - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly late Monday to hold a conference in March to try to reach agreement on a U.N. treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar ...
India, Russia Sign Defense Deals worth 2.9 Billion Dollars
December 25, 2012
NEW DELHI - India and Russia Monday inked 10 pacts, including new defense deals worth nearly 2.9 billion U.S. dollars, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's day-long visit to the ...