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Conservative Leader Abbott Sweeps into Power in Australian Elections
September 08, 2013
SYDNEY/CANBERRA - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in national elections on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years of turbulent rule and for ...
Russia Warns U.S. against Strike on Syrian Chemical Facilities
September 07, 2013
MOSCOW - Russia warned Friday the United States against any unilateral military strike on Syrian chemical ...
Putin Says Could Turn Against Assad - if Case Proved
September 05, 2013
MOSCOW/BEIRUT – Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse of international compromise over Syria on Wednesday, declining to entirely rule out Russian backing for military action ...
Iran’s Rouhani to Speak at Yearly U.N. Session in New York
September 05, 2013
DUBAI - President Hassan Rouhani will attend the yearly United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, an event his predecessor used to make ...
Israel, U.S. Test Missile Defense System in Mediterranean
September 04, 2013
MOSCOW - Two ballistic missiles detected by the Russian airspace early warning system Tuesday were part of a joint U.S.-Israeli test of missile defense system, an Israeli military official ...
Russia Vows to Protect Int’l Law against “Controlled Chaos”
September 03, 2013
MOSCOW - Amid a looming U.S. strike on Syria, Russia vowed Monday to protect international law and the UN Charter against attempts to create so-called “controlled ...
Putin Sees Chance to Turn Tables on Obama at G20
September 02, 2013
MOSCOW - Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on ...
UN Experts Leave Syria as US Edges toward Strike
September 01, 2013
BEIRUT - U.N. experts who collected samples from last week's alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria for the Netherlands on Saturday, hours after President Barack Obama said he ...
US Discusses ‘Facts’ on Syria with Allies: Hagel
August 31, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday the Obama administration was consulting with allies to “further develop the facts” about ...
US Working on Details of Military Strike on Syria
August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials are still grappling with how to design a military strike to deter future chemical weapons attacks in Syria and trying to assess how President Bashar Assad would respond, two senior ...
West Could Hit Syria in Days, Envoys Tell Rebels
August 28, 2013
AMMAN/BEIRUT - Western powers could attack Syria within days, envoys from the United States and its allies have told rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, sources who attended the meeting told Reuters on ...
Russia Warns Against Military Intervention in Syria
August 27, 2013
MOSCOW - Russia warned Western powers on Monday against any military intervention in Syria, saying the use of force without a U.N. mandate would violate international ...
Failure in Peace Talks Would Ruin Palestinian Authority: UN Envoy
August 26, 2013
JERUSALEM - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, said on Sunday that if peace talks do not succeed in achieving an agreement, it would be the end for the ...
Iran Plans to Boost Oil Exports in Near Future: Minister
August 25, 2013
TEHRAN - The Islamic republic will do its best to make a strong return to the oil markets by boosting its exports, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said ...
Syria Opposition Claims 1,193 Killed in Chemical Attack by Gov’t Forces
August 22, 2013
ISTANBUL - The Syrian opposition accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of killing 1,193 people in chemical weapon attacks in suburbs of Damascus on ...
EU Ministers to Discuss Response to Egypt Violence
August 20, 2013
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting this week to forge a joint response to the recent violence in Egypt that has left hundreds of people dead, with discussions expected ...
Egyptian PM Proposes to Dismantle Brotherhood: Spokesman
August 18, 2013
CAIRO - Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi has officially proposed to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group legally, and the proposal is being studied, a cabinet ...
Islamists Take to Egypt Streets in Defiant Protest
August 17, 2013
CAIRO - Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across ...
Iran’s New President Terms Syria as “Brother” Country
August 05, 2013
TEHRAN) - New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday Iran has considered the Syrian nation as its “friend and brother” and will regard the same, semi-official Fars news ...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Endorses Rouhani as Next President
August 04, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed Hassan Rouhni as the country’s next president in a ceremony held here on Saturday.The ceremony came before the official inauguration of Rouhani ...
Assad’s Forces Kill 12 Rebels Taking Flour from Mill: Activist
July 31, 2013
AMMAN - At least 12 rebel fighters were killed on Monday as they were taking flour from a mill on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, opposition activists said, in their latest setback at the ...
Egypt's Brotherhood Stays on Streets Despite Killings
July 29, 2013
CAIRO - Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stood their ground in Cairo on Sunday, saying they would not leave the streets despite "massacres" by security forces who shot dozens of them ...
Death Toll of Egypt’s Clashes Rises to 139
July 28, 2013
CAIRO - Death toll of clashes erupted late Friday between supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi has climbed to at least 139 on Saturday, the Muslim Brotherhood ...
Mursi Accused of Murder and Kidnapping before Rallies
July 27, 2013
CAIRO - Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as Egypt's opposing ...
EU Calls for Action Plan for Growth at G20 Summit in Russia
July 24, 2013
BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) leaders on Tuesday called on the G20 to come up with an action plan with a focus on balanced growth and ...
Russia Urges for Joint Efforts to Expel Terrorists from Syria
July 23, 2013
MOSCOW - All parties in the Syrian conflict should devote themselves to ousting terrorists and extremists from the Mideast country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ...
Japan Urges Britain to Keep ‘Major Role’ in EU
July 22, 2013
LONDON - Japan has added its voice to international calls for Britain to maintain a leading role in the European Union, saying that membership is a key advantage for companies looking to access ...
New Syrian Opposition Leader to Visit Paris Next Week
July 20, 2013
PARIS - French foreign ministry confirmed Friday that new head of Syria's opposition coalition Ahmad Jarba is to visit Paris next week, without giving the exact ...
EU Urges Comprehensive Political Process in Egypt
July 18, 2013
CAIRO - The European Union (EU) foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday urged for comprehensive political process in Egypt, with the participation of all groups supporting ...
World Powers Hope to Resume Iran Talks Quickly
July 17, 2013
BRUSSELS - World powers hope to resume negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program “as soon as possible”, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on ...
Merkel Calls for Stronger Europe, Global Data Rules
July 16, 2013
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Sunday for strict global rules on the protection of personal data in the wake of the recently revealed U.S. surveillance activities in EU and ...
SCO FMs Meet to Promote Cooperation
July 15, 2013
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan - Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers concluded a meeting here Saturday, pledging to expand coordination and cooperation under the regional ...
Obama Discusses Status of Snowden with Putin
July 14, 2013
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama discussed the status of Edward Snowden with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, hours after the former U.S. spy agency contractor made ...
Sharif for Expediting Anti-Terrorism, Extremism Policy
July 13, 2013
ISLAMABAD - Pak Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday directed Ministry of Interior to finalize anti-terrorism and anti-extremism policy in consultation with all provinces on fast track basis. The ...
Military Intervention in Egypt’s Politics “Inappropriate”: Iran
July 08, 2013
TEHRAN - The recent military intervention in Egypt’s political affairs which led to the ouster of elected President Mohamed Morsi was an “inappropriate” action, Iran’s Foreign ...