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Agreement Reached on Shipping Syria’s Chemicals: FM
December 31, 2013
BEIJING - A multilateral agreement on escorts for chemical weapons being shipped out of Syria for destruction has been reached, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin ...
Turkish Official Says Officers Could Be Retried
December 30, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey - A senior ruling party official says Turkey's government could change laws to allow the re-trial of hundreds of military officers who were convicted of plotting to overthrow ...
Removal of Chemical Weapons from Syria Delayed: Watchdog
December 29, 2013
VIENNA - The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal will likely miss a December 31 deadline, the global ...
World Powers and Iran to Resume Expert Nuclear Talks on December 30
December 28, 2013
BRUSSELS - Nuclear experts from Iran and six world powers will resume talks on how to roll out last month’s landmark deal on Monday in Geneva, hoping to resolve numerous technical issues before the ...
Turkish President Vows No Cover-Up in Corruption Scandal
December 25, 2013
ANKARA –Turkish President Abdullah Gul sought to salve Turkish furor over a high-level corruption case on Tuesday by assuring the public there would be no cover-up and that the courts were ...
Iran, World Powers to Continue Nuclear Talks after Christmas
December 24, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran and six world powers will continue their expert-level nuclear talks after the Christmas holidays, Iran's nuclear negotiator said ...
Egypt Jails Symbols of 2011 Uprising
December 23, 2013
CAIRO - Three leading Egyptian activists were sentenced to three years in prison each on Sunday in a case brought over their role in recent protests, escalating a crackdown on dissent by the ...
UK to Help Destroy Syria’s Chemical Stockpile
December 22, 2013
LONDON - The U.K. will help the international mission to destroy Syria's chemical weapons program, officials said Friday, joining a complex operation with prominent roles for the U.S., Denmark and ...
Bombings in Iraq Kill 14
December 21, 2013
KIRKUK, Iraq - Bombings in Iraq, including two in a market and a third at a cemetery where victims of the earlier attack were to be buried killed 14 people Friday, officials said.In Tuz Khurmatu, 175 ...
Iran Says Nuclear Talks with World Powers to Resume Today
December 19, 2013
DUBAI - Iran says it will resume technical talks with six world powers in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, a vital step in implementing a deal signed last month which suspends key elements of Tehran's nuclear ...
Merkel Formally Elected to Third Term by Parliament Vote
December 18, 2013
BERLIN - Angela Merkel was elected to a third term as chancellor in a vote in the German lower house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for her new “grand ...
Iranian FM Stresses Regional Cooperation to Fight Terrorism
December 17, 2013
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the recent terrorist attack which killed 20 Iranian technicians working on Iran-Iraq gas pipeline in Baqubah, and ...
South Africa buries 'greatest son' Mandela
December 16, 2013
Cape Town - South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, leaving the multi-racial democracy he founded without its living inspiration and still striving for the "Rainbow Nation" ideal of ...
Talks Ongoing to Free Seized Nuns: Syria Activists
December 15, 2013
BEIRUT - The Syrian government is negotiating with rebels to release 12 nuns seized earlier this month from a convent north of Damascus, two activists said on Saturday. The rebels are demanding that hundreds of ...
U.N. Confirms Chemical Arms Were Used Repeatedly in Syria
December 14, 2013
UNITED NATIONS - Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according ...
Pakistan Wants Resolution of All Issues with India Peacefully: Sharif
December 12, 2013
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said Pakistan believes in resolving all issues with India peacefully and diplomatically “through dialogue based on ...
Russia will Upgrade its Weaponry: Putin
December 11, 2013
MOSCOW – Russia President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the share of modern weaponry in Russia’s armed forces would reach 30 percent in 2014 and urged the military to stay alert for threats and ...
Foreign Forces Threaten Iran, Region: Rouhani
December 10, 2013
KABUL - The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told President Hamid Karzai on a visit to Tehran this week that the foreign forces in Afghanistan posed a "threat for Iran and the ...
Leader of Egypt’s Brotherhood Appears in Court
December 10, 2013
CAIRO - The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood appeared in court on Monday for the first time since he was arrested in a state crackdown on the group following the army overthrow of President Mohamed ...
Israeli President Says Willing to Meet Iran’s Rouhani
December 09, 2013
JERUSALEM - Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday that he would be willing to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. "Iran is not our enemy," Peres said during a question ...
Rohuani Defends Nuclear Deal with World Powers
December 08, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani defended the interim nuclear deal that his negotiating team signed with the world’s major powers in November, semi-official ISNA news ...
AU Expresses Deep Grief over Death of Mandela
December 07, 2013
ADDIS ABABA - The African Union (AU) expressed deep grief Friday over the death of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and icon of ...
Iran Eyes Better Ties with UAE after Nuclear Deal with West
December 05, 2013
DUBAI - Iran's foreign minister went to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday hoping to improve relations with the U.S. ally after Tehran's deal with world powers under which it is to curb its ...
Iran, World Powers to Discuss Geneva Deal on Weekend
December 04, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran and the world powers will hold an expert-level meeting in Vienna on weekend to discuss Geneva nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham announced here on ...
Syria Death Toll Hits Nearly 126,000: Monitoring Group
December 03, 2013
BEIRUT - The death toll in Syria's civil war has risen to at least 125,835, more than a third of them civilians, but the real figure is probably much higher, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...
Australia Assumes G20 Presidency
December 02, 2013
CANBERRA - Australia officially assumes the presidency of the G20 on Sunday, eyeing to promote stronger economic growth and more ...
US Offers to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
December 01, 2013
DAMASCUS, Syria - The U.S. has offered to help destroy some of the most lethal parts of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile at an offshore facility, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons ...
SCO Countries Vow to Strengthen Regional Cooperation
November 30, 2013
TASHKENT - Prime ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states vowed here Friday to further boost the grouping’s internal cooperation to expand its global economic ...
Syria Says It Won't Give Up Power in Peace Talks
November 28, 2013
DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insisted that it is not going to the ...
Iran President Urges Reforms in ECO to
November 27, 2013
Address Regional Needs TEHRAN - The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is in need of reforms to be able to address the needs of the regional countries as well as its member ...
Geneva Conference on Syria to Be Held on January 22
November 26, 2013
GENEVA - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday that a conference on Syria, known as Geneva II, would be convened ...
New Round of Iran Nuclear Talks Conclude with an Agreement
November 25, 2013
GENEVA - After intensive negotiations, the P5+1 group and Iran have reached a first-step agreement on Iran's nuclear program, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced early Sunday ...
Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai Receives EU Sakharov Rights Prize
November 21, 2013
Strasbourg (France) - Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai was handed the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize Wednesday in recognition of her crusade for the right of all ...
“Excessive Demands” Detrimental to Nuclear Talks: Iran
November 19, 2013
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that “excessive demands” by some powers at nuclear talks will be detrimental to the negotiations, media ...
Japanese PM Vows to Make Increased Contribution to Regional Peace
November 18, 2013
VIENTIANE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasized “increased Japanese contribution” to regional peace and stability during his visit to the Lao capital Vientiane on ...