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Japan, Russia hold first diplomatic-defence talks
November 2, 2013
Japan, Russia hold first diplomatic-defence talks
The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to cooperate in fighting terrorism and piracy as the…
NATO stages exercise as rearming Russia worries some allies
November 1, 2013
NATO stages exercise as rearming Russia worries some allies
When NATO forces start a major exercise in Latvia and Poland this weekend, they will be rehearsing how to oust…
Egyptian Islamists call for daily protests before Morsy trial
October 31, 2013
Egyptian Islamists call for daily protests before Morsy trial
Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsy called on Thursday for daily protests in the four days before his…
99% of Abyei’s Dinka vote to join South Sudan
October 31, 2013
99% of Abyei’s Dinka vote to join South Sudan
Residents of contested region Abyei chose overwhelmingly to join South Sudan in an unofficial referendum, election officials said Thursday, amid…
Israeli troops arrest senior Hamas members in West Bank
October 31, 2013
Israeli troops arrest senior Hamas members in West Bank
Israel's army arrested three senior members of the Islamist Hamas movement overnight, Palestinian security sources said on Thursday, in the…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in north West Bank raid
October 31, 2013
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in north West Bank raid
Israeli troops shot dead a 22-year-old Palestinian early on Thursday during a raid near the northern West Bank city of…
Exclusive: Syria has destroyed chemical production facilities – watchdog
October 31, 2013
Exclusive: Syria has destroyed chemical production facilities – watchdog
Syria has destroyed all of its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, meeting a major deadline in an ambitious…
Syria envoy meets Assad as peace talks falter
October 30, 2013
Syria envoy meets Assad as peace talks falter
United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in the Syrian capital Damascus in an effort to…
China says five detained in connection with Tiananmen attack
October 30, 2013
China says five detained in connection with Tiananmen attack
Chinese police have caught five suspects after a vehicle burst into flames on Beijing's Tiananmen Square in what police called…