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Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
September 5, 2013
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's public assertions that moderate Syrian opposition groups are growing in influence appear to be…
Turkish envoy to return to Egypt after recall
September 4, 2013
Turkish envoy to return to Egypt after recall
Turkey’s ambassador to Egypt will return to Cairo on Wednesday after he was recalled last month over the bloody crackdown…
Radiation in water at Fukushima plant hits record high
September 4, 2013
Radiation in water at Fukushima plant hits record high
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth…
Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress
September 4, 2013
Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress
President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited…
Obama: Assad must be held to account
September 3, 2013
Obama: Assad must be held to account
US President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be held accountable for using chemical weapons…
Israel says Med missile launch joint U.S. exercise
September 3, 2013
Israel says Med missile launch joint U.S. exercise
Israel on Tuesday announced the successful launch of a missile in a joint exercise with the United States, which came…
Verdicts in Delhi gang-rape trial due 10 September: judge
September 3, 2013
Verdicts in Delhi gang-rape trial due 10 September: judge
The trial of four adult suspects accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus in…
UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’
September 3, 2013
UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’
The M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo “must disarm,” UN special envoy Mary Robinson said Monday during a…
Russia says ballistic ‘objects’ fired in Mediterranean
September 3, 2013
Russia says ballistic ‘objects’ fired in Mediterranean
Russian radar detected two ballistic “objects” that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean from the central part of the sea…
More than 2 million have fled Syria: UN
September 3, 2013
More than 2 million have fled Syria: UN
More than two million Syrians have now fled their country, the UNHCR said Tuesday, as top US officials pressed a…