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Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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…
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