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Obama calls for merging Iraq's Sunni tribal leaders into army
Date: 2014-01-23 07:25:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:514753
US President Barack Obama discussed the need to integrate Sunni tribal leaders and troops into the Iraqi army with the Sunni speaker of Iraq's parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, the White House said. Obama dropped by a scheduled meeting with the ....
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Iraq has interest in finding necessary settlement to Syrian crisis - FM
Date: 2014-01-22 16:53:46 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:65 - ID:514156
Iraq has a real interest to find the necessary settlement by the Syrians to the Syrian crisis, affirmed Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. During the opening session of the Geneva 2 Conference, Zebari said that the Syrian crisis has negative ....
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Robert Fisk: Syria regime reminder of Nazi Germany
Date: 2014-01-22 16:08:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:63 - ID:514101
The pictures are horrific, the torture details revolting, the numbers terrifying. And the integrity of the three former prosecutors who have effectively accused the Syrian government of war crimes with their report published this week, is without ....
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French FM calls for ceasefires in Syria
Date: 2014-01-22 15:08:29 GMT - France - International - SN:61 - ID:513987
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called Wednesday for immediate ceasefire in Syria and the opening of humanitarian corridors to deliver aid to civilians. Fabius, addressing an international conference in Switzerland, said: "This terrible ....
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Hague urges end to Syria civil war
Date: 2014-01-22 11:55:22 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:40 - ID:513420
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged the Syrian regime and opposition to "put an end to the devastation of your country" by staying at the negotiating table, as peace talks to end the three-year conflict opened in Switzerland. Speaking at ....
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Pope of Vatican issues peace plea on Syria
Date: 2014-01-22 11:53:36 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:39 - ID:513416
Pope Francis of the Vatican urged delegates attending the Syria peace conference in Switzerland to do everything they can to negotiate a cease-fire and launch "decisive" steps toward reconciliation and reconstruction, the ABC news ....
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Latvia's parliament approves first female prime minister
Date: 2014-01-22 11:52:05 GMT - Latvia - International - SN:38 - ID:513410
Latvia's parliament approved on Wednesday Laimdota Straujuma to become the first female prime minister of the Baltic state, which joined the euro zone on January 1, the ABC news reported. Valdis Dombrovskis, 42, who steered the country through ....
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2 feared dead as police clash with protesters in Ukraine
Date: 2014-01-22 11:28:05 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:37 - ID:513356
New clashes broke out on Wednesday between Ukrainian police and protesters demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich and two demonstrators were reported to have been killed, ABC reported Wednesday. Protesters shouted "Murderers!" ....
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Iran’s Rouhani says Geneva II meeting unlikely to succeed
Date: 2014-01-22 11:24:05 GMT - Iran - International - SN:34 - ID:513341
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on Monday said that the talks in Switzerland between Syria’s government and its enemies to end the country’s three years of civil war are unlikely to be successful, the official IRNA news agency quoted him as ....
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Moscow grants asylum to almost 500 Syrian refugees
Date: 2014-01-22 10:28:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:513163
The number of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in Russia is on the rise, Itar Tass reported quoting head of the Federal Migration Service Moscow department Olga Kirillova. "Due to the exacerbation of the sociopolitical situation in Syria, the ....
