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Mexico storms kill at least 19
Date: 2013-09-16 09:36:32 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:15 - ID:291449
At least nineteen people have been killed in Mexico, which is being battered by two powerful storms, the BBC reported Monday. Hurricane Ingrid has caused floods and sent thousands to emergency shelter on Mexico's Gulf Coast. It is expected to ....
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Ban receives report from team probing possible chemical weapons use in Syria
Date: 2013-09-16 09:35:29 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:14 - ID:291444
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received the report of the UN team probing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria and plans to brief the members of the Security Council on the findings in a closed-door session tomorrow, ....
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Rumsfeld criticizes Obama’s Syria policies
Date: 2013-09-16 09:01:51 GMT - Germany - International - SN:8 - ID:291385
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has strongly criticized President Barack Obama's Syria policies. "I believe the reason he has had difficulty gaining support both in the US and from other countries is because he has not explained ....
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Lieberman offers tentative support for Syria arms deal
Date: 2013-09-16 08:57:18 GMT - Israel - International - SN:7 - ID:291374
Israeli lawmaker Avigdor Lieberman has offered a tentative support for a US-Russian deal on disarming Syria’s chemical weapons. Lieberman told Army Radio talk show “Good Morning Israel” that the US-Russia deal to have Syria dismantle their ....
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Netanyahu: Syria must be deprived from all chemical weapons
Date: 2013-09-16 08:49:19 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:291362
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Syria must be deprived from all the chemical weapons it has, so that he Middle East becomes more secure During a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, Netanyahu ....
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Congo accuses Rwanda of 'kidnapping' soldier, heightening tension along shared border
Date: 2013-09-16 08:47:28 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - International - SN:4 - ID:291359
A spokesman for Congo's military says a sergeant was detained by Rwandan soldiers near the two countries' shared border, a move Congo's government described as a "provocation.", ABC News reported Sunday. Col. Olivier Hamuli said Munanga Kafakana ....
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Obama swaps letters with Iran’s Rohani
Date: 2013-09-16 08:45:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:291354
US President Barack Obama has confirmed that he has exchanged letters with Iran’s President Hasan Rohani In an interview with ABC News’”This Week”, Obama suggested that he even sees a potential role for Iran in helping to stabilize Syria, despite ....
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Mexico hit by severe storms on east and west coasts
Date: 2013-09-15 10:16:03 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:11 - ID:289984
Mexico is being battered by two severe storms - one its eastern coast and another on its west, officials say, the BBC reported Sunday. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated on the Gulf of Mexico coast ahead of Hurricane Ingrid which ....
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NATO welcomes US-Russian agreement on chemical weapons in Syria
Date: 2013-09-15 09:28:09 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:7 - ID:289879
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed Saturday a US-Russian agreement that was reached on Saturday to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. "This is an important step towards the goal of ensuring the swift, secure and verifiable ....
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EU welcomes US-Russian agreement on chemical weapons in Syria
Date: 2013-09-15 09:25:53 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:6 - ID:289874
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton welcomed a US-Russian agreement that was reached on Saturday to ensure secure destruction of Syria's chemical weapons. "I welcome the agreement reached today between the United States and the Russian ....
