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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 ....
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No changes have been made to force posture after deal on Syria
Date: 2013-09-15 09:23:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:289871
Pentagon spokesman George Little said on Saturday "We haven't made any changes to our force posture" after a deal between the US and Russia on the Syrian chemical weapons was reached. "The credible threat of military force has been key to ....
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Russia slams US for poor protection of children’s rights
Date: 2013-09-15 09:09:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:289836
The Russian Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the US authorities for lacking efforts to protect the rights of foreign-born children adopted by US foster parents, including at least 26 adoptees from Russia. Ria Novosti reported. Media ....
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McCain seeks to write commentary in Russia's Pravada to respond to Putin
Date: 2013-09-15 09:07:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:289833
Responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin's controversial opinion piece in the New York Times, Sen. John McCain told CNN he'd like to write a commentary for Pravda, the historic Russian newspaper connected to the Communist Party. ....
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Iran says US deprived of pretext to attack Syria
Date: 2013-09-15 09:03:37 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:289823
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Saturday that the US is deprived of any pretext to launch military action against Syria, IRNA news agency reported. Amir-Abdollahian told reporters that ....
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Iran FM unaware of Saudi hajj invitation for Rohani
Date: 2013-09-15 08:57:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:1 - ID:289811
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Saturday that he was unaware of Saudi King Abdullah's invitation to Iranian President Hassan Rohani to perform hajj. “Such an invitation must be made through Foreign Ministry,” said Zarif in ....
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Hague says he will hold talks with US, French counterparts
Date: 2013-09-14 20:18:04 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:44 - ID:289498
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he will hold talks with his US and French counterparts John Kerry and Laurent Fabius respectively Monday in Paris on the latest developments in Syria. In a statement Saturday, Hague welcomed the ....