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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 ....
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Russia to push for WMD-free zone in Middle East - Lavrov
Date: 2013-09-14 19:39:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:289446
Taking forward its initiative to secure Syria’s chemical weapons, Russia said it will push for establishing a free zone from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in the Middle East. “Resolving the problem of chemical weapons in Syria will mark a big ....
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US ready for Syria military strike if talks fail: Obama
Date: 2013-09-14 16:04:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:289118
US President Barack Obama said he was willing to give a chance to diplomacy to help resolve the Syrian crisis, but warned the military option was still on the table. "We need to see concrete actions to demonstrate that (Syrian President Bashar) ....
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Demonstrators continue in several Turkish cities over protester's death
Date: 2013-09-14 12:27:01 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:23 - ID:288702
Anti-government protests, which took place yesterday, continued on Saturday in the streets across Istanbul, Ankara and Hatay the southern city of Antakya to protest police violence. The disputed circumstances of a young man's death prompted the ....
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Commander of Israeli ground forces says peace treaty with Egypt top priority
Date: 2013-09-14 10:18:13 GMT - Israel - International - SN:16 - ID:288527
The commander of Israel's ground forces has said that the peace treaty with Egypt is a top priority for Tel Aviv. Egypt's full control on Sinai and the border area plays into the hands of Israel, the commander said. The Israeli army will ....
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US to continue supporting Syrian opposition - adviser
Date: 2013-09-14 10:06:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:288510
The US will continue to support the Syrian opposition militarily and politically, said US Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. The US Administration still insists that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has to step down, Rhodes told ....
