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Philippine VP says rebel leader OKs cease-fire
Date: 2013-09-14 08:52:56 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:1 - ID:288407
The Philippines' vice president said Friday that a Muslim rebel leader has accepted a cease-fire to allow talks on ending a five-day hostage crisis in which his followers have held more than 100 people in a southern port city. ABC News reported. ....
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Russian navy sending 3 more ships to Mediterranean – admiral
Date: 2013-09-13 14:10:32 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:287683
Russian top commander told journalists Friday Navy is bolstering its strength in the Mediterranean Sea from seven to ten warships, RIA Novosti reported. The guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy and the assault landing ship ....
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Al-Qaida leader calls for attacks inside US
Date: 2013-09-13 13:12:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:287568
Al-Qaida's leader Ayman al-Zawahri has marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by calling on Muslims to strike inside the United States, using any opportunity they can to "bleed" America financially, ABC News reported Friday. In ....
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UN investigators: Syrian regime forces, opposition committed various war crimes
Date: 2013-09-11 12:31:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:28 - ID:284258
The UN Human Rights Council said the pro-regime forces in Syria have committed various war crimes against civilians and shelled hospitals during their attacks on rebel-controlled areas over the past few months, SkyNews reported. In the ....
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New spate of protests in several Turkish cities against youth's murder
Date: 2013-09-11 11:36:45 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:20 - ID:284105
A new spate of protests took place in several Turkish cities on Wednesday in response to calls by Taksim Solidarity group to reject the murder of Ahmed Atakan, a 22-year-old man. Atakan was killed after police forces had fired a tear gas bomb ....
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Iran backs any initiative that help prevent military intervention in Syria: Rouhani
Date: 2013-09-11 10:58:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:18 - ID:284020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday Tehran is supporting any measures that prevent foreign military intervention in Syria, warning against the repercussions of a possible attack against the Arab country, Press TV reported. ....
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Iran hands UN evidence on militants' chemical weapons
Date: 2013-09-11 10:45:38 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:283988
A senior Iranian official says Tehran has provided the United Nations with conclusive evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the militants in Syria, Iran' Press TV reported Wednesday. "Iran is in possession of strong evidence regarding the ....
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Obama says too early to talk about success of Russian initiative on Syria
Date: 2013-09-11 10:42:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:283756
US President Barack Obama described the Russian offer that Syria would turn over its chemical weapons stockpiles to international control as an encouraging sign, but warned that "it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. In a ....
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Venezuela pulls out from OAS rights court
Date: 2013-09-11 10:41:11 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:15 - ID:283981
Rights groups and the United Nations are expressing concern that Venezuela's withdrawal from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights could heighten political persecution in the South American nation, ABC News reported. The socialist-led ....
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Brazilian parl't commission investigates spying allegations on president
Date: 2013-09-11 10:31:02 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:11 - ID:283951
A parliamentary commission in Brazil is to investigate spying allegations reported by journalist Glenn Greenwald who will be invited to testify next week, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Greenwald recently published allegations that US ....
