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AU Peace and Security Council welcomes 2nd visit to Egypt by high level panel
Date: 2013-09-14 09:32:08 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:10 - ID:288467
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) was briefed by the AU High-Level Panel for Egypt on the situation in Egypt and on its efforts at its 395th meeting held on 13 September 2013. The AU reported on its website said the ....
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France says Syrian regime's announcements useful but insufficient
Date: 2013-09-14 09:28:08 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:288455
The Syrian regime's announcement that it has joined a ban on chemical weapons is not enough, France said, calling for a binding UN Security Council resolution, Sky News reported on Friday. "The Syrian regime's announcements are certainly very ....
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Chinese president says China supports Russian proposal on Syrian chemical disarmament
Date: 2013-09-14 09:23:20 GMT - China - International - SN:7 - ID:288443
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Beijing supports Russia's proposal that Syria has to hand over its chemical weapons to international control for their eventual destruction, Xinhua reported. China pays high attention to the ....
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UN humanitarian chief urges unrestricted humanitarian access to hundreds of thousands trapped in Rif Dimashq
Date: 2013-09-14 09:08:04 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:6 - ID:288421
As fighting between Syrian Government and opposition forces continue to intensify, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Friday called on all sides to agree to a pause in the hostilities so that relief agencies could gain “immediate and ....
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China urges Japan stop excuses to enhance military power
Date: 2013-09-14 09:05:46 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:288418
China urged Japan Friday evening to stop giving excuses to enhance its military power. This comes on the backdrop of statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about a national negotiation to lift the ban imposed on Japan and its ....
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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 ....
