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  • Iran doing utmost to avert attack against Syria: Rouhani

    Iran doing utmost to avert attack against Syria: Rouhani

    Date: 2013-09-10 17:20:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:46 - ID:283187

    Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said Tehran is sparing no efforts to avert a military attack against Syria, warning of the consequences of a foreign military intervention in the region, Press TV reported. “Over the past two weeks, the ....

  • Putin, Obama discuss putting Syria chemical weapons under international control

    Putin, Obama discuss putting Syria chemical weapons under international control

    Date: 2013-09-10 15:39:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:282959

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama discussed the idea of putting Syrian chemical weapons under international control on the sidelines of the G20 Summit held last week, Putin Spokesman Dimitri Peskov said. ....

  • Intl experts have strong proof images of chemical victims fabricated - Moscow

    Intl experts have strong proof images of chemical victims fabricated - Moscow

    Date: 2013-09-10 15:18:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:25 - ID:282904

    Footage and photos of the alleged chemical attack in Syria, which the US cites as the reason for a planned military intervention, had been fabricated in advance, Russia Today said according to speakers at a UN human rights conference in Geneva. ....

  • Turkish warplanes hovering over Syrian borders

    Turkish warplanes hovering over Syrian borders

    Date: 2013-09-10 15:05:11 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:21 - ID:282876

    Several Turkish F-16 warplanes have been hovering over the Syrian borders in anticipation of any Syrian violation of the Turkish airspace, reported Al-Watan newspaper of Tuesday. The planes took off from Diyarbakir military airbase and flew ....

  • New clashes between Islamic rebels and Philippine government forces

    New clashes between Islamic rebels and Philippine government forces

    Date: 2013-09-10 14:56:11 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:19 - ID:282853

    Fresh violence has erupted in Zamboanga city, Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, euronews reported on Tuesday. Muslim rebels, fighting for independence, have battled government forces. The clashes, in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, have ....

  • Dozens killed, injured in Guatemala bus crash

    Dozens killed, injured in Guatemala bus crash

    Date: 2013-09-10 14:39:10 GMT - Guatemala - International - SN:15 - ID:282798

    At least 43 people have been killed after a bus plunged 200m (660ft) into a ravine in western Guatemala, BBC quoted rescue workers as saying. The crash happened in San Martin Jilotepeque, some 65km (40 miles) from the capital, Guatemala ....

  • State TV: Bus collision in Iran kills 44 people

    State TV: Bus collision in Iran kills 44 people

    Date: 2013-09-10 14:37:15 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:282787

    Iran's state TV says at least 44 people died when two intercity buses collided on a road south of the country's capital, Tehran, reported ABC news Tuesday. The accident happened late on Monday when one of the buses swerved into the opposite ....

  • Fabius: France to present UNSC draft resolution for handing over Syrian chemical arms

    Fabius: France to present UNSC draft resolution for handing over Syrian chemical arms

    Date: 2013-09-10 13:29:16 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:282621

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said his country will present a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that will call on Syria to hand over its chemical weapons. At an emergency press conference, he said the draft ....

  • Mamnoon Hussain takes office as Pakistan president

    Mamnoon Hussain takes office as Pakistan president

    Date: 2013-09-10 10:46:26 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:8 - ID:282271

    Pakistan's new president, Mamnoon Hussain, has been sworn in, presiding over a government battling to overcome a Taliban insurgency, an energy crisis and an unstable economy, Australia Radio reported. A respected businessman from the financial ....

  • Israeli President says Syria untrustworthy

    Israeli President says Syria untrustworthy

    Date: 2013-09-10 09:26:43 GMT - Israel - International - SN:3 - ID:282107

    Israeli President Shimon Peres commented on the compromise offered by Russia according to which Syria will pass its chemical arms to international control. "The Syrians have promised that they are not trustworthy and their integrity cannot be ....

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