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  • 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 ....

  • UK/US 2 last, London… On Syria, John Kerry is confusing international law with American pride

    UK/US 2 last, London… On Syria, John Kerry is confusing international law with American pride

    Date: 2013-09-10 09:01:08 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:282058

    The US is seeking after world consent on bombarding Syria. But between the lines, it doesn't want so as a punishment for Syrian regime because of using chemical weapons against its people, but as retaliation for its disobedience to US ....

  • Congress returns to Washington with full agenda, Syria topping list

    Congress returns to Washington with full agenda, Syria topping list

    Date: 2013-09-10 08:56:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:282051

    US Congress returned Monday to Washington with the same rapid-fire agenda it left in August, but now facing the more immediate task of deciding if the United States should launch a military strike on Syria. The first floor action could come as ....

  • Syria's agreement on Russia's initiative joint maneuver to affect Obama's final decision -- US Congress advisor

    Syria's agreement on Russia's initiative joint maneuver to affect Obama's final decision -- US Congress advisor

    Date: 2013-09-09 21:03:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:23 - ID:281732

    Advisor to members of the US Congress and the European Parliament on Middle East affairs Walid Phares said that Damascus's agreement on Moscow's initiative to hand over its chemical weapons under the international supervision is a joint maneuver ....

  • EU may yield to US pressure to sooth new tough guidelines against Israeli settlements

    EU may yield to US pressure to sooth new tough guidelines against Israeli settlements

    Date: 2013-09-09 13:20:30 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:18 - ID:280775

    Pierre Vimont, secretary-general of the EU’s External Action Service, will start a visit to Israel later on Monday for talks on the tough new guidelines restricting EU funding for institutions in Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands. Vimont ....

  • Rouhani stresses expansion of ties with Europe

    Rouhani stresses expansion of ties with Europe

    Date: 2013-09-09 13:05:22 GMT - Iran - International - SN:15 - ID:280738

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in separate messages to the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, called for the further expansion of bilateral ties and mutual cooperation, Fars News ....

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