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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....