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Brahimi will attend G20 Summit - Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2013-09-05 13:28:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:274830
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will participate in the G20 Summit. Lavrov will be meeting on Friday over breakfast with his counterparts from the Member States ....
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New York Times: Obama gains McCain’s backing on Syria attack
Date: 2013-09-03 11:44:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:271229
The White House’s aggressive push for Congressional approval of an attack on Syria appeared to have won the tentative support of one of US President Barack Obama’s most hawkish critics, Senator John McCain, who said Monday that he would back a ....
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Venezuelan ambassador back to Egypt after being summoned for consultations
Date: 2013-09-03 10:39:08 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:8 - ID:271057
Venezuela decided to return its ambassador to Egypt Victor Carazo after recalling him for consultations nearly two weeks ago. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the Venezuelan ambassador returned to his post, thanks to ....
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French govt says possible military action aims to 'punish' Assad
Date: 2013-09-03 10:32:34 GMT - France - International - SN:7 - ID:271044
A French government spokeswoman made another statement that indicates France’s retreat from a military option against Syria, saying that Western plans for retaliatory action against Assad’s regime for an alleged chemical weapons attack are ....
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State of emergency declared at Ben Gurion airport
Date: 2013-09-03 09:07:36 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:270861
A state of emergency was declared at the Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday night, after a truck driven by a Palestinian Arab man broke an entry barrier on the highway leading to the airport. The truck continued to speed and only ....
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Obama, Biden seek congressional support on Syria
Date: 2013-09-03 09:02:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:270853
US President Barack Obama and his inner circle worked furiously over the weekend to win congressional support, appearing on Sunday shows, holding classified briefings and making calls to Capitol Hill leaders. A senior administration said the ....
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Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria
Date: 2013-09-02 15:39:06 GMT - Italy - International - SN:18 - ID:270025
Vatican Pope Francis has condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace there on September 7, according to Miami ....
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Ban deplores attack on Iranian exile camp north of Baghdad
Date: 2013-09-02 09:26:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:269180
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack on an Iranian exile camp near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and urged the government to launch an investigation into what happened, according to the UN News Center. "The Secretary-General ....
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French interior minister: France will not attack Syria alone
Date: 2013-09-01 13:52:53 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:268071
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said France will not launch an assault on Syria alone and will wait for US Congress's decision on whether or not to launch an attack on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. "France cannot go it ....
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Nelson Mandela released from hospital
Date: 2013-09-01 13:02:58 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:10 - ID:267969
Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment since June, the BBC reported quoting South African president's office Sunday. He will continue his recovery at home .. "Mandela's condition ....
