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Italian FM warns against military action in Syria
Date: 2013-08-27 14:55:15 GMT - Italy - International - SN:22 - ID:260621
Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino warned against military intervention in Syria, urging its international partners to "think about it a thousand times" before launching an attack. "The repercussions and counter-repercussions could be ....
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Iran warns UN official Syria attack to imperil region
Date: 2013-08-27 14:48:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:23 - ID:260636
Iran has warned a visiting top UN official of "serious consequences" for the region in case of international military action in Syria, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday. The message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Mohammad ....
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Putin, Obama to meet at G-20 despite Snowden flap
Date: 2013-08-27 14:07:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:260569
US President Barack Obama will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in some fashion during the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, ABC News quoted White House spokesman Jay Carney as saying on Tuesday. Obama and Putin have been at ....
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Pakistan Taliban attack army camp, kill at least 1
Date: 2013-08-27 13:56:59 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:13 - ID:260538
Security officials say Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked an army camp near the Afghan border, killing at least one soldier, ABC News reported. The officials said Tuesday that four militants tried to enter the camp in Pakistan's South ....
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Tony Blair backs intervention against Assad regime in Syria
Date: 2013-08-27 11:45:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:260274
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed a military strike on the Syrian regime, saying international action is required to prevent the country from becoming a “breeding ground for extremism”. Allowing the enduring controversy over the ....
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Brazil foreign minister quits over Bolivia senator row
Date: 2013-08-27 10:47:06 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:9 - ID:260142
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota has resigned in the wake of a diplomatic scandal with Bolivia. He quit after a Bolivian opposition politician holed up in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz for more than a year fled the country in a ....
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Lavrov urges world to wait for results of UN investigation in Syria
Date: 2013-08-27 09:47:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:260027
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the international community to wait for the results of the UN investigation into alleged uses of chemical weapons in Syria. "We must wait for the objective investigation by the group of experts, ....
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Cameron and Putin disagree on evidence in phone call
Date: 2013-08-27 08:30:09 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:259926
David Cameron has spoken by phone to Russia's president in the wake of last week's suspected chemical attack in Syria. The prime minister told Vladimir Putin there was "little doubt" a chemical weapons attack had been carried out by the Syrian ....
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UN chief says he will mull visit to N. Korea
Date: 2013-08-26 14:31:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:12 - ID:259087
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that he will seek an opportunity to visit North Korea in order to mediate progress in inter-Korean relations, Yonhap news agency reported. "I have repeatedly expressed my stance that I ....
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Afghan president visits Pakistan seeking help with peace process
Date: 2013-08-26 11:03:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:258659
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Pakistan Monday for talks expected to focus on what happens when most foreign troops pull out of his country next year and whether or not the Afghan Taliban, in power from 1996 and 2001, will have a role, ....
