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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, ....
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Russian MP: Obama ‘clones’ Bush in drive for war
Date: 2013-08-25 21:01:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:50 - ID:258207
The United States is moving towards war with Syria, a senior Russian lawmaker said Sunday lashing President Barack Obama as “clone” of George W. Bush in his drive for war, RIA Novosti reported. “Obama is restlessly heading towards war in Syria ....
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Livni denies Israel interferes in Syrian affair
Date: 2013-08-25 20:44:07 GMT - Israel - International - SN:48 - ID:258192
Israeli Justice Minister and senior negotiator Tzipi Livni has denied news that Israel is meddling in the Syrian affair. Livni told Israel Radio on Sunday that Israel does not carry out any action in Syria or interferes in the Syrian file, adding ....
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US does not afford new costly war in Syria: Iranian MP
Date: 2013-08-25 13:21:52 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:257525
An Iranian lawmaker said the US military is not ready to engage in a new front in Syria, warning that a possible war in the Arab country would spread across the whole region, Press TV reported. “I suppose the US will not repeat the mistake ....
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Iran warns US against overstepping red line on Syria
Date: 2013-08-25 12:06:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:23 - ID:257371
Iran has warned the US not to cross the "red line" on Syria, saying it would have "severe consequences", Sky News reported Sunday. The warning comes after Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama said they are "gravely ....
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Syria: Cameron and Obama threaten 'serious response'
Date: 2013-08-25 11:53:19 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:18 - ID:257339
The UK and the US have threatened a "serious response" if it emerges Syria used chemical weapons last week, the BBC reported Sunday. Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama spoke on the phone for 40 minutes on Saturday, Mr ....