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US orders most nonessential staff to leave Lahore, warns of traveling to Pakistan

Date: 2013-08-09 10:31:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:234612

The State Department on Thursday warned US nationals of traveling to Pakistan and ordered nonessential government personnel to leave the US Consulate in Lahore over security reasons, the Washington Post reported. The personnel withdrawal from the ....

Obama probes with Erdogan latest Egyptian and Syrian developments

Date: 2013-08-08 10:51:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:233756

President Barack Obama probed by the phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan the latest developments in Egypt and Syria, according to a White House statement. Both expressed their concern about the situation in the two Arab ....

UN's Ban closely watching situation in Egypt

Date: 2013-08-07 19:49:51 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:55 - ID:233269

Martin Nesirky, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, stressed that the UN chief is closely watching the latest developments in Egypt. The spokesman renewed calls for an inclusive and peaceful political process to end the current ....

Erdogan discusses with Cameron Egypt, Syria

Date: 2013-08-07 18:10:52 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:49 - ID:233195

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed over the phone with his British counterpart David Cameron the latest developments in Egypt and Syria. The two sides also discussed ways to support democracy as soon as possible in Egypt, ....

UN chief plans a visit to Middle East in next 10 days

Date: 2013-08-07 16:35:51 GMT - Israel - International - SN:19 - ID:233056

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to travel to the Middle East in the next ten days to visit Israel and Palestine. The aim of the visit is to support efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to revive the moribund Middle ....

White House: US has tip-off to face any new terrorist conspiracy

Date: 2013-08-06 14:58:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:37 - ID:231433

White House Spokesman Jay Carney affirmed the US is confident that it has sufficient information to face any new possible terrorist conspiracy against it. Asked about the embassy closures and the threats surrounding that, Carney said "There ....

34 people die of swine flu in Peru

Date: 2013-08-06 12:54:36 GMT - Peru - International - SN:26 - ID:231165

The number of deaths caused by the flu A H1N1 raised to 34 in Peru, the Ministry of Health reported. Deaths were registered in the city of Chimbote, Ancash region, and at the public hospital in Sullana (Piura). The latest deaths are a ....

New York Times: Al-Qaeda leaders' communication led to US embassies closure

Date: 2013-08-06 12:50:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:231153

Intercepted communications in which al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri ordered the leader of the affiliate in Yemen to carry out an attack as early as last Sunday prompted the United States to close diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa, ....

Rohani urges end to bloodshed, violence in region

Date: 2013-08-06 11:40:14 GMT - Iran - International - SN:22 - ID:230977

Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has stressed the need for collective cooperation in order to bring about peace and stability in the region, Iran's Press TV reported. "We should all make efforts to establish peace, stability and tranquility in ....

Silent N. Korea blames Seoul for Kaesong talks breakdown

Date: 2013-08-06 11:36:14 GMT - south korea - International - SN:20 - ID:230971

North Korea continued to ignore South Korea's proposal for final talks on the normalization of a suspended joint industrial park on Tuesday, blaming Seoul for the breakdown in stalled negotiations, Yonhap news agency reported. The Ministry of ....