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Russian Markets Hit As Putin Tightens Grip on Crimea
March 04, 2014
MOSCOW - Russia took a financial hit over its military intervention in neighboring Ukraine, with its markets and currency plunging on Monday as President Vladimir Putin's forces ...
Ukraine Mobilizes After Putin's 'Declaration of War'
March 03, 2014
KIEV - Ukraine - Ukraine mobilized for war on Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to invade, creating the biggest confrontation between ...
Rouhani Tells Iran Generals to Cut Hostile Rhetoric
March 02, 2014
DUBAI - President Hassan Rouhani urged Iran’s military leaders on Saturday to let diplomacy prevail in dealing with potential foreign threats, in a clear reference to efforts ...
Pakistan Values China’s Support for its National Security: PM
March 01, 2014
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan deeply values China support on issues of its national security and territorial integrity. Solid
Alarm in Ukraine as Putin Puts Russian Troops on Alert
February 27, 2014
Ukraine/KIEV - President Vladimir Putin put Russian combat troops on high alert for a drill on Wednesday, the Kremlin's most powerful gesture yet after days of sabre rattling since its ...
Iran A Threat Not Just to Israel: Germany’s Merkel
February 26, 2014
JERUSALEM - Germany views Iran as a potential threat not just to Israel, but also to European countries, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime ...
Russian, NATO Generals Discuss Ukraine
February 25, 2014
MOSCOW- Russia's senior general and the top NATO military commander spoke by telephone on Monday and expressed concern over the upheaval in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian ...
Morsi Accused of Leaking Egypt Security Secrets to Iran
February 24, 2014
CAIRO - Prosecutors Sunday accused deposed president Mohamed Morsi of leaking state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as part of a plot to destabilize Egypt, at the second hearing ...
U.S., China Armies to Establish Institutional Dialogue: U.S. Officer
February 23, 2014
BEIJING - The United States is working with China to establish institutional dialogue between their two armies, Ray Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, said here Saturday. "It is a very ...
Ukrainian President Opposition, Agree on Deal to End Crisis
February 22, 2014
KIEV - The Ukrainian president and opposition leaders had agreed to an internationally mediated deal to resolve the country's bloody standoff, which has left dozens killed, the presidential press ...
Egypt's Mubarak Embezzlement Trial Adjourned Till March 19
February 20, 2014
CAIRO - An Egyptian court adjourned on Wednesday the trial of the ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal over charges of looting funds allocated for maintaining the ...
Russia Blasts NATO Drills
February 19, 2014
MOSCOW - Moscow has been concerned with NATO military drills under the pretext of collective defense preparation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. NATO now ...
Center-Left Leader Renzi Appointed as New Italian PM
February 18, 2014
ROME - The leader of the center-left Democratic Party (PD), Matteo Renzi, was appointed as new Italian Prime Minister on Monday. Renzi, 39-year-old mayor Florence, was summoned by Italian ...
Kerry Warns of Bleak Future in Call to Arms on Climate Change
February 17, 2014
JAKARTA - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday issued a clarion call for nations to do to more to combat climate change, calling it "the world's largest weapon of mass destruction ...
Second Round of Geneva II Concludes Without Tangible Results: Brahimi
February 16, 2014
GENEVA - The second round negotiations of the Geneva II international conference on Syria concluded on Saturday noon without achieving tangible results, said UN-Arab League Special ...
Lebanese Army Seizes Top Al Qaeda-Linked Militant
February 13, 2014
BEIRUT - Lebanon army on Wednesday arrested a senior al Qaeda-linked militant described by security sources as a mastermind of car bombs” that have targeted several ...
Two Koreas to Hold Senior-Level Dialogue
February 12, 2014
SEOUL - South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold a dialogue between high-ranking officials Wednesday, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Tuesday ...
Geneva II Talks Resume over Syria
February, 11 2014
GENEVA - The second round of the so-called Geneva II conference resumed here on Monday, ten days after the first round concluded with no concrete results. The new round began ...
Economy Matters Most in Scottish Independence Vote: Poll
February 10, 2014
LONDON - The economy is the most important issue to Scottish voters ahead of a referendum for independence later this year, according to a poll published on Sunday. Giving up pound tops ...
Iran, UN Focus on Iran’s Alleged Nuclear Arms Work
February 09, 2014
VIENNA - After years of stonewalling, Iran has told diplomats that it plans to cooperate this weekend with U.N. experts probing alleged activities whose existence it has steadfastly denied ...
U.S. Diplomat Plays Down Leaked Call; Germany’s Merkel Angry
February 08, 2014
KIEV - A top U.S. diplomat tried to play down the damage to Washington's diplomacy in Ukraine from a leaked telephone call, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel called an obscene remark ...
UN Report Details Impact of War on Syrian Children
February 06, 2014
BEIRUT - Children in Syria have been tortured, maimed and sexually abused by President Bashar Assad’s forces and recruited for combat by the rebels fighting to topple him during ...
Iran Unveils Two Indigenous Satellites
February 05, 2014
TEHRAN - Iran unveiled two indigenously- developed multipurpose satellites, Iran Daily reported on Tuesday. The satellites, Tadbir (prudence) and Persian Gulf, were displayed at a ceremony to mark ...
Corruption Costing Bloc $162 Billion Annually: EU
February 04, 2014
BRUSSELS - An EU report says corruption affects all 28 member countries of the European Union and costs their economies around 120 billion euros ($162.19 billion) a year. The report ...
Syrian Refugees Total over 902,000 in Lebanon
February 03, 2014
BEIRUT - The United Nations Higher Council for Refugees said Sunday that it has registered more than 50,000 Syrian refugees to Lebanon during the month of January, bringing the number of ...
Syrian Negotiations Should Be Truly Representative: Russian FM
February 02, 2014
MUNICH, Germany - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday all parties should work to ensure the Syrian peace talks were truly representative and reflect the whole spectrum of Syrian ...
Indian Anti-Corruption Party Targets Ministers
February, 01 2014
NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday named a string of high-ranking Indian politicians he described as corrupt and said his anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would ...
Syria Peace Talks Take Tentative Step Forward
January 30, 2014
GENEVA - Talks aimed at ending the war in Syria took a first tentative step forward on Wednesday as both sides agreed to use the same document as the basis of discussions, although they ...
U.N. Convoy Awaiting Green Light to Deliver Food to Homs
January 29, 2014
GENEVA - The United Nations is ready to deliver a month of rations to the Old City of Homs in Syria for 2,500 people once it gets a green light from all sides, a World Food Program (WFP) ...
Israel Refuses to Confirm Attack on Syrian Missile Base
January 28, 2014
JERUSALEM - Israeli security sources declined to confirm on Monday an alleged Israeli attack of a Syrian military base in Latakia. According to reports in the Lebanese media, the Israel ...
Egyptian Soldiers Killed in Sinai As Protest Toll Rises to 49
January 27, 2014
CAIRO - Gunmen killed three Egyptian soldiers in an attack on a bus in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, the military said, prompting a warning from the army that it would eliminate the Muslim ...
Militants Tell Russians to Rebel against Kremlin or Face Attacks
January 26, 2014
MOSCOW - A militant group that claimed responsibility for last month’s suicide bombings in Volgograd which killed at least 34 people told Russians on Saturday to rebel against ...
UN Mediator to Talk with Syrian Govt., Opposition
January 25, 2014
GENEVA - UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will meet delegations from the Syrian government and the opposition separately on Friday, a UN spokeswoman has confirmed ...
Time to End Al Qaeda Presence in Falluja: Iraq’s Maliki
January 23, 2014
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday it was time to clear al Qaeda-linked militants out of the rebel-held city of Falluja, but set no deadline for any ...
Syria Talks in Disarray before They Begin
January 22, 2014
GENEVA - Syria peace talks were in disarray on Tuesday before they began, buffeted by a botched U.N. invitation to Iran, an explosion in Beirut and new evidence that appears to show Bashar ...