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Damascus Says Ready forTalks, wants List of ‘Terrorist Groups’

Damascus Says Ready forTalks, wants List of ‘Terrorist Groups’

January 10, 2016

BEIRUT - Syria's government told a U.N. envoy on Saturday it was ready to participate in Geneva peace talks later this month but said officials wanted to know who would...

WHO Calls for Access to Yemen’s Besieged Taiz

WHO Calls for Access to Yemen’s Besieged Taiz

January 09, 2016

SANAA - The World Health Organization is calling for access to Taiz, Yemen's third largest city which has been under siege for months amid a civil war between an...

Polish, EU Diplomats Meet over Disputed Media, Court Laws

Polish, EU Diplomats Meet over Disputed Media, Court Laws

January 09, 2016

WARSAW - Poland's government sought to quell concerns within the European Union that its new laws on state media and on the constitutional court threatened democracy...

US Sees Assad Staying in Syria Until March 2017

US Sees Assad Staying in Syria Until March 2017

January 07, 2016

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's best-case scenario for political transition in Syria does not foresee Bashar Assad stepping down as the country's leader before...

Britain’s ‘Shoddy’ Security Under Fire after Militant Slips Away to IS

Britain’s ‘Shoddy’ Security Under  Fire after Militant Slips Away to IS

January 07, 2016

LONDON - Six weeks after a British militant who is suspected of being an Islamic State executioner slipped out of the country, police sent a letter asking him to...

Obama to Force Through Gun Control Measures

Obama to Force Through Gun Control Measures

January 06, 2016

BEIJING - U.S. President Barack Obama is to roll out a set of gun-control measures on Tuesday amid strong opposition from the Republican Party, a defiant show of ...

German FM Warns of Risk to Freedom of Movement in Europe

German FM Warns of Risk to Freedom of Movement in Europe

January 06, 2016

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned on Tuesday that European freedom of movement could be at risk after two countries reviewed their commitment ...

Japan’s Abe Seeks to Burnish Legacy Ahead of Election

Japan’s Abe Seeks to Burnish  Legacy Ahead of Election

January 05, 2016

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, stymied by a still sputtering economy, is seeking to burnish his legacy and shore up support ahead of an election in...

IS Jihadists Attack Key Libya Oil Facility: Military

IS Jihadists Attack Key Libya  Oil Facility: Military

January 05, 2016

BENGHAZI - The Islamic State jihadist group launched attacks near key oil facilities in northern Libya on Monday but were pushed back, an army official said...

More Time Needed to Prepare Sanctions over Iran’s Missile Program: US

More Time Needed to Prepare Sanctions over Iran’s Missile Program: US

January 04, 2016

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN - In what is widely interpreted as an attempt to de-escalate tension between Tehran and Washington, the White House said Saturday it needs more...

Merkel’s Bavarian Allies Reignite Refugee Row witah Call for Cap

Merkel’s Bavarian Allies Reignite Refugee Row witah Call for Cap

January 04, 2016

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies in Bavaria stepped up criticism of her open-door refugee policy on Sunday, with their leader demanding a cap of 200,000...

Turkey Needs Israel: Erdogan

Turkey Needs Israel: Erdogan

January 03, 2016

ISTANBUL - Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President RecepTayyipErdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal on normalising ties...

France Quarrels over Revoking Citizenship of Terrorists

France Quarrels over Revoking Citizenship of Terrorists

January 03, 2016

PARIS - The push by France's Socialist government to revoke the citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality after the Paris attacks has turned into...

Hitler’s Germany Exemplifies Effective Presidential System: Erdogan

Hitler’s Germany Exemplifies  Effective Presidential System: Erdogan

January 02, 2016

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for executive powers, cites Hitler's Germany as an example of an effective presidential system, in comments...

British PM Fighting to Fix EU Frustration in 2016

British PM Fighting to Fix  EU Frustration in 2016

January 02, 2016

LONDON –British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Friday to fight hard in 2016 to resolve "annoying" features of Britain's relationship with the EU ahead ...

European Leaders Renew Support for Ukraine Ceasefire

European Leaders Renew  Support for Ukraine Ceasefire

December 31, 2015

PARIS - The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine renewed their support for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday following phone discussions...

Hollande under Fire over Call to Strip Citizenship from Terror Convicts

Hollande under Fire over Call to Strip Citizenship from Terror Convicts

December 31, 2015

PARIS–French President Francois Hollande's call for convicted French-born terrorists to lose their citizenship if they have a second nationality has triggered uproar...

Norway Helps in Transporting 60 Tonnesof Natural Uranium to Iran

Norway Helps in Transporting 60 Tonnesof Natural Uranium to Iran

December 30, 2015

OSLO - Norway said Tuesday it has assisted in financing and transporting 60 tonnes of natural uranium to Iran as part of the agreement on Iran's nuclear program...

Erdogan Visits Saudi Arabia for Syria Talks

Erdogan Visits Saudi Arabia  for Syria Talks

December 30, 2015

RIYADH - Hours before arriving in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogan accused Syria's president of "mercilessly" killing hundreds...

NATO to Send Surveillance Planes to Turkey: Germany

NATO to Send Surveillance Planes to Turkey: Germany

December 29, 2015

BERLIN - German officials say NATO plans to deploy AWACS surveillance planes to Turkey as part of a package of reassurance measures recently agreed by the...

U.S. Sees Bearable Costs, Key Goals Met for Russia in Syria so Far

U.S. Sees Bearable Costs, Key Goals Met for Russia in Syria so Far

December 29, 2015

WASHINGTON - Three months into his military intervention in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved his central goal of stabilizing the Assad government...

UN Syria Mediator: Peace Talks to Convene Jan. 25

UN Syria Mediator: Peace  Talks to Convene Jan. 25

December 28, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said on Saturday it aims to bring together  Syria's warring parties on Jan. 25 in Geneva to begin talks to try to end nearly...

Russia Says Air Force has not Hit Civilian Targets in Syria

Russia Says Air Force has not Hit Civilian Targets in Syria

December 28, 2015

MOSCOW - Russian air forces have not hit civilian targets since they started a bombing campaign in Syria nearly three months ago, a senior Russian officer said...

US Rejects Russian Proposal to Share Intelligence on Daesh Positions

US Rejects Russian Proposal to  Share Intelligence on Daesh Positions

December 27, 2015

TEHRAN– The United States does not plan to cooperate with Russia in the fight against Daesh radicals in Syria and will not exchange information on the terrorist targets...

Russia-Turkey Row Against Region Interests: Leader Aide

Russia-Turkey Row Against  Region Interests: Leader Aide

December 27, 2015

TEHRAN - A senior Iranian official says the ongoing tensions between Moscow and Ankara will not serve the interests of regional countries, urging all-out efforts to...

Modi Makes Surprise Visit to Pakistan

Modi Makes Surprise  Visit to Pakistan

December 26, 2015

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time...

Pope Calls in Christmas Message for Unity Against Militant Atrocities

Pope Calls in Christmas Message  for Unity Against Militant Atrocities

December 26, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged the world in his Christmas message on Friday to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense...

China Slams U.S. Double Standards on Terrorism

China Slams U.S. Double  Standards on Terrorism

December 24, 2015

BEIJING - China on Wednesday rejected U.S. criticism against its draft law on terrorism and urged Washington to refrain from applying "double standards" in...

France to Revoke Dual Citizenship in Fighting Terrorism

France to Revoke Dual  Citizenship in Fighting Terrorism

December 24, 2015

PARIS - As part of a constitutional reform, French government would submit a law aimed at revoking citizenship of all dual nationals, including those who were born in...

EU Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia for Six Months

EU Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia for Six Months

December 22, 2015

BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia until the end of July next year after the deadline for raising objections passed...

Majority of French not Confident of Gov’t Growth, Deficit Pledges: Poll

Majority of French not  Confident of Gov’t Growth, Deficit Pledges: Poll

December 22, 2015

PARIS - The majority of French respondents of a survey released Monday said they did not trust the Socialist government would transform its economic and financial...

Yemen Talks End, to Resume on January 14: Govt. Source

Yemen Talks End, to Resume on  January 14: Govt. Source

December 21, 2015

DUBAI - Yemeni peace talks concluded in Switzerland on Sunday without an agreement to end nine months of civil war and foreign intervention, but rival factions will...

British PM Wants Women Training for Front Line in 2016

British PM Wants Women Training  for Front Line in 2016

December 21, 2015

LONDON –British Prime Minister David Cameron told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper he wanted to see female British soldiers training to fight on the front line in 2016...

Obstacles Remain for Syria after U.N. backs Peace Process: Germany

Obstacles Remain for Syria after U.N. backs Peace Process: Germany

December 20, 2015

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Saturday that there were still difficulties ahead for Syria despite the United Nations Security...

Russia Ready to use ‘more Military Means’ in Syria if Need: Putin

Russia Ready to use ‘more Military Means’ in Syria if Need: Putin

December 20, 2015

MOSCOW - The Russian armed forces have not employed all their capability in Syria and may use "more military means" there if necessary, Russian news agencies...