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Iran will Observe Red Lines in talks over Syria: Velayati

Iran will Observe Red Lines  in talks over Syria: Velayati

November 08, 2015

TEHRAN - A senior Iranian official says Iran will actively take part in a new round of talks over the Syrian crisis while observing all the Islamic Republic’s ...

Foreign Countries did not Coordinat with Egypt on Security: FM

Foreign Countries did not Coordinat with Egypt on Security: FM

November 08, 2015

CAIRO - Foreign countries did not heed Egypt's calls for greater coordination to fight terrorism and have not shared intelligence with Cairo about the crash of a...

German Parliament Votes to Criminalize Commercial Euthanasia

German Parliament Votes to  Criminalize Commercial Euthanasia

November 07, 2015

BERLIN - Germany's parliament voted on Friday to criminalize commercial euthanasia after rejecting draft laws that would have made assisted suicide fully legal in the...

S. Korea Says No Response from DPRK for Dialogue Offers

S. Korea Says No Response from DPRK for Dialogue Offers

November 07, 2015

SEOUL - South Korea's unification ministry said on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had given no response to its inter-governmental dialogue...

Erdogan to Revive Bid for Executive President: Turkey

Erdogan to Revive Bid for  Executive President: Turkey

November 05, 2015

ANKARA - Turkey could hold a referendum on constitutional changes for a new political system, reviving a highly contentious push to increase the powers of the president...

Sissi Visits Britain to Discuss Terror and Trade

Sissi Visits Britain to Discuss  Terror and Trade

November 05, 2015

LONDON - Egypt's president defended counter-terror legislation that has sparked human rights concerns, arguing his country needs stability and time to achieve a ...

Europe, Asia must Work Together to Tackle Youth Unemployment: Asselborn

Europe, Asia must Work Together to Tackle Youth Unemployment: Asselborn

November 04, 2015

BRUSSELS - Lxuembourg's minister of Foreign and European affairs Jean Asselborn has highlighted the importance of collaboration between European and Asian countries...

Defense Meeting on Syria Scheduled for Thursday in Paris: Hollande

Defense Meeting on Syria Scheduled  for Thursday in Paris: Hollande

November 04, 2015

PARIS - French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday announced a restraint defense meeting on Syrian conflict scheduled for Thursday, five weeks after Paris...

Turks Voted for Stability: Erdogan

Turks Voted for Stability: Erdogan

November 03, 2015

ANKARA - A jubilant Turksih President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast the return of Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party to single-party rule as a vote for stability...

S. Korea, U.S. Agree on Joint Plan Against DPRK’s Nuke, Missile Activities

S. Korea, U.S. Agree on Joint Plan Against DPRK’s Nuke, Missile Activities

November 03, 2015

SEOUL - Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed on Monday to a joint operation plan against nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People's ...

U.S. Seeking Six-Party talk for Denuclearized Korean Peninsula:Carter

U.S. Seeking Six-Party talk for  Denuclearized Korean Peninsula:Carter

November 02, 2015

SEOUL - Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Sunday that his country is seeking to resume the long-stalled six-party talks for denuclearization on the Korean...

UN Expects Yemen talks by Mid-November: Envoy

UN Expects Yemen talks by  Mid-November: Envoy

November 02, 2015

MANAMA - The U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Sunday he expects talks between its warring parties to begin by mid-November, eight months after the start of a messy civil war...

Russian Airliner with 224 Aboard Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai, all Killed

Russian Airliner with 224 Aboard  Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai, all Killed

November 01, 2015

ISMAILIA - A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday after losing radar contact and plummeting from its cruising...

New U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Alliance Declares Offensive Against IS

New U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Alliance Declares Offensive Against IS

November 01, 2015

BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday announced a fresh offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka, a day after the United States...

13.5 Mln People need Protection, Humanitarian Assistance in Syria: OCHA

13.5 Mln People need Protection,  Humanitarian Assistance in Syria: OCHA

October 31, 2015

GENEVA - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday that some 13.5 million people were in need of some sort of...

Violence Denies Millions of Iraqi Children Access to Education: UNICEF

Violence Denies Millions of Iraqi Children Access to Education: UNICEF

October 31, 2015

GENEVA - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said close to two million children in Iraq were out of school as the academic year...

Madrid Hosts Conference on NATO Strategy

Madrid Hosts Conference  on NATO Strategy

October 29, 2015

MADRID - A conference dedicated to examining new threats towards NATO, such as those posed to the south of Europe by the rise of jihadist terrorism inspired by the...

Refugees Stuck in Greece with no Place to go Further in Europe

Refugees Stuck in Greece with no Place to go Further in Europe

October 29, 2015

ATHENS - Over 300 migrants are lying in Victoria Square in central Athens. Most of them are Afghan men, in their early or late 20s. They arrived Tuesday morning at Athens...

France, Allies to Discuss Syrian Conflict in Paris: Quai d’Orsay

France, Allies to Discuss Syrian Conflict in Paris: Quai d’Orsay

October 28, 2015

PARIS - France hosted a meeting on the Syria conflict Tuesday with European and Arab allies in addition to the United States, but without Russia and Iran, Damascus...

Declaration Approved to Promote Asia Pacific Space Cooperation

Declaration Approved to Promote Asia Pacific Space Cooperation

October 28, 2015

BEIJING - A declaration on Asia-Pacific space development was approved during a forum on Tuesday, with attendees agreeing to improve peaceful multi-lateral cooperation...

Syrian Rebels to Russia: Stop Bombing Us

Syrian Rebels to Russia:  Stop Bombing Us

October 27, 2015

LONDON - An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related insurgent groups said on Monday it was skeptical about a Russian proposal to help rebels, and that Moscow must stop bombing...

World Catholic Leaders Appeal for Bold Climate Change Agreement

World Catholic Leaders Appeal for  Bold Climate Change Agreement

October 27, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic leaders from around the world made an unprecedented joint appeal on Monday to a forthcoming U.N. conference on climate change to produce...

2003 Iraq Invasion Played Role in Islamic State Rise: Blair

2003 Iraq Invasion Played Role  in Islamic State Rise: Blair

October 26, 2015

LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group, and apologized...

Thousands of Israelis March in Tel Aviv Calling for Peace Talks with Palestinians

Thousands of Israelis March in Tel Aviv  Calling for Peace Talks with Palestinians

October 26, 2015

TEL AVIV - Thousands of Israelis took the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night, calling for new peace talks with the Palestinians, amid an international effort to quell a...

NATO Commence Life Operation “Trident Juncture 2015”

NATO Commence Life Operation “Trident Juncture 2015”

October 25, 2015

MADRID - Over 36,000 NATO troops from over 30 different nations are currently taking part in Operation Trident Juncture. The operation is designed to test and train troops...

Russia Says wants Syria Elections, Ready to Help Free Syrian Army

Russia Says wants Syria Elections, Ready to Help Free Syrian Army

October 25, 2015

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified...

Russia Slams US for Abusing UN Host Role

Russia Slams US for  Abusing UN Host Role

October 22, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of abusing its role as host of the UN Headquarters in New York, disrespecting the UN leadership and...

EU Meeting 2020 Target for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

EU Meeting 2020 Target for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

October 22, 2015

BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) is on track towards meeting and overachieving its 2020 target for reducing greenhouse emissions by 20 percent, according to a report...

New Zealand Parliamentary Leader Aims for Clearer Signals with China

New Zealand Parliamentary Leader Aims for Clearer Signals with China

October 21, 2015

WELLINGTON The Leader of New Zealand's Parliamentary Opposition will be looking to clear the air around recent issues regarding Chinese investment during high-level...

Turkey Ready to Accept Six-Month Transition Period for Syria’s Assad

Turkey Ready to Accept Six-Month Transition Period for Syria’s Assad

October 21, 2015

ANKARA - Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving office, and...

US Still Hopeful of Diplomatic Solution in Syria, Middle East: Kerry

US Still Hopeful of Diplomatic  Solution in Syria, Middle East: Kerry

October 20, 2015

MADRID - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said the United States maintained hopes of a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and asked for...

New Zealand FM backs UN Ministerial Debate on Middle East

New Zealand FM backs UN  Ministerial Debate on Middle East

October 20, 2015

WELLINGTON - The New Zealand government on Monday welcomed a move by Spain for ministerial-level talks on the Middle East at the United Nations Security Council this week...

Support for Merkel’s Bloc Hits 2-1/2 Year Low on Refugee Angst

Support for Merkel’s Bloc Hits  2-1/2 Year Low on Refugee Angst

October 19, 2015

BERLIN - Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has fallen to its lowest since May 2013, hurt by grassroots concerns about the ability of her government...

UNSC Urges Swift Formation of Govt.of National Accord in Libya

UNSC Urges Swift Formation of Govt.of National Accord in Libya

October 19, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday called for a swift formation of a Government of National Accord in Libya. "The members of the Security Council...

Climate Change Fans Global Security Crisis: Kerry

Climate Change Fans Global  Security Crisis: Kerry

October 18, 2015

MILAN - US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Saturday that climate change was a threat to global security and has inflamed volatile situations from Europe's migration...