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Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday warned the Syrian government against using chemical weapons in its intensifying ...

Arab nations urge Assad to give up power

Arab nations have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly give up power in order to end his country`s ...

Veteran dealmaker Mukherjee elected India president

Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was elected Indian president on Sunday after votes from national and state ...

US condemns China, Russia for Syria un vetos

The United States condemned Thursday the "highly regrettable decision" of China and Russia to veto a UN Security ...

Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria

Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities ...

US calls on Iran to release "all political prisoners"

The United States called on Iran to "release all political prisoners" Wednesday, expressing concern for a Kurdish ...

18th Syrian general defects to Turkey: diplomat

A Syrian general and several soldiers crossed into Turkey on Monday, a Turkish diplomat told AFP, bringing the number ...

Russia rejects UN sanctions against Syria

Russia rejected calls for sanctions against Syria on Thursday, while the United States warned the UN mission to the ...

Clashes erupt in central syrian town, some 200 allegedly killed

Syria`s state TV said late on Thursday that armed groups have committed a massacre in al- Traimseh town of central ...

Obama eases sanctions against Myanmar

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday eased sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to do business in the ...

Defected Syrian ambassador "discharged": foreign ministry

Syria`s ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf al-Fares, who announced his defection to the opposition, has been "discharged," the ...

Xanana consolidating power in E. Timor`s parliament

Former Prime Minister of East Timor Xanana Gusmao was reported to be consolidating the power to lead a big coalition ...

Syria troops foil border infiltration attempts: SANA

Syrian troops foiled attempts by "armed terrorist groups" to infiltrate the border from Lebanon during the night, ...

Russia sends naval flotilla to Syrian port: report

Russia has sent a naval flotilla of six warships led by an anti-submarine destroyer to its naval base at the Syrian ...

China warns ASEAN on South China Sea row

China warned Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday against "hyping" a dispute over the South China Sea, as it voiced ...