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Military action in Syria would need UN backing

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any military action in Syria would need backing from the United ...

Annan warns Syria of grave concern

Peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed "grave concern" to Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday and Western nations ...

Iran deplores terrorist attacks in Syria`s Houla

Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast condemned the latest terrorist attacks on the civilians in the ...

Iranian lawmaker says talks continuation with P5+1 "positive"

A senior Iranian lawmaker said the decision to carry on talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN ...

Iran wants `serious intentions` at nuclear talks

Iran`s foreign minister told his German counterpart that Tehran seeks "serious intentions" from both sides at talks ...

Iran says West behind deadly syria bombings - (d)

Iran on Friday condemned the latest deadly bomb blasts to reel its ally Syria in a 14-month-old uprising and accused ...

US, China to hold talks on rights

The United States and China agreed Friday to hold a new round of talks on human rights, amid a crisis between the ...

British PM meets Myanmar leader on historic visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron met Myanmar's president Friday on the first visit in decades by a Western leader ...

Philippines urges united ASEAN stand on South China Sea

ASEAN should forge a common position on a proposed code of conduct aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea ...

Iran ex-president urges better ties with Saudi Arabia

Iran should forge better ties with regional rival Saudi Arabia to counter Western sanctions on Iranian oil, a former ...

Syria accepts april 10 peace deadline: Annan

Syria has agreed to "immediately" start pulling troops out of protest cities, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said ...

MK to conduct judicial review of fuel policy article

The Constitutional Court (MK) will process the demand for a judicial review on Article 7 Paragraph 6a of the law on ...

IAEA says still in talks with N Korea on possible visit

The UN nuclear agency said Thursday it was still in talks with North Korea about a possible visit by inspectors, ...

Turkey support for Iran nuclear programme

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday voiced his country`s unwavering support for Tehran's nuclear ...

RI envoy opens halal food confab in Brussels

Indonesian Ambassador to Brussels Arif Havas Oegroseno has opened the 5th International Halal Food Conference at ...