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US pleased with myanmar reforms progress

A key US senator on Sunday said the United States was "pleased with the progress" of Myanmar`s reforms but urged the ...

Russia rejects sanctions, foreign troops in Syria crisis

Russia, a permanent veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, will reject any use of sanctions or deployment of ...

Iran ready to start nuclear talks: Turkey`s fm

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said both the European Union and Iran have expressed their ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

Assad decrees general amnesty over unrest

Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad has decreed a general amnesty for crimes committed during unrest in the country over ...

Iran supplying weapons to Syria crackdown

The United States believes Iran is supplying munitions to aid Syria`s bloody protest crackdown in an initiative ...

U.S. condemns Iran death verdict to alleged "CIA spy"

A White House spokesman on Monday condemned Iran for giving a death sentence to alleged "CIA spy" Amir Hekmati, saying ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

Iran dismisses U.S. warnings over Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian military commander dismissed on Thursday the U.S. warnings over Iranian threats to close Strait of ...

RI demonstrates stronger commitment to nuke-free world

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when speaking at an International Defense Dialog in March 2011 said a real push ...

S. Korea, China hold taalks after Kim`s death

Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean ...

US Patent Office Grants COPAN Invention of Flocked Swab

-         The US Patent Office has awarded COPAN the much awaited patent for its ...

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

Foreigners fuelling corruption in Afghanistan

Foreigners are fuelling the problem of corruption in Afghanistan, a country ranked as one of the most corrupt in the ...

Indonesia successfully takes ASEAN to greater height

When Indonesia assumed the ASEAN chairmanship in January 2011, ASEAN Secretary General Dr Surin Pitsuwan expressed ...