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Chemical weapons claim in Syria 'of grave concern': Obama
Aug 23, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Friday that new allegations of chemical weapons use by Syrian forces were of "grave concern". But he ca...
Syria: What are the West's military options?
Aug 23, 2013 (AFP)
Following reports of a large-scale chemical weapons strike, pressure is mounting on the United States and its Western allies to act to halt the violence in Syri...
Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack
Aug 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Israeli air force struck a Palestinian group in Lebanon on Friday, officials said, hours after a different organisation said it fired four rockets at the Je...
White House faces new heat on Syria
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
Revulsion over photos of child victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria left the White House facing new calls for a firm response Thursday. Republ...
Colombia leader will put any peace deal to referendum
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday he would put any peace agreement reached with leftist FARC rebels to a national referendum. Santos said he...
Obama orders US intelligence to probe Syria attack
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
President Barack Obama has ordered US spy agencies to urgently probe claims that Syrian forces launched a horrific chemical attack on civilians, including child...
UN Council seeks 'clarity' on Syria chem weapons claim
Aug 21, 2013 (AFP)
UN Security Council members are seeking "clarity" on opposition claims that Syrian troops used chemical weapons in an attack near Damascus, Argentina's UN envoy...
US, Israeli defense chiefs talk Egypt, Syria
Aug 21, 2013 (AFP)
US defense chief Chuck Hagel spoke with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon on Wednesday about Egypt, Iran and the ongoing violence in Syria, including claims ...
US avoids red lines after Syria chemical claims
Aug 21, 2013 (AFP)
The United States refused to set new "red lines" for Syria Wednesday as claims of a horrific chemical arms strike reignited debate over Washington's reluctance ...
Colombia's FARC admits role in civilian deaths
Aug 21, 2013 (UPI)
Colombia's FARC is the Western Hemisphere's longest running insurgency. Founded in 1964, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia are a Marxist-Leninist ...
In first, FARC accepts partial blame for Colombia bloodshed
Aug 20, 2013 (AFP)
The FARC guerrilla group for the first time accepted partial responsibility Tuesday for the thousands of victims of Colombia's nearly 50-year-old insurgency. Th...
Israel, Palestinian negotiators hold Jerusalem talks
Aug 20, 2013 (AFP)
Israeli and Palestinian officials held talks in Jerusalem on Tuesday and were to meet again later the same day, Palestinian sources said, just six days after th...
Ban insists on free access in Syria chemical weapons probe
Aug 19, 2013 (AFP)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon insisted Monday that UN inspectors be granted unrestricted access to Syrian sites where chemical weapons were allegedly used, as the expert...
More than 30,000 Syrians enter Iraq amid fighting: UN
Aug 19, 2013 (AFP)
More than 30,000 Syrians have entered Iraq in recent days, the UN's refugee agency said Monday, one of the biggest movements of people fleeing violence since th...
UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Damascus: AFP
Aug 18, 2013 (AFP)
UN inspectors tasked with investigating whether chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict arrived in Damascus on Sunday, an AFP journalist reported...
Hungry and scared, Syrian refugees flood Iraq
Aug 18, 2013 (AFP)
Thousands of Syrian Kurds have poured into Iraq over the past few days, to escape deadly clashes between Kurdish fighters and jihadists and seeking a respite fr...
Abbas says 'all issues' raised in talks with Israel
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday all key issues were discussed at a new round of peace talks with Israel, but he declined to elaborate because o...
UN says chemical team's departure to Syria 'imminent'
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
The United Nations said Wednesday the departure of a team of chemical weapons inspectors to Syria was "imminent" following a green light from Damascus. "The Gov...
US, Jordan discuss ways to cope with fallout of Syria war
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
US army chief General Martin Dempsey, in Jordan on a visit, has discussed ways to help the Jordanian military tackle fallout from the Syrian conflict, a governm...
UN chief urges Israeli-Palestinian 'patience' with talks
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Israelis and Palestinians Thursday to have "patience" with their peace talks so that they might have a chance to succeed,...
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