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UN excludes major powers from Syria chemical arms inquiry

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

The United Nations on Tuesday named a Swedish scientist to lead an inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, but has barred experts from the ma...

Applause as opposition takes Syria seat at Arab summit

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

Syrian opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib said Tuesday he had asked that NATO's Patriot missile system be extended to protect rebel zones inside the war-torn...

Israel-Turkey thaw: Strategic prospects

Mar 26, 2013 (UPI)

The apparent rapprochement, brokered by U.S. President Barack Obama, between Middle Eastern military heavyweights Israel and is expected to have a significant s...

Malaysia 'cripples' Royal Sulu Army rebels

Mar 26, 2013 (UPI)

Police said they captured two men believed to be behind recent politically motivated armed shootouts that left 63 people dead. Police identified one of the susp...

Lebanon crisis swells over security chief

Mar 25, 2013 (UPI)

The political crisis gripping Lebanon has worsened following Friday's political bombshell when Prime Minister Najib Mikati resigned as sectarian rivals battle f...

Mali: Hard-pressed al-Qaida calls for aid

Mar 25, 2013 (UPI)

Two months after French forces intervened in Mali, al-Qaida and its allies are under heavy pressure in the country's northern mountains. One of al-Qaida's top c...

CIA helping boost arms shipments to Syria rebels: report

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

Arab nations and Turkey, helped by the CIA, have dramatically increased military aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, The New York Times reported Monday. The ...

S.Africa sees worst troops loss in years in C.Africa battles

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

South Africa on Monday said the country had suffered its heaviest military loss since apartheid after 13 soldiers were killed in weekend clashes with rebels sei...

Kerry in Iraq to press for Syria cooperation

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise trip to Iraq on Sunday to push for more help over the conflict in Syria amid claims of waning American clout ba...

Kerry warns Iraq PM on Iran-Syria overflights

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace headed to Syria, on a...

Five Malians killed in ambush blamed on Tuareg: army

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

Five people were killed in an ambush by armed men in central Mali, the military said on Friday, blaming the attack on ethnic Tuareg separatist rebels. The army ...

US demands Syria give access to UN arms inspectors

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

The United States on Friday demanded that the Syrian regime allow full access to UN weapons inspectors and cooperate with a probe into claims that chemical arms...

Obama: Israel at a crossroads on peace

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that Israel was at a "crossroads" and should choose peace with Palestinians because it was necessary for its own ultim...

Colombia chides rebels to stick to peace talks agenda

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

Colombia's government on Thursday rejected calls by the leftist FARC guerrilla group to demilitarize rural areas in Colombia, saying that and other issues were ...

UN to launch Syria chemical weapons inquiry

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

The United Nations will investigate whether chemical weapons have been used in the Syria conflict, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon announced Thursday. Ban said the "diffi...

Fighting on Golan as Obama in Israel

Mar 21, 2013 (UPI)

Heavy fighting was reported between Syrian government and rebel forces on the disputed Golan Heights on Israel's northern border as U.S. President Barack Obama ...

Obama acknowledges Israel's right of defense on Iran

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

President Barack Obama Wednesday accepted Israel would not cede its right to confront Iran's nuclear threat to the United States, seeking to assuage anxiety ove...

Obama: Syria to be accountable for any use of chemical arms

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that if Syria let the "genie out of the bottle" by using chemical weapons in its civil war, it would unleash a seriou...

French troops to pull out of Mali 'from end' of April: PM

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

French troops will begin pulling out of troubled Mali "from the end of April", French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament on Wednesday. Ayrault sai...

Shelling from Syria spills into Lebanon

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

At least three shells and several missiles fired in fighting in Syria landed inside Lebanon on Wednesday, residents and security sources said, but there were no...