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Algerian Brahimi to Replace Annan as Syria Envoy

Veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomatic sources.

World | August 10, 2012, Friday // 08:52 | Viewed: 1298

Syria Rebels Withdraw from Aleppo District

Leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) have confirmed that they retreated from their stronghold in Aleppo amid massive regime bombardment.

World | August 10, 2012, Friday // 08:26 | Viewed: 1523

Assad Appoints New PM of Syria after Hijab's Defection to Rebels

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed former Health Minister Wael al-Halqi to the post of the country's prime minister.

World | August 9, 2012, Thursday // 18:05 | Viewed: 2198

Medvedev: Russia to Curb Chinese Immigration in Russian Far East

Russian authorities will work to curb excessive migration to the country's sparsely populated Far Eastern regions, as well as the emergence of immigrant enclaves nationwide, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has declared.

World | August 9, 2012, Thursday // 16:43 | Viewed: 3431

Russian General 'Killed' by Syrian Rebels Shows Up in Moscow

Russia's Defense Ministry has dismissed as "complete lies," the claims of the Syrian rebels from the Free Syrian Army Wednesday that it had killed a Russian general allegedly aiding the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

World | August 8, 2012, Wednesday // 13:57 | Viewed: 1574

Iran Confirms Syrian Rebels Kidnapped Ex 'Revolutionary Guards'

The Iranian foreign minister has confirmed that former members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were among the Iranians captured by Syrian rebels near Damascus.

World | August 8, 2012, Wednesday // 12:51 | Viewed: 1156

Belarus Pulls Out of Sweden, Kicks Out Swedish Diplomats

Belarus has asked Sweden to pull its diplomats out of Minsk after it said it is withdrawing all of its embassy staff from Stockholm, a statement said.

World | August 8, 2012, Wednesday // 12:20 | Viewed: 1172

Syrian Rebels Claim Killing Russian General Aiding Assad

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has claimed responsibility for killing a Russian general who was allegedly working as a consultant for the Syrian defense minister, in an announcement broadcast by Al Arabiya TV on Wednesday.

World | August 8, 2012, Wednesday // 11:02 | Viewed: 1738

Bulgaria-Educated Syrian Director Murdered in Damascus

Syrian director Bassam Mohieddine, who was educated in Bulgaria, has been murdered during the continuing civil strife in his country.

World | August 8, 2012, Wednesday // 08:00 | Viewed: 1277

S & P's Cuts Serbia's Credit Rating, Serbian Officials Resign

The Standard & Poor's agency has cut Serbia's credit rating by a notch from stable to negative, BB-.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 19:03 | Viewed: 1219

Russian Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Sentence for Anti-Putin 'Pussy Riot'

Russian prosecution has asked for three years in jail for three Pussy Riot members over a punk prayer in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral calling for then-Prime Minister and current President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to resign.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 18:12 | Viewed: 2245

Iraq Mad at Turkey after Davutoglu's Kirkuk Visit

Iraq is to "review" relations with Turkey after Turkish Foreign Minister  visited the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk without informing Baghdad, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Tuesday.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 17:35 | Viewed: 1302

Milwaukee Mass Killer Was US Army Man

The men who killed six and injured three at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US on Sunday, has been identified as Wade Michael Page, 40, a former US Army member between April 1992 and October 1998.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 12:58 | Viewed: 1908

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Finds Bug in His Office

Russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny found a listening device in his office of the RosPil fund, which campaigns to expose corruption inside the Russian government, Navalny wrote on Twitter on Monday.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 19:56 | Viewed: 1443

Russia's 'Pussy Riot' Say Trial against Them 'Absurd'

One of the three Pussy Riot punk band members on trial in a Moscow court on charges of hooliganism said on Monday that the accusation against them was absurd and illegal.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 19:33 | Viewed: 4031

Italy's Monti: Euro Zone Woes Spell Europe's Dissolution

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti has issued a serious warning of a potential breakup of Europe, saying disagreements inside the euro area undermine the crisis response and EU future.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 15:59 | Viewed: 1305

Syria PM Riad Hijab Defects

Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, to join "the revolution", his spokesman said, as cited by BBC.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 13:56 | Viewed: 2402

NASA's Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars

NASA's USD 2.6 B rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on Mars early on Monday.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 12:09 | Viewed: 1200

World Bows to Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Victims

The world marks Monday the 67th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons in war, the August 6, 1945 American bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 09:23 | Viewed: 1699

Latest Mass Killing Leaves 7 Dead in US

Seven people have been killed in a shooting at a Sikh temple in the US State of Wisconsin.

World | August 6, 2012, Monday // 08:07 | Viewed: 1351

Greek Police Fear Bugas Bus Bombing Scenario - Report

Greek police reportedly fear a terror attack against Israeli tourists of the kind that was staged in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas on July 18.

World | August 5, 2012, Sunday // 19:22 | Viewed: 1805
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