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UN-Arab League envoy on Syria to resign as mediator: Diplomats

Fri Apr 25, 2014 17:57:58

International Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to resign next month, diplomats said Friday at the United Nations in Geneva.

Obama plans to call EU leaders in Russia sanctions push

Fri Apr 25, 2014 17:35:19

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to speak to several European leaders on Friday to try to nudge the EU toward fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter said.

Russia: CW attack claims, a new plot against Syria

Fri Apr 25, 2014 16:56:34

Russia said on Friday that allegations of the use of toxic chemicals by Syrian government forces are false, apparently referring to alleged reports of chlorine gas attacks.

Russia: Kiev will face justice for 'bloody crime' in eastern Ukraine

Fri Apr 25, 2014 13:23:47

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounces Kiev's security operation in eastern Ukraine as a "bloody crime," saying the interim government would face justice for staging a war against its own citizens.

In picture: Goitered gazelles in Iran’s Kish Island

Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:16:36

Goitered gazelles are living in a park Iran’s Kish Island. The goitered or black-tailed is a gazelle found in northern Iranian province of Azarbaijan and parts of Iraq and southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Turkey, and the Gobi Desert.

British women fighting in Syria: Daily Mirror

Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:59:14

Hundreds of Britons are thought to have gone to Syria over the last few years to join arms in the bloody battle against the Syrian government.

Russian president labels internet ‘CIA project’

Fri Apr 25, 2014 09:45:27

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the internet is a "CIA project" developed by the US to help its overseas espionage.

China passes bill to jail eaters of rare wild animals

Fri Apr 25, 2014 09:24:36

China's top legislature has passed a bill which will put eaters of rare wild animals in jail.

Israel halts talks with Palestinians over Fatah-Hamas unity bid

Fri Apr 25, 2014 08:16:40

Israel has suspended the so-called peace talks with the Palestinians in response to acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas's unexpected unity pact with the rival Hamas group.

Russia to boost capacities of Lebanese Army: Lavrov

Fri Apr 25, 2014 08:01:07

Russia will work to boost the capacities of the Lebanese Army, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

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