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Germany, France, Spain summon US envoys over spying

Sat Oct 26, 2013 16:15:37

Germany, France and Spain have summoned the US ambassadors to their respective capitals following reports of US National Security Agency (NSA) spying on them.

Brahimi arrives in Tehran for Syria talks

Sat Oct 26, 2013 16:09:55

UN Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has arrived in Tehran for talks with top Iranian officials regarding the war in Syria.

Kurd fighters seize Syrian border post from al-Qaeda

Sat Oct 26, 2013 16:02:57

Syrian Kurdish fighters have seized the sole border post held by al-Qaeda-linked groups on their border with Iraq, Kurdish sources and an Iraqi official have said.

Envoy: UN violates principle of impartiality on Syria

Fri Oct 25, 2013 23:14:04

Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Ja’afari says the United Nations was not acted impartially against the Syria crisis.

US violent crime rises for second year: Report

Fri Oct 25, 2013 21:17:19

Violent crime in the United States rose for the second year in a row, a government report said, indicating that the nation's two-decade decline in crime has ended.

Iraq urges US drones, F-16 fighter jets delivery

Fri Oct 25, 2013 19:46:37

Iraq has urged the immediate delivery of U.S. drones and F-16 fighter jets in order to combat al Qaeda insurgents, who are making swift advances in the west of the Iraq, a senior Iraqi security official said.

Kurds retake Syria’s al-Yarobeiyeh from al-Qaeda

Fri Oct 25, 2013 19:04:55

Clashes have broken out between Kurdish militants linked to the Committees for the Protection of Kurdish People and al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syrian north eastern city of al-Yarobeiyeh.

At least 40 killed in twin car blasts near Damascus

Fri Oct 25, 2013 18:32:16

At least 40 people were killed and more than 90 injured Friday in twin car bombs explosions in a Damascus suburb.

Report: US, Israel may hack French president

Fri Oct 25, 2013 17:46:37

France believed the United States attempted to hack into its president's communications network, a leaked US intelligence document published on Friday suggests.

Spain summons US envoy over spy reports: PM

Fri Oct 25, 2013 16:56:48

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Friday he would call in the US ambassador to Madrid to explain reports of American spying on the country, a close ally of Washington.

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