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Iran President: Israel must join non-nuclear treaty

Thu Sep 26, 2013 18:22:31

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called for Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty and put its widely suspected nuclear arms under international control.

Lebanon issues arrest warrants for al-Nusra members

Thu Sep 26, 2013 18:04:50

A Lebanese judge has issued arrest warrants of four men accused for being member of terrorist Jabhat al-Nusra Front which is fighting in a massive insurgency against Syria.

Syria's 1000-piece rebel groups split more apart

Thu Sep 26, 2013 17:52:55

The Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the Western-backed “leadership” of the bloody insurgency in Syria, has faced an ever growing crisis of confidence, with its own membership mostly fighting over who gets to be “prime minister in exile” at any given time, and unable to organize much of anything.

Iran-Arab League call for swift end to Syria crisis

Thu Sep 26, 2013 16:45:51

Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi to study possible avenues to end Syrian crisis.

Kerry signs UN arms treaty, US Senators vow to block

Thu Sep 26, 2013 16:42:21

US Secretary of State John Kerry has signed a new UN treaty on arms regulation that may be strongly blocked in the Senate because of gun-owners right violation concerns.

US military turns old F-16 fighters to drones

Thu Sep 26, 2013 16:04:44

US military is turning its old F-16 fighter jets to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as it faces worldwide criticism for its assassination drone attacks, especially in Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

‘Resolving nuclear row, key for understandings’

Thu Sep 26, 2013 13:43:03

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said settlement of Iranian nuclear issue could pave the way for more understandings with the US on other topics.

Modern slavery in Qatar World Cup

Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:05:25

Dozens of Nepalese migrant labourers have died in Qatar in recent weeks and thousands more are enduring appalling labour abuses, raising serious questions about Qatar's preparations to host the 2022 World Cup.

At least 23 killed in Baghdad market blasts

Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:30:50

Bombs left inside busy markets in Baghdad killed at least 23 people on Thursday and wounded dozens of others, police said.

Assad: US Syria strike ever present

Thu Sep 26, 2013 09:42:43

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says an attack by the US is likely despite ongoing peace initiatives by Russia, China and others.

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