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Obama for 'world without nuclear weapons'
Barack Obama, the US president, has said that he is pushing for "a world without nuclear weapons" and is committed to deterring nuclear proliferation. "The danger of nuclear terrorism remains one of the greatest threats to global security. That is why in Seoul we need to keep at it," he said in the South Korean capital ahead of.. More -
Liberals walk out of Egypt assembly selection
A bloc of liberal lawmakers have walked out of a parliamentary vote on appointing a 100-member panel to draft Egypt's new constitution, citing differences with Islamist and Salafi parties who dominate the two houses of the legislature. During a heated joint session of parliament on Saturday, lawmakers from the liberal Egyptian bloc, which consists.. More -
Clashes continue over Egypt football club ban
Fresh clashes have taken place between police and football fans in the northern Egyptian city of Port Said, after their club, al-Masry, was banned for two seasons following the country's worst-ever stadium violence last month. The clashes began late on Friday night and continued into Saturday night, claiming at least one protester's life and leaving.. More -
Army shells Homs as Annan goes to Russia
Syrian forces pounded the battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops pummeled several other rebel strongholds, leaving at least 24 dead, opposition activists have said. With the bloodshed showing no signs of abating, the UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, flew to Moscow on Saturday, seeking Russian backing for his efforts.. More -
Syrian forces assault opposition strongholds
Syrian government forces have launched military assaults in different parts of the country, activists say, as key ally Russia has said that Damascus is making "a lot of mistakes" in handling the unrest sweeping the country. Opposition activists on Wednesday said army troops shelled three neighborhoods in central city of Homs, a day after.. More -
Japan warns North Korea over rocket launch
Japan’s defense minister has said Tokyo could shoot down a North Korean rocket if it enters Japanese airspace, according to media reports. "I am considering giving an order to intercept it," Naoki Tanaka told parliament on Monday. Such an order would be subject to approval by the prime minister, he added. Two Japanese newspapers, Asahi.. More -
UN Security Council backs Syria peace plan
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a statement backing joint UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's plan for ending the year-long violence in Syria, as a government crackdown on opposition strongholds has continued. The statement adopted on Wednesday expressed the council's "full support" for Annan's efforts, and called upon both.. More -
Syrian forces assault revolution strongholds
Syrian government forces have launched military assaults in different parts of the country, activists said, as Russia said Damascus was making "a lot of mistakes" in handling the unrest sweeping the country. Revolution activists on Wednesday said two large suburbs of Damascus have come under heavy tank bombardment following renewed attacks.. More -
Dozens dead in string of Iraq blasts
A wave of car bombings and roadside blasts across several cities in Iraq have killed at least 50 people and wounded about 250 people, police and hospital sources say. The attacks on Tuesday came just days before Baghdad is due to host an Arab League summit. One of the deadliest attacks targeted the city of Karbala, where at least 13 people were killed,.. More -
Fears for Palestinian hunger striker
A Palestinian woman prisoner, who has been on hunger strike for the past one month against her detention by Israel without formal charges, is in grave danger of dying, a medical rights group has said. A doctor for Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, who examined Hana Shalabi on Tuesday, said she had lost 14 kilograms and was in excruciating pain. Shalabi.. More -
Russia joins truce calls for Syria
Russia has called for a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Syria, backing calls from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In a statement, the foreign ministry called on the Syrian government "and all armed groups who oppose it" to agree to ceasefires "without delay," after ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger.. More -
Security Council to discuss Syria statement
France has circulated a proposed statement to the UN Security Council that would support efforts by international envoy Kofi Annan to end the violence in Syria and launch a political dialogue. Annan, who is a former UN secretary-general, asked the council on Friday to unite behind his effort to end the year-long bloodshed that the UN says has killed.. More -
Turkish police clash with Kurdish protesters
Turkish police have used water cannons, tear gas and baton charges to break up Kurdish demonstrations across the country, leaving one local politician dead in a sign of rising tension ahead of the Kurdish new year of Navroz. Several thousand people gathered just outside the city of Diyarbakir, in the southeast, and were confronted by hundreds of riot.. More -
Libya frees two detained British journalists
Two British journalists working for an Iranian broadcaster, who were detained by a Libyan armed brigade last month and accused of spying, have been released and cleared of all charges, an interior ministry official said. "The interior ministry granted their release when it became obvious that no crime had been committed," deputy interior.. More -
Reports of heavy firefight in Damascus
A heavy firefight has broken out between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the capital Damascus, Reuters news agency reported. The sound of heavy machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades on Monday echoed throughout the night from the western neighborhood of al-Mezze, one of the most heavily.. More
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