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DAMASCUS. – A Syrian minister has hailed the deal on the Assad regime’s chemical weapons as “a victory . . . won thanks to our Russian friends”. In the first comments to come out of Damascus since the accord to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons, brokered by Russia and the US, was
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HILLA. – Attacks across Iraq, including more than a dozen car bombs, killed 39 people yesterday, while the head of Baghdad’s provincial council escaped an assassination attempt on his convoy. The violence was the latest in months of unrelenting bloodshed, the country’s worst since 2008,
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CAIRO. – An Egyptian journalist yesterday appeared before a military court, accused of spreading lies about the army’s campaign against militants in the Sinai Peninsula. The court in the Suez canal city of Ismailiya adjourned Ahmed Abu Deraa’s hearing to September 18. Abu Deraa, who writes for
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DUBAI. – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has told the Islamist militants who are some of Syria’s toughest opposition forces to avoid alliances with other rebel fighters backed by Gulf Arab states and the West. His comment reflects a deepening rift between groups of the Western-and
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By Li Keqiang BEIJING – Five years on from the start of the financial crisis, many countries now face new challenges as the world economy slowly recovers. The Summer Davos Forum, which opens this week in Dalian, will be closely watched for signs of the state and strength of the Chinese economy, which
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican teachers protesting education reform planned fresh protests yesterday shortly before Independence Day celebrations led by President Enrique Pena Nieto, organisers said. Protesters affiliated with the dissident CNTE teachers’ union plan to march from Angel of the
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Speech by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013 September 11, 2013 Let me begin by extending, on behalf of the Chinese government, hearty congratulations on the opening of the seventh Summer Davos Forum and a warm welcome to all the distinguished guests. Seven years ago, […]
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BISHKEK — Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday that Beijing supports Russia’s proposal that Syria surrender its chemical weapons to international control for their eventual destruction. China pays high attention to the Syrian situation, the Chinese leader said while addressing the
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“A majority of the UN member states, including the 120 Non-Aligned movement (NAM) members, have dismissed the sanctions against Iran as illegitimate, illegal and politically- motivated,” Rouhani said, addressing the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kyrgyz
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KIGALI — Rwanda yesterday launched an ambitious economic development plan aimed at pushing economic growth to 11.5 percent for each of the next five years and cementing it’s reputation as an African success story. “We are aiming at a double digit growth of 11.5 percent and bringing down
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LIBREVILLE — The secretary general of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has called for an immediate end to abuses against the people in the Central African Republic. Allam-Mi Ahmad, on a visit to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, said in a
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LIBREVILLE — The secretary general of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has called for an immediate end to abuses against the people in the Central African Republic.
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HERAT – Seven heavily armed Taliban suicide attackers struck the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat before dawn on Friday, setting off two car bombs and sparking a shootout with US forces.
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MOSCOW – Up to 37 people died when a fire gutted a psychiatric institution Friday morning outside the central Russian city of Veliky Novgorod, according to officials.
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NEW DELHI – Four convicts in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape-cum-murder case were on Friday awarded death penalty by a Delhi court which said the gravity of the offence cannot be tolerated. “Death to all,” additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna said while delivering the verdict in the Delhi gang-rape case that had evoked nationwide outrage […]