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  • Putin concerned over possible post-Assad political vacuum

    Date: 2013-06-21 21:21:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:166792

    Russia/Syria Putin concerned over possible post-Assad political vacuum MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) – Russia President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were to leave power immediately, it would trigger a ....

  • Dilma Rousseff summons Brazil cabinet over protests

    Date: 2013-06-21 15:05:21 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:41 - ID:166429

    Brazil/Cabinet Dilma Rousseff summons Brazil cabinet over protests BRASILIA, June 21 (MENA) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the country's most widespread unrest in two decades, the BBC ....

  • UN Security Council slams acts of torture, arbitrary detention in Libya

    Date: 2013-06-21 09:10:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:165888

    UN/Libya UN Security Council slams acts of torture, arbitrary detention in Libya NEW YORK, June 21 (MENA) – The UN Security Council has condemned the acts of torture and arbitrary detention in Libya. "The members of the Security ....

  • Social media role in Arab Spring overrated - EU official

    Date: 2013-06-20 16:19:18 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:79 - ID:164868

    Egypt/EU/Statements Social media role in Arab Spring overrated - EU official BRUSSELS, June 20 (MENA) – The role of social media in the Arab Spring revolutions has been overestimated, said Vice President of the European Parliament Anni ....

  • UNESCO adds Syrian ancient sites to danger list

    Date: 2013-06-20 13:24:27 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:58 - ID:164812

    Cambodia/UNESCO/Syria UNESCO adds Syrian ancient sites to danger list PHNOM PENH, June 20 (MENA) - Six ancient sites in Syria have been added to a UN list of endangered World Heritage sites because of the threat from the conflict there, ....

  • Zimbabwe's President delays election by two weeks

    Date: 2013-06-20 13:10:18 GMT - Zimbabwe - World - SN:57 - ID:164703

    Zimbabwe/Elections Zimbabwe's President delays election by two weeks HARARE, June 20 (MENA) – Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe postponed the date of the elections to August 14, following a unilateral decision to be held on July 31, ....

  • Kerry to embark Middle East trip to revive peace talks

    Date: 2013-06-20 13:00:11 GMT - Israel - World - SN:55 - ID:164701

    Israel/US Kerry to embark Middle East trip to revive peace talks GAZA, June 20 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will start next Thursday a three-day Middle East tour that will take him to Jordan, Israel and Palestine. Kerry's ....

  • Turkmenistan gets first Israeli ambassador

    Date: 2013-06-20 12:33:02 GMT - Turkmenistan - World - SN:48 - ID:164643

    Turkmenistan/Israel Turkmenistan gets first Israeli ambassador ASHGABAT, June 20 (MENA) – The Central Asian state of Turkmenistan, which shares a 1,000 kilometer border with Iran, has accepted the credentials of the first ever Israeli ....

  • Libya: Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants held indefinitely in deplorable conditions

    Date: 2013-06-20 10:15:30 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:164302

    Britain/Libya/Amnesty International Libya: Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants held indefinitely in deplorable conditions LONDON, June 20 (MENA) - The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, ....

  • Seoul needs to counter N. Korea's cyber espionage capabilities: defense chief

    Date: 2013-06-20 09:27:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:164238

    Koreas/Espionage Seoul needs to counter N. Korea's cyber espionage capabilities: defense chief SEOUL, June 20 (MENA) - South Korea's defense chief on Thursday said there is an urgent need to counter North Korea's cyber espionage ....

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