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Obama says his 'red line' in Syria conflict is WMD
President Barack Obama has declared the threat of chemical or biological warfare in Syria a "red line" for the United States, outlining for the first ...
US eyes Iran summit of non-aligned nations warily
The Obama administration said Monday that Iran doesn't deserve to host a summit of non-aligned nations later this month but urged foreign leaders who ...
Obama: Chemical weapons in Syria are a 'red line'
President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if President Bashar ...
US: Assange trying to distract from sex case
The Obama administration on Monday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making "wild assertions" about U.S. persecution to deflect attention ...
Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy
A Christian girl was sent to a Pakistani prison after being accused by her furious Muslim neighbors of burning pages of the Islamic holy book, the ...
Activists up ante in China, Japan isle dispute
When Tokyo's nationalist governor suggested buying uninhabited islands at the center of a long-simmering dispute with China, Beijing immediately ...
Myanmar government ends direct media censorship
Myanmar abolished direct censorship of the media Monday in the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed ...
Firebomb thrown into taxi wounds 6 Palestinians
Six Palestinians have been wounded in a suspected firebomb attack by Jewish extremists in the West Bank, The Israeli military said. The six were ...
Taliban carry out brazen attack on Pakistan base
Heavily armed Taliban fighters blasted their way into a Pakistani air force base with possible links to the country's nuclear program in a brazen ...
Egyptian TV presenter, chief editor to go on trial
An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered a popular TV presenter and a chief editor of an independent daily to face trial for insulting the country's ...
Bahrain activist sentenced to 3 years for protests
A three-year prison sentence handed down Thursday to a prominent Bahraini human rights activist for instigating and participating in several ...
Lebanon Shiite clan says it abducted more Syrians
A powerful Shiite Muslim clan in Lebanon claimed Thursday to have captured more Syrian nationals in retaliation for the seizure of a family member by ...
US warns of divisive diplomacy in South China Sea
China should not use bilateral talks to attempt to "divide and conquer" nations with competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, the United ...
Iran says foreign help for quake area now welcome
In a change of heart, Iran said Tuesday it now welcomes foreign aid for victims of the deadly twin earthquakes that hit the country's northwest over ...
5 killed in attack on Yemen Defense Ministry
Five people died Tuesday when soldiers loyal to the son of Yemen's ousted president attacked the Defense Ministry in Sanaa, clashing with the guards, ...
Iran villages in rubble as quake death toll rises
Iran Monday raised its earthquake death toll to 306, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors from the rubble of their homes in the ...