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Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace...Tags: Bashar Assad, Politics, Wars and Interventions, NATO, United Nations General Assembly
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Tensa saga familiar de cineasta iranà encandila a la crÃtica en Cannes
Reuters* El aclamado director iranà Farhadi, considerado uno de los favoritos * Como "A separation", "Le Passe" se centra en la familia y el divorcio * La única cinta china es una crÃtica polÃtica apenas velada Por Alexandria Sage CANNES, 17 mayo...Tags: China, Bérénice Bejo , The Artist (movie)
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U.N. chief Ban says must not lose momentum on Syria conference
ReutersSOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday a proposed international conference on Syria should be held as soon as possible, but that no date had yet been agreed. "We should not lose the momentum," Ban said of a U.S.-...Tags: Bashar Assad, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Ban Ki-moon
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Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
ReutersBy Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD, May 17 (Reuters) - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the...Tags: Pakistan, European Union, Islamabad (Pakistan), Tehran (Iran)
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Sister of detained American in Iran meets with Swiss ambassador about his case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The sister of an ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years has met with a Swiss ambassador about her brother's case as part of an effort to seek his freedom. MLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/11JvzT9 ) Sarah Hekmati,...Tags: Washington, DC, Amir Hekmati Death Sentence (2012)
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Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the...Tags: Bashar Assad, Politics, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, West Bank
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WRAPUP 1-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - A proposed international conference on Syria should be held as soon as...Tags: Bashar Assad, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Moscow (Russia), Barack Obama
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County to $10.6 million. The numbers released yesterday are up from a previous estimate of $6.2 million. The flooding began last month and...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Detroit Free Press, Michigan State University, Amir Hekmati Death Sentence (2012)
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CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concerns over Syrian weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel. The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other...Tags: Politics, Iran's Nuclear Program, Central Intelligence Agency, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
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WRAPUP 2-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters(Adds Ban comment on chemical weapons inspections) * U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - A proposed...Tags: Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Saudi Arabia, The New York Times
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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters* Iran's acclaimed Farhadi seen as top prize front-runner * Like "A Separation", "The Past" looks at family, divorce * Only Chinese entry is thinly veiled political critique By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian...Tags: China, A Separation (movie), Censorship, Movies, Political Corruption
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CORRECTED-WRAPUP 2-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters(Corrects dates of alleged chemical weapons incidents in paragraph 16. The Homs allegations date to December and the Aleppo reports date to March. A previous version of this story reversed the months of the two incidents.) * U.N. chief wants peace...Tags: Bashar Assad, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, The New York Times
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