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U.N. General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition. Russia, a close...Tags: United Nations General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Confirming poison gas use in Syria will be tough task
Reuters* Tokyo sarin attack provides hints for Syria investigation * Samples needed to prove use can fade within weeks * Western powers say evidence of use by Syria in mounting By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, May 15 (Reuters) - It took Tokyo police just...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Personal Weapon Control, Bashar Assad
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Iran defends post as chair of UN disarmament conference
Reuters* Disarmament conference deadlocked for over a decade * U.S. urges barring sanctioned states from U.N. posts * Iran says will prioritize nuclear disarmament as chair By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended...Tags: Pakistan, Nuclear Weapons, European Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings
Reuters* U.S. seeks Turkish support with Syria peace conference * Erdogan, Obama to discuss evidence of chemical weapons use * Israel relations, Iraq energy also on agenda By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister will push U....Tags: Rebellions, John Kerry, NATO, Washington, DC, Iraq
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Iran defends post as chair of U.N. disarmament conference
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament would boycott any meeting...Tags: Pakistan, Nuclear Weapons, European Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Obama- working to establish facts on Syria chemical weapons use
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States would keep increasing pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the "appalling violence" in Syria, and was still investigating the reported use of...Tags: Washington, DC, David Cameron, Bashar Assad, Barack Obama
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Obama pushes for Syria talks but warns of huge challenges
ReutersBy Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to work to bring the Syrian government and rebels to the negotiating table in Geneva in coming weeks but warned that it will be hard to get the situation under...Tags: NPR, John Kerry, G8, Washington, DC, Government
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Pink line over Damascus
WASHINGTON — You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Barack Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked...
Tags: Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), The New York Times, Bashar Assad
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The president's walk-back: A pink line over Damascus?
WASHINGTON - You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked to The New...
Tags: Military Equipment, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, The New York Times, Bashar Assad
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WRAPUP 1-Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says
Reuters* Indications of chemical weapons, Turkey says * More tests needed, he says * Russia, Britain agree to work on transitional government By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Syrian casualties treated in Turkey show signs of being victims...Tags: Human Rights, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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Tests on Syrians show some signs of chemical weapons -Turkish FM
ReutersAMMAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Tests on Syrian casualties arriving in Turkey indicated that chemical weapons had been used by Syrian forces, and further tests were being undertaken to verify the evidence, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday. "We... -
WRAPUP 2-Syria "likely" to have used chemical weapons, says UK
Reuters(Adds Hezbollah, Davutoglu, UK on arms embargo) * No evidence of rebel use - PM Cameron's spokesman * Kerry says Assad cannot be part of transition government * Israel asks Russia not to sell Syria defence missiles By Andrew Roche LONDON, May 9...Tags: Rebellions, John Kerry, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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