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China Backs Russia Over Syria At G20 Summit
China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin's attempts to...
West To Hold Back From Targeting Iran At U.N. Nuclear Meeting
World powers will refrain from raising pressure on Iran at a U.N. nuclear meeting next week to give its new moderate president time to...
Egypt Jamming Al Jazeera’s Satellite Signals
Qatar-based network forced to change frequencies so viewers can tune in as authorities deliberately jam signals.
Al Jazeera says it can categorically state that Egyptian...
Putin Says Could Turn Against Assad – If Case Proved
President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse of international compromise over Syria on Wednesday, declining to entirely rule out Russian backing for military action as...
Exclusive: Former Syria Defense Minister Breaks With Assad-Labwani
Former Syrian Defence Minister General Ali Habib, a prominent member of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, has defected and is now in Turkey, a...
Gunmen Kill 16 Members Of Shi’ite Family In Iraq
Gunmen shot dead 16 members of the same Shi'ite family before blowing up their two neighboring homes south of the Iraqi capital overnight, police...
Analysis: U.S. Strike On Syria Could Derail Iran President’s Master Plan
If one thing could scuttle Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's big plan - to fix Iran's economy by winning some relief from Western sanctions -...
Ariel Castro, Cleveland kidnapper, found hanged in prison cell
Ariel Castro who was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for kidnapping, raping and holding captive three women was found hanging in his prison...
Kerry Says World Cannot Let Assad Get Away With Chemical Attack
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made clear on Friday that the United States will punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and...
U.N. Experts Finish Gathering Evidence In Syria Chemical Probe
A team of U.N. investigators has finished gathering samples and evidence related to a the suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people...
