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UK Asked N.Y. Times To Destroy Snowden Material
The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related...
South Africa’s Waning Gold Industry Braces For More Strikes
South African gold miners plan to strike for higher pay from Tuesday, inflicting more damage on an industry that has produced a third of...
Obama Makes Case For Punishing Syria, But Possible Delays Loom
President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack even...
U.S. Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees To Algeria
The United States on Thursday said it would transfer two men from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of...
Assad Says Syria Will Defend Itself Against Aggression
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria would defend itself against any aggression following reports that the United States and its allies...
Pope, Jordan King, Agree Dialogue ‘Only Option’ For Syria Crisis
Pope Francis and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed during a meeting on Thursday that dialogue among Syrians with the backing of the international community...
U.N. Chemical Weapons Team To Leave Syria By Saturday Morning: Ban
United Nations inspectors, in Syria to determine whether forces have used chemical weapons in the civil war, will continue their investigations until Friday and...
U.N. Council Set For Syria Clash As West Readies Attack
The United Nations Security Council was set for a showdown over Syria on Wednesday as Britain sought authorization for Western military action that Russia...
At Least 26 Killed In Flurry Of Bombings Across Afghanistan
Six people were killed in a bomb attack on a base operated by Polish and Afghan forces in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni...
Israel Calls Up Reservists, Deploys Missile Defenses Against Syria
Israel ordered a small-scale mobilization of reservists on Wednesday and strengthened its missile defenses as precautions against possible Syrian attack should Western powers carry...
