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Up to 700,000 Syrian refugees by year-end: UN agency
GENEVA (TIP): The UN refugee agency warned on Thursday there could be as many as 700,000 Syrian refugees in countries neighbouring the war-torn nation by the end of the year, up from 300,000 now. “There […]
United States
Un General Assembly Opens With Packed Agenda
New York (TIP): The 67th UN General Assembly Session opened at the headquarters of the world body in New York on September 18. Addressing the opening session, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders […]
United States
Obama in new warning to Iran over nuclear ambitions
NEW YORK (TIP): US President Barack Obama has told the United Nations General Assembly that America will do what it must to prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. Obama stopped short of agreeing to an […]
United States
King warns against transgressions on Jerusalem’s holy sites
NEW YORK (TIP): King Abdullah II addressed the 67th of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA and emphasized the need to end the crisis in Syria, stop provocations against religions and bring about comprehensive peace […]
United States
U.S. WITHDRAWS TRIPOLI EMBASSY STAFF
Underscoring continued security worries, the United States said on Thursday it was temporarily withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli, but hoped they could return early next week. Rasmussen reiterated that NATO […]
Europe
Allies use power of purse against Syrian regime
SCHEVENINGEN (NETHERLANDS) (TIP): A coalition including the United States, the European Union and the Arab League met on Thursday to plot new ways of isolating the regime of Syria‘s President Bashar Assad, as a Syrian […]
India
India inks three MoUs with Palestine, pledges $10 m
New Delhi (TIP): Reiterating New Delhi’s support for Palestine’s bid for full and equal membership of the United Nations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that India would contribute $10 million to Palestine’s budget for this […]
United States
Anti-Islam Film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Film Maker’s Real Identity Found
NEW YORK (TIP): An AP report says that Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S. […]
Europe
Manmohan in Tehran, asks NAM to take clear stand on Syria
TEHRAN (TIP): The Syrian conflict sharpened divisions saw the NAM summit’s first walkout on Thursday, with the Syrian delegation rising in protest against the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s characterization of the crisis there as an […]
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