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Deadlock remains over British press regulation despite new proposals - 10/12/2013

LONDON, Robin Millard- British politicians on Friday published an amended version of their proposed new system of press regulation, but it looked unlikely to break the deadlock after key industry...

Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize - 10/12/2013

OSLO, Pierre-Henry Deshayes- The watchdog now overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal hsd won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to rid the world of the devastating weapons. In a...

NATO chief: 'No military solution' to Syria conflict - 10/11/2013

ATHENS- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that he does not anticipate "any further role" for the military alliance in Syria. "There is no military solution to the conflict in...

Libya PM accuses 'political party' over his brief capture - 10/11/2013

PARIS, Imed Lamloum- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has accused a "political party" with organising his brief abduction by armed gunmen on Thursday, without naming the group. "It's a political...

US halts delivery of major weapons to Egypt - 10/10/2013

WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle, Daniel De Luce- The United States said Wednesday it had suspended the delivery of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt, following a deadly crackdown against...

Albanian police seize over 1,000 stolen pieces of art - 10/10/2013

TIRANA- Albanian police on Wednesday seized more than 1,000 stolen icons and other religious works of art dating back to the 15th century. The icons, frescoes and other pieces of art were stolen from...

'I'm not a pacifist', declares leaker Manning - 10/10/2013

LONDON- Chelsea Manning on Wednesday insisted that the biggest intelligence leak in US history was not motivated by pacifism, but by her desire for transparency. The former US Army intelligence...

US executes man for 1978 murder - 10/10/2013

WASHINGTON- The US state of Arizona executed a 71-year-old man Wednesday, more than three decades after he was sentenced to death for murder. Edward Schad was declared dead by lethal injection at...

Chemical watchdog plans to deploy second team to Syria - 10/09/2013

DAMASCUS- The world's chemical watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to help dismantle Syria's arsenal, as regime warplanes bombed rebels in the northwest of the country....

US raid in Libya renews legality questions - 10/09/2013

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon- The US capture of an Al-Qaeda suspect on Libyan soil has renewed questions of legality, with President Barack Obama relying on controversial rationales from his predecessor...
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