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Syria: Government Agrees To Russian Proposal, Foreign Minister Says

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Sept. 10 that his government had agreed to the Russian proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent destruction, AP reported.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 07:39

Syria: France To Propose Resolution To Security Council

France will float a resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would put the Syrian regime's chemical weapons under international control so that they could be destroyed, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sept. 10, BBC reported.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 07:11

Turkey: Government To Hold Urgent Meeting On PKK, Syria

Turkish civilian and military leaders will meet Sept. 10 to discuss the Kurdistan Workers' Party's statement that it would stop pulling its militants out of Turkey, as well as developments concerning a possible U.S. military operation in Syria, Hurriyet reported.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 06:39

Russia: Moscow Exit Polls Show Sobyanin Ahead

Two Moscow mayoral election exit polls have shown Sergei Sobyanin, the Kremlin-appointed acting mayor, as having secured roughly 53 percent of the vote, Reuters reported Sept. 8, citing the state-run RIA and Itar-Tass news agencies.
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 11:58

Cambodia: Commission Confirms Election Results

Cambodia's election commission certified Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's electoral victory Sept. 8, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 07:10

Israel: Kerry Urges EU To Postpone Funding Ban

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sept. 7 urged the European Union to postpone a planned ban on EU financial assistance to Israeli organizations in the Palestinian territories, an unnamed U.S. official said, Reuters reported.
Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 11:28

Australia: Conservative Party Wins Landslide Election

Australia's Liberal-National party coalition, headed by Tony Abbott, won around 54 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections on Sept. 7, election officials said, Reuters reported.
Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 08:06

Syria: Germany Urges U.N. To Publish Investigators' Report

The United Nations should publish its investigators' report about the possible chemical weapons attack in Syria more quickly, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Sept. 6 in Vilnius ahead of a meeting of the EU foreign ministers, AFP reported.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 10:18

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