Salehi warns against abrupt political change in Syria
August 10th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Ali- Akbar Salehi has warned that an abrupt political change in conflict-ridden Syria without a roadmap for managed political transition will lead to ... Read more...
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Ex-UN official, TV anchor is new president of Maldives
February 7th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Mohammad Waheed Hassan, who was sworn in president Tuesday after Mohamed Nasheed quit following street protests, is an educationist who has served in the UN ... Read more...
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Football team tackles German perceptions of integration
July 7th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Helen Maguire
Berlin, July 7 (DPA) At this year's World Cup, Germany has been enraptured by a national football team in which almost half the players are from an immigrant background.Eleven of ... Read more...
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Attack on Lebanese Army convoy kills five
April 13th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, April 13 (DPA) Five Lebanese soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded when their convoy was ambushed in eastern Lebanon, army sources said Monday.
Three soldiers died immediately in the ambush on ... Read more...
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Lebanon’s chances for diminishing hatreds seem remote
April 14th, 2008 - 9:48 am ICT by admin
By Weedah Hamzah
Beirut, April 14 (DPA) Eighteen years after the Lebanese civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon's chances of burying hatred seem dim, with the country hit by its worst political crisis ... Read more...
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