UN Security Council ends Syria observer mission
A day after a bombing near the U.N. observer headquarters in Damascus, the United Nations Security Council decided to end
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Support for Pussy Riot in Sofia
Supporters for jailed Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot covered the heads of sculptures at the base of the monument
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Bulgaria warns citizens to be ready to quit Lebanon if spillover of problems from Syria worsens
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a call on August 16 2012 for Bulgarians in Lebanon to “exercise the utmost
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Australian high court upholds plain cigarette packaging
Australia’s highest court has ruled that new laws requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging without company logos do
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Bomb wounds three near UN hotel in Syrian capital
Syrian state television says a bomb has exploded near a hotel used by United Nations observers in Damascus, wounding three
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Russia Watch: Russia wins gold for yachts, palaces and penthouses
With London’s Summer Olympics over, the spotlight and the torch now shift to Russia, host of the Sochi 2014 Winter
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Defected PM: Syrian government near collapse
The Syrian prime minister who defected says President Bashar al-Assad’s government is on the verge of economic and moral collapse
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Romney rallies Republicans with Ryan pick
In his own way, Mitt Romney went bold with his choice of Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to join him
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Iran welcomes foreign earthquake aid
Iran says it is now prepared to accept foreign aid for the victims of Saturday’s two earthquakes in the nation’s
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