Turkish PM Erdogan heads to Russia to talk about Syria
Turkey’s prime minister will visit the Russian capital Wednesday, as the two countries remain at diplomatic loggerheads over the fate
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Annan: UN Security Council needs to unite on Syria
United Nations envoy Kofi Annan says he hopes the Security Council will unite in the search for peace in Syria.
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UN Security Council faces Syrian showdown
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council are facing a showdown over two competing resolutions on Syria, including one that
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IMF: Global economic growth slowing
The International Monetary Fund says global economic growth is slowing as debt problems continue in Europe, and expansion is less than expected
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Russia Watch: Moscow’s Friday the Thirteenth – Just a mid-summer horror movie?
While many Russians were relaxing at the dacha or lolling on beaches overseas, back home in Moscow the air conditioning
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France will continue pressuring Assad to leave Syria
French President Francois Hollande says his country must continue to apply pressure for the departure from office of embattled Syrian
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Summer travellers: Your cell phone could be a financial hand grenade!
If you travel overseas this summer, you may board the plane carrying a financial hand grenade in your pocket –
Read moreBulgaria giving $50 000 funding to UNESCO project to aid children of Syrian refugees
Finance fromBulgaria’s special trust fund will be used to finance a project worth $50 000 to provide for urgent action to
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IMF: Greece missed bailout targets
The International Monetary Fund says Greece has missed several financial targets it pledged to adopt as it secured its second
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