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Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - If anyone saw last week's U.S.-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them. International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hailed the plan...Tags: Saudi Arabia, John Kerry, Human Rights, National Government, United Nations
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COLUMN-African minerals and the illusion of fair value: Kemp
ReutersBy John Kemp LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - "With Africa's economies riding the crest of the global commodities wave, there is an unprecedented opportunity to convert the region's vast resource wealth into investments that could lift millions out of poverty,...Tags: Energy Resources, Heavy Engineering, Political Corruption, Africa, Environmental Issues
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WRAPUP 6-U.S., Russia seek new Syria peace talks; rebels sceptical
Reuters(Adds U.N. statement, paragraphs 6-7) * US, Russia bury differences to push for Syria peace talks * Not clear warring parties will readily agree to negotiate * Threat of conflict spilling over has alarmed world powers * Kerry says without deal Syria...Tags: John Kerry, Tehran (Iran), Al-Qaeda, Human Rights, Rebellions
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U.S. and Russia to seek Syria peace talks
MOSCOW — The United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to bring together the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition for peace talks, signaling a potential breakthrough in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end a bloody...Tags: John Kerry, Osama bin Laden, National Government, United Nations, Moscow (Russia)
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U.N. head, Security Council envoys discuss Syria as mediator wants out
Reuters* Syria mediator Brahimi determined to quit, diplomats say * U.N. Security Council deadlocked over how to act on Syria * Syria blocking access to U.N. chemical weapons inquiry By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-...Tags: Weaponry, Bashar Assad, Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon, Russia
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Syria mediator is determined to resign, U.N. diplomats say
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 1 (Reuters) - International Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is determined to resign because he is fed up with the deadlock over how to end the country's two-year civil war and believes his role has been compromised, U.N. diplomats...Tags: Bashar Assad, John Kerry, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations, International Organizations
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EXCLUSIVE-Sources say senior Iranian diplomat detained in March
Reuters* Iran holds presidential elections in June * No response from Iranian authorities about envoy * U.N. says dozens detained ahead of election * Reuters could not verify details of Asadi's alleged arrest By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, April 30...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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U.N. names veteran envoy to 'impossible mission' in Syria
World NowThe United Nations named veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to the daunting task of trying to bring peace to war-torn Syria, with the French chairman of the Security Council conceding that the envoy was being sent on an "impossible mission."... -
U.N. envoy presses for cease-fire in Syria
World NowLakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations envoy to Syria, continued to push for a four-day cease-fire in the fighting.... -
Syrian government agrees to temporary cease-fire
World NowResponding to international peace efforts, Syria said Thursday its forces would observe a cease-fire from Friday to Monday, the period of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.... -
Syria clashes persist despite holiday truce
World NowBEIRUT -– Despite the beginning of a cease-fire Friday in observance of the Eid Al-Adha holiday, there have been reports of clashes in northern Syria and shelling in various parts of the country. Three people were killed in the Damascus suburb of... -
Syrian regime, rebels agree to cease-fire for holiday, envoy says
World NowThe government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to a cease-fire for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said....
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