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Russia: No Proof Syria Govt Behind Chemical Strike
Full Article The New York Times
26 Aug 2013

MOSCOW — Western nations that are calling for military action against Syria have no proof the Syrian government is behind the alleged chemical weapons attack, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors France,...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Friday, March 26, 2010
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updated 03 Jun 2013; published 21 Mar 2013
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NEW NEWS : No proof that Syria used chemical arms
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 10 Jul 2013
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FSA Terrorists behind Aleppo Sarin Gas Attack, not Syrian Army: Russian Inquiry to UN
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 14 Jul 2013
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Toxic Catch: Syria rebels' chemical lab uncovered near Damascus
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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SYRIA Chemical Laboratory Found By Army Near Damascus, Labeled Saudi Arabia 07.14.2013
updated 08 Aug 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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'Red Line' crossed: US to give military support to Syrian rebels
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Jul 2013
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Syrian rebels, not government used chemical weapons Russia claims
Fukushima operator to seek foreign advice on toxic water
Full Article Swissinfo
26 Aug 2013

Reuters August 26, 2013 - 12:06 By Antoni Slodkowski HIRONO, Japan (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, said it would invite foreign decommissioning experts to advise it on how to deal with highly radioactive water leaking from the site, and Japan signalled it may dip into a $3.6 billion...

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File - A worker checks radiations on the window of a bus at the screening point of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Toshifumi Kitamura

updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Fukushima leak: Japan 'working to prevent serious or fatal accident'
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Fukushima Toxic Leak Alert Set To Be Hiked
updated 12 Aug 2013; published 06 Aug 2013
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Worse Than Expected: Fukushima Struggles To Contain Radiation Update
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Japan upgrades Fukushima leak danger level
updated 12 Aug 2013; published 12 Aug 2013
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Fukushima: JP Gov't Creates More Agencies To Implement TEPCO's Decisions
updated 20 Aug 2013; published 20 Aug 2013
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant: 300 tonnes of Radioactive water leak found
Bo Xilai trial: China prosecutors in 'no leniency' call as trial ends
Full Article Joy Online
26 Aug 2013

Prosecutors said no leniency should be shown as the trial of former top Chinese politician Bo Xilai ended. Mr Bo's crimes were serious and he had not shown remorse, the prosecution said, so leniency was not called for. Bo Xilai, meanwhile, continued to deny charges against him and said his police chief tried to defect because he was in love with...

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In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, former Politburo member and party leader of the megacity of Chongqing Bo Xilai, in the defendant seat listens to a testimony by former Chongqing city police chief Wang Lijun, unseen, at Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan in eastern China's Shandong province, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.
photo: AP / Jinan Intermediate People's Court

updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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The Trial Of Bo Xilai Is Ending
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Trial of Bo Xilai scandal Timeline Prozessbeginn gegen den Chinesischen Ex-Spitzenpolitiker
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai trial Prosecution and defence give closing statements
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Organ Trafficking In China: Will Bo Xilai Be The Fall Guy?
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai trial 'Dramatic' final day in court BREAKING NEWS
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai Trial: Omission In Prosecution Affects Case
Karzai arrives in Pakistan for talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
26 Aug 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Islamabad for talks with the Pakistani officials on restarting peace process with the Taliban. It will be Karzai's first meeting with Nawaz Sharif, who took office...

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 24, 2013.
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updated 17 Feb 2012; published 17 Feb 2012
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Karzai In Pakistan For Challenging Summit Said: "ISI Playing the Waiting Game"
updated 26 Feb 2012; published 26 Feb 2012
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Pakistan urges Taliban to Afghan peace talks
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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Karzai arrives in Pakistan for talks
updated 17 Feb 2012; published 17 Feb 2012
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Afghan leader asks for Pakistani help in peace bid
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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Pakistan And Afghanistan Discuss The Threat Ot Taliban
updated 27 Apr 2013; published 27 Apr 2013
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California wildfire rages in Yosemite Park
Full Article France24
26 Aug 2013

Hundreds of firefighters were deployed Sunday to protect mountain communities in the path of a massive fire raging north of the Yosemite National Park in California, as fierce winds saw flames jump from treetop to treetop. By News Wires (text) A colossal wildfire raging across the western edge of Yosemite National Park swept further into the...

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Firefighter A.J. Tevis watches the flames of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.
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updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
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Raw:Huge wildfire spreads to Yosemite
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Raw: Massive 'Rim' Fires Rage Near Yosemite
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
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California wildfire edges in on Yosemite National Park
updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
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California governor declares state of emergency as wildfire rages
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
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Massive Yosemite Fire : State of Emergency in San Francisco (Shocking Rim Fire)
updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
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Raging California wildfire poses threat to San Francisco power grid
Syria agrees to UN chemical weapons investigation
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
26 Aug 2013

DAMASCUS, Syria: Syria agreed Sunday to a U.N. investigation into last week's alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus - a deal a senior White House official dismissed as "too late to be credible," saying the United States has "very little doubt" President Bashar Assad's forces used such weapons. The hardening of the U.S. position came as...

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Syria agrees to UN chemical weapons investigation.
photo: AP / Samer Husseini

updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Syria War: President Obama on Syria Chemical Attack "big event of grave concern"
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
2:35
Calls for action over Syria attacks NEW
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syrian Rebels: '1,300 Killed in Gas Attack' | 'Chemical Weapons Attack' in Syria
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Chemical Weapon Attacks Reported in Syria
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Syria Chemical Attack RAW FOOTAGE LEAKED-500 died-UN to action-Britain ask for investigation
updated 10 May 2013; published 10 May 2013
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Syria ready for UN to investigate chemical arms
Mubarak Back In Court After Prison Release
Full Article Skynews
26 Aug 2013

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak has appeared in court to answer charges in connection with the killing of protesters in 2011. It was the 85-year-old's first court appearance since he was released from prison last week and transferred to a military hospital. Mubarak appeared at a heavily fortified courtroom in eastern Cairo in a...

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Mubarak Back In Court After Prison Release
photo: AP / Egyptian State TV, File

updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Egypt court orders release of ex-president Hosni Mubarak - Security source
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Egypt court orders release of ex-president Hosni Mubarak
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Egypt News: Ex-President Hosni Mubarak Could Be Released From Jail
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak released from prison
updated 02 Jun 2012; published 02 Jun 2012
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Egypt Ex President Hosni Mubarak gets life in prison, sons acquitted.flv
updated 02 Jun 2012; published 02 Jun 2012
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Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison - Court Audio
Aid group details signs of chemical attack in Syria
Full Article The Salt Lake Tribune
25 Aug 2013

Beirut • An international aid group said Saturday that medical centers it supported near the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus had received more than 3,000 patients showing symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic nerve agents on the morning of the...

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In this photo taken on a government organized media tour, a Syrian army soldier walks on a street in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.
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updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
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Signs Of Chemical Attack Detailed By Aid Group
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
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War on Syria if the chemical attack is proven -President Obama on Syrian Chemical Attack
updated 22 Mar 2013; published 22 Mar 2013
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SYRIAN GIRL: CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK On Aleppo by REBEL FORCES [SYRIA CRISIS]
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syria war rebels accuse regime of chemical attacks
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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BBC News - US says it will give military aid to Syria rebels 2013
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
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Thousands Of People Suffer From Neurotoxic Symptoms In Damascus
Lebanon's Tripoli in grief following twin explosions
Full Article Xinhua
25 Aug 2013

BEIRUT, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tripoli, a city in northern Lebanon, was in shock and grief. On Saturday, streets were almost empty and shops were closed, a day after twin explosions that left 45 killed and more than 350 injured. Residents wandered around the attacked sites, searching for their relatives; shopkeepers were checking...

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Lebanese mourners and gunmen pray during a funeral for two men killed in a car bomb attack in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.
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updated 11 Nov 2012; published 11 Nov 2012
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Indianapolis Neighborhood Explosion Leaves 2 Dead, at Least 4 Injured
updated 30 Jul 2013; published 02 Feb 2012
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Jan 29, 2012 Xiangtan City, China_Man Seriously Injured by Sewage Gas Explostion
updated 01 Jul 2013; published 11 Nov 2012
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Indianapolis House Explosion - Indiana Neighborhood Home Explodes on Fire LIVE FOOTAGE
updated 08 Aug 2013; published 12 Nov 2012
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Indianapolis Explosion - Indianapolis House Explosion, Explodes on Fire LIVE CHOPPER FOOTAGE
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
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Explosion levels Philadelphia row house; infant among six injured
updated 22 Apr 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Car explosion rocks Greeley neighborhood
Obama, National Security Team Meet on Syria
Full Article Voa News
25 Aug 2013

Top U.S. military and national security advisors have presented President Barack Obama with a detailed set of options for responding to the Syrian government&aposs; alleged use of chemical weapons. The White House, in a statement Saturday, said the meeting was called to set an action plan -- if it is determined Syrian forces used chemical weapons...

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Obama, National Security Team Meet on Syria
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updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
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Syria releases video of chemical agents as Obama meets with security team
updated 21 Jun 2013; published 21 Jun 2013
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Lead Upto WW3 - OBAMA's Control Over SYRIA having CHEMICAL WEAPONS?!
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
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War on Syria if the chemical attack is proven -President Obama on Syrian Chemical Attack
updated 13 Jun 2013; published 13 Jun 2013
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BREAKING: RED LINE Crossed, U.S. Officially Concludes Syria Using Chemical Weapon
updated 01 May 2013; published 01 May 2013
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Obama Urges Caution On Syrian Chemical Weapons
updated 15 Jun 2013; published 15 Jun 2013
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BREAKING: Obama To Start A War With Syria

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By Hossein Askari The production, stockpiling and use of chemical and biological weapons must be condemned and confronted in every instance. It is with good reason that the...
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THREE months before the 1963 March on Washington, whose 50th anniversary falls this week, officials in Birmingham, Ala., opened fire hoses and loosed dogs on civil rights...

A view of the convoy as Major General Robert Mood, Head of the newly-established UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), leads an UNSMIS delegation to the Khalidiyyeh neighbourhood of Homs to meet opposition members, 3 May.2012.
Snipers opened fire Monday at a UN vehicle belonging to a team investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Damascus, a UN spokesman said. The Syrian government accused the rebels of firing at the team. Activists said later that the team had...
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Outgoing U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel talks to supporters Thursday Dec 18, 2008 during a farewell news conference in Omaha, Neb.
JAKARTA, IndonesiaU.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday the Obama administration was studying intelligence on Syria's purported use of chemical weapons and "will get the facts" before...
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A radiation detection device sits as new evacuees arrive for screening at an evacuee center for leaked radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear facilities, Monday, March 21, 2011, in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Despite living in such proximity to the Fukushima nuclear facility, evacuees at the shelter had never had an emergency drill to prepare them for a nuclear disaster.
Japan's industry minister pledged urgent government action Monday to curb leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters that lax maintenance by the plant's operator was largely to...
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shop in the northeastern Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.
Car bombs, roadside bombs and shootings killed at least 47 people in Iraq on Sunday, police and medical sources said, as tensions intensified between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims across the Middle East. Sunni Muslim insurgents and the...
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Black columns of smoke rise from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood, east of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.
The Foreign Secretary declined to be drawn on the options being considered by Western allies but would not rule out the possibility of air strikes or other measures being taken within days. And he told MPs demanding the recall of parliament from its...
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Mothers carrying their children walk past the debris of burnt buildings in Htan Gone village of Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.
Htan Gone, Myanmar - Members of a 1 000-strong Buddhist mob torched dozens of homes and shops in north-western Myanmar following rumours that a Muslim man tried to sexually assault a young woman, officials and witnesses said, as the country was once...
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Of 6 weekend wildfires, firefighters contain only 2
Six wildfires burned across the region this weekend, according to the California Department of Fire and Forestry. Four of the fires were still burning Sunday evening, but...
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