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Emerging market pain dominates G20 economy talks

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 13, 20240

(Reuters) – Emerging and developed G20 powers struggled to find common ground on Thursday over the turmoil unleashed by the prospect of the United States reducing a

Rebels fight Syrian army in Christian village

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 13, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Government troops battled al-Qaida-linked rebels for a Christian village in western Syria for a second day Thursday, while world leaders gathered in

Amid tensions, Obama, Putin put on a happy face

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 13, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands, smiled and made small talk about the scenery on

Obama lobbying lawmakers on Syria from overseas

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed skeptical lawmakers to give him the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria during his overseas trip

U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor,

Putin presses US Congress over Syria, says Kerry lied

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the U.S. Congress had no right to approve the use of force against Syria without a decision from

Mali’s new president promises to bring peace, fight graft

YoopyaSep 5, 2013June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali’s new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, pledged to stamp out corruption and bring peace to the turbulent north as he was sworn in

Egypt’s interior minister survives bomb attack

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Egypt’s interior minister survived an assassination attempt on Thursday when a bomb blew up as his convoy drove through Cairo’s Nasr City district,

China says Syria strike would hurt world economy

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that a military strike on Syria would hurt the global economy, in particular by causing oil prices to rise, and reiterated its calls

China backs Russia over Syria at G20 summit

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to talk U.S. President Barack Obama out of