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BBC World News, 23.04.13 23:58 UTC

Belarus's university in exile

The country of Belarus, between Russia and Poland, has been described as Europe's last dictatorship. But there is a university where students can study in a democratic climate - across the border in Lithuania. It sees itself as educating a generation that will be ready to step in when, one day, change comes to Belarus.

Communist Party  European Humanities University  Academy of Sciences in Minsk  Europe  Olga Karach  Belarus  +29 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 21:11 UTC

GOP report faults State Dept. on Libya security

An interim report by House Republicans faults the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for security deficiencies at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, prior to last September's deadly terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

U.S. intelligence  State Department  White House  Senate  Republican Party  Obama administration  +22 more

Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 19:07 UTC

United States, Russia agree to try to revive Syria plan

By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS | Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:01pm EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had agreed to look for ...

Ayman al-Zawahri  Turkey  Syria  Russia  United States  chemical weapons  +16 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:08 UTC

Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged NATO on Tuesday to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria on the same day that a senior Israeli military intelligence official said Syrian President Bashar Assad had used such weapons last month in his battle against insurgents.

America  United Nations  North Atlantic Treaty Organization  Assad's government  Hizballah  North Atlantic Council  +33 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:03 UTC

Boston bombing could prompt US, Russia cooperation

The Boston Marathon bombings could provide an opportunity for the U.S. and Russia to find some common ground for cooperation as authorities investigate the two ethnic Chechens accused of carrying out the attack.

the 2014 Winter Olympics  President   prominent official  analyst   foreign minister   Secretary of State   +23 more

Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 12:54 UTC

Turkish PM rejects U.S. request to delay Gaza visit in May

ANKARA | Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:33am EDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will not reschedule his trip to the Palestinian Gaza strip, he said on Tuesday, despite a request to do ...

Gaza Strip  Prime Minister  Secretary of State   Ankara  Gaza Strip  Tayyip Erdogan  +6 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 09:13 UTC

Kerry attends first NATO foreign ministers meeting

NATO foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday in Brussels to discuss the wars in Syria and Afghanistan, and to learn the views of a new member of their club - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization  Anders Fogh Rasmussen  John Kerry  Syria  Turkey  United States  +8 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 21:18 UTC

Boston tragedy another test for US-Russia ties

The U.S. and Russia, their ties soured by disputes over stopping Syria's civil war, child adoptions and other issues, could find some common ground for cooperation as authorities investigate the two ethnic Chechens accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings.

Razman Kadyrov  Bashar Assad  Europe  Islamist  Obama administration  Civil Society  +33 more

Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 13:47 UTC

Afghan, Pakistan, U.S. to meet for talks in Brussels: Afghan official

KABUL | Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:37am EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Brussels on Tuesday to met U.S. Secretary of State of State John Kerry and senior Pakistani ...

Karzai's chief spokesman  presidential spokesman   President   Brussels  Hamid Karzai  John Kerry  +6 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 13:23 UTC

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks

A senior American official says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues.

Hamid Karzai  Pakistan  United States  Afghanistan  President   defense minister   +6 more
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