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Chinese media say 'no excuse' for West to strike Syria Chinese state media warned the West against strikes on Syria Thursday as momentum mounted for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to be punished over an alleged chemical weapons attack.

29 August 2013

Talks about Manas base relocation premature: US embassy in Kazakhstan The U.S. consider it premature to discuss relocation of Manas air base from Kyrgyzstan to some other Central Asian country.

28 August 2013

Nazarbayev appoints Senate deputies Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed new Senate deputies.

28 August 2013

G20 talks between China and Japan unlikely: reports Talks between China and Japan, embroiled in a bitter row over disputed islands, are unlikely on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit.

28 August 2013

Pentagon chief touts US focus on Asia as Syria looms Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel meets his Asian counterparts on Wednesday as the United States promotes its shift to the region but a potential showdown with Syria looms over the talks.

28 August 2013

UN rights panel urges N. Korea to grant access The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea appealed on Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang condemned his commission's work as slanderous and provocative.

28 August 2013

Australia opposition's asylum-seeker plan 'crazy': Indonesian MP A senior Indonesian lawmaker on Tuesday described as "crazy" a plan by the front-runner for Australia's election to pay Indonesians for unseaworthy boats to stem the flow of asylum-seekers.

28 August 2013

Venezuela nabs hitmen in alleged plot to kill Maduro Venezuela said Monday it derailed a plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, arresting two hitmen it said wanted to execute the leftist leader on orders from a Colombian ex-president.

27 August 2013

Brazil's top diplomat resigns over row with Bolivia Brazil's foreign minister resigned Monday over soaring tensions with La Paz after Brazilian diplomats spirited away a Bolivian opposition senator wanted for corruption.

27 August 2013

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US postpones meeting with Russia on Syria: official The United States on Monday postponed a meeting with Russia on the Syrian crisis, as Washington appeared to be positioning for a potential military strike.

27 August 2013

Karzai visits Pakistan, looking for Taliban peace Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew into Islamabad on Monday for key talks with Pakistan's newly elected government, searching for communication with Taliban insurgents to end 12 years of war.

27 August 2013

Bo claims to wear 50-year-old underwear at trial Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai attempted to counter accounts of his family's luxury lifestyle Monday by telling his corruption trial his underwear was five decades old.

27 August 2013

Assad says chemical weapons claims 'insult to common sense' Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Western claims his regime used chemical weapons were an "insult to common sense".

26 August 2013

Moscow warns US against Syria military action Military action against the Syrian regime would be a "tragic mistake", Russia said Sunday, warning the West not to preempt the results of a UN probe into alleged deadly chemical attacks.

26 August 2013

Russian opposition leader Navalny briefly detained Russian police on Sunday briefly detained top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after a campaign rally for the Moscow mayoral election he is contesting next month.

26 August 2013

Zimbabwe threatens West with 'tit-for-tat' action on sanctions Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Sunday threatened "tit-for-tat" actions against Western countries that have imposed sanctions on his rule, suggesting US and British firms could be targeted.

26 August 2013

US may relocate air base from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan The US military command may relocate Manas military air base from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan.

26 August 2013

Bo's crimes 'extremely serious': China prosecutors The crimes of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai were "extremely serious", prosecutors said Monday as his bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power trial began moving into its final stages.

26 August 2013

UN rights panel challenges N. Korea over 'slander' claim The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his commission in Seoul amounted to "slander"

26 August 2013