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No G7 consensus on fresh Syria sanctions

G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar Assad or his ally Russia, Italy's Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Tuesday. "At the moment there is no consensus on new sanctions as an effective instrument," he said at the...

G7 nations agree no Syria solution with Assad in power

G7 foreign ministers insist there can be no peace solution in war-torn Syria with President Bashar Assad in power, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Tuesday. The top diplomats, meeting as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson readies for crunch talks in Moscow, were agreed...

China internet outcry over United passenger fiasco

China social media users were in an uproar Tuesday over viral footage of a Chinese-American man dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight, decrying perceived racism and calling for a boycott. The videos taken by fellow passengers and posted to Twitter showed the man being forcibly...

Two Turkish nationals kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Akwa Ibom state, police said Tuesday in the latest unrest to hit the restive Niger Delta. "Two Turkish nationals working for a construction company in Onna local government area were abducted from...