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PH Council for Foreign Relations president Alan Ortiz dies of coronavirus
(UPDATED) The former government official dies in Paris on Monday, March 23. He was 66.

US does not want to see Syrian regime 'collapse': CIA
Washington is worried about who might replace the Syrian president if his government fall given the rise of the Islamic State group and other jihadists

Americans see US power on the wane
A majority also believes for the first time that America should mind its own business while faulting President Barack Obama for his foreign policy especially over Syria
Iran's Rouhani promises 'good faith' in nuclear talks
Iran President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is committed to negotiations on its nuclear program in good faith after recent high level talks
UN chief appeals to Syria as Assad vows to fight on
UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon urged the government of Syrian President Bashar al Assad to accept an opposition offer of peace talks hours after Assad himself vowed to fight on
Democratic reform irreversible in China: Chen Guangcheng
In his first major public appearance since being allowed to leave China to study at New York University Chen told the Council on Foreign Relations think tank that the Internet age meant the communist state machine had already lost much of its grip