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 Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd) The Guardian
Photos Protests Syria Violence Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian ... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed) BBC News
Photos Qaeda War Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni revolution Yemen |
 Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy Egypt Photos Revolution Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
 Protest at Buckingham Palace during Bahraini King's visit
| A protest has been held outside Buckingham Palace against the visit of the Bahraini King and a number of other foreign royals, who have lunched at Windsor Castle to cel... (photo: AP / Finbarr O'Reilly) BBC News
Bahrain Photos Protest UK Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011present) |
 Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
| AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the pre... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan) France24
Al Qaeda Photos Protest Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Telegraph
Photos Qaeda Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Questions about Clinton
| Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: | Does perpetual motion equa... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr) ABC News
Hillary Clinton Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
 UN Observers Face Daunting Challenges in Syria
| UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has deployed more than 200 unarmed observers to Syria who are monitoring a month-old cease-fire that appears to be in jeopardy of co... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Voa News
Challenges Photos Syria UN Violence Wikipedia: Syria |
 US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
| The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to I... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
Iran Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
 Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
| Football legend Diego Maradona is in line to become the United Arab Emirates new head coach. | The new president of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Al Serkal, said... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) Indian Express
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 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak
| AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his e... (photo: AP / SANA) France24
Israel Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Re... (photo: AP) The Star
Arms Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 U.S. sends warning to Saleh backers in Yemen
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday it may freeze their assets if they hamper the tran... (photo: US Army / D. Myles Cullen) Daily Press
Photos Qaeda Washington Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni revolution Yemen |
 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation. |... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
Israel Palestinians Photos Protests Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus |
 Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
| Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt) The Guardian
Human Rights Iraq Photos Prison Wikipedia: Iraq War |
 Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. | Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted o... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
Crime Iran Israel Photos Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi |
 Palestinian prisoners, Israel make deal to end hunger strike
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 12:24 pm | Article: The Scoop Team | Palestinian prisoners and Israel make deal to end hunger strike | The Scoop Team | May 15, 2012 | An Egyptian a... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) Scoop
Hunger strike Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestinian prisoners in Israel |
 Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) The Independent
Human Rights Libya Nato Photos Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya |
