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Israel's risky option on Iran
Talk of a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities is not subsiding. If diplomacy can't head off Iran'snuclear ambitions, advocates for a military strike in Israel and the United States will only gain strength. While proponents may believe that...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Israel, Manufacturing and Engineering, Bashar Assad, Iran
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2 judicial officials assassinated in Syria
Two judicial officials were assassinated Sunday in Syria's Idlib province, and the strife-riven nation faced what could be a critical week, almost a year after the bloody rebellion erupted against the government of President Bashar Assad.
Authorities...Tags: Skype, News Agency, Demonstration, Assassinations, Disasters and Accidents
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Jailed journalists a sign of declining press freedom in Turkey
One ofTurkey'sbest known publishers and human rights activists is sitting in prison — again — waiting for a court case that appears to be at a virtual standstill. He is far from alone.
Ragip Zarakolu was arrested in October along with...Tags: Paul Auster, Prisons, Crimes, European Union, Media Industry
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Anthony Shadid dies at 43; New York Times foreign correspondent
Reporting from New York -- Anthony Shadid, a journalist who gave voice to those muffled by the turmoil around them — from Iraqi families enveloped in civil war to young Libyans spurred to take up arms against a dictator — died while doing just...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Ernie Pyle, Baghdad (Iraq), West Bank, Iraq
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Italy can't afford to host Olympics, won't bid
World NowHosting the Olympics in 2020 is a luxury that Italy simply cannot afford in a times of economic uncertainty, Prime Minister Mario Monti announced Tuesday, a day before bids were to be formally tendered to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne,... -
U.N. General Assembly backs call for Syria's Assad to step down
Opposition activists reported dozens more people were killed in Syria on Thursday as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the Syrian government's "systematic violations of human rights" and backed a plan calling for President...Tags: National Government, Jay Carney, United Nations General Assembly, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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British court rules radical preacher should be freed on bail
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Russian envoy arrives in Syria as violence continues in Homs
World NowSyria: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus today and was scheduled to meet with President Bashar Assad in what Moscow called a bid to craft a diplomatic solution to end the continuing bloodshed in the country..... -
Syria opposition reports more than 100 deaths in Homs
Diplomats on Thursday were seeking new approaches to remedy the worsening conflict in Syria as opposition activists reported that government shelling and attacks had killed more than 100 people, most of them in the embattled city of Homs.
After almost...Tags: National Government, Skype, David Cameron, Russia, Rebellions
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Clifford Wright's kitchen: worldly, with a dash of Three Stooges
L.A. at HomeCookbook author and food scholar Clifford Wright packs his kitchen with collections from his world travels.... -
U.S., allies weigh options in Syria
Washington has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that his days are numbered, but it now faces the vexing problem of how to dislodge a defiant leader intent on snuffing out the 11-month uprising against him.
One option increasingly under...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Sociology, Crisis
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Hamas' prime minister in Gaza embarks on trip to Iran
World NowREPORTING FROM GAZA CITY -- Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' prime minister in the Gaza Strip, left Monday for a regional tour that will include stops in Qatar and Iran. Haniyeh's tour will focus on raising investment and reconstruction funds for the war-torn...
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