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When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city

Fresh violence erupted Friday in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people including a family of women and children, activists said Fr …

Al Jazeera Video: "Witness-- Jerusalem SOS"

(Text link to video) Arabs and Jews...working together! :-)

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Armenian Genocide-- "I may not go to France again if genocide bill passes":Erdoğan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted he may not visit France again if a proposed bill that would criminalize the rejection of Armenian genocide claims passes in the country's Senate today.  When asked what his reaction would be in the event the bill  …

Arab Gulf states show rising confidence to rattle Iran

That highlights the growing confidence among the Gulf Arabs — all close U.S.

Nails through their hearts | World | DAWN.COM #Syria #BasharCrimes

clip from article: As protestors gathered after Friday prayers, chanting slogans against Bashar al-Assad, Mohamed heard a loud bang and fell on the road.

Shi'ite worshippers in Gaza Being Brutalized

Armed Hamas men broke into a gathering of some 30 Shi'ite worshippers in the Gaza Strip last Friday and brutally attacked them, Haaretz has learned. Hamas militants arrested 14 of the men and beat up the rest.

Balibo

Some of you will have seen Balibo, but many more of you will know vaguely the story: that of five Australian journalists killed by Indonesian soldiers during the invasion of East Timor in 1975.

Facebook, Google argue against Web censorship in India

Facebook and Google told the Delhi High Court today that they cannot block offensive content that appears on their services.

Iran says it has evidence U.S. behind scientist's killing

Iranian state television said on Saturday Tehran had evidence Washington was behind the latest assassination of one of its nuclear scientists We have reliable documents and evidence that this terrorist act was planned, guided and supported by the CIA," the Iranian foreign  …

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