| |   Syria's Homs bombarded again, Turks push for solution
| AMMAN (Reuters) - Armoured reinforcements poured into Homs as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded the Syrian city for a fourth day, opposition sources said on Thursday, worsening the humanitarian sit...
Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds
| AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and C...
Gaddafi daughter presses U.N. to probe father's death
| ALGIERS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a United Nations commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her fa...
Dozens die as Syrian tanks shell city of Homs
| MICHAEL JANSEN in Damascus | SYRIAN TROOPS in tanks reportedly fired barrages of mortars and rockets for a fifth day on opposition strongholds in the central city of Homs yesterday, killing up to 67 people. T...
Options for action on Assad's bloody response are limited
| EUROPEAN DIARY: Europe is likely to step up sanctions against Syria this month, writes ARTHUR BEESLEY | SYRIA'S BRUTAL crackdown on the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad advances by the day. As casu...
Tuareg rebels take Mali border area
| Tuareg rebels said they had seized control of a northeastern region in Mali as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged an end to the fighting. | "We took Tinzawaten on Wednesday," said Mohamed Ag Ghaly, a Tuar...
Syrian troops and rebels battle in Homs
Amman - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs on Wednesday as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and ...
For Syria, use diplomacy and economic pressure
| In Print: Thursday, February 9, 2012 | It was shameful for Russia and China to lend their voices once again to a global pariah by vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution last week that called for a peacefu...
Aisha Gaddafi pushes for UN probe
Algiers - Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a United Nations commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her father. | The ...
Putin Warns of Growing â€کCult of Violence’
| MOSCOW — Vladimir V. Putin, the prime minister of Russia, warned on Wednesday of a growing “cult of violence” around the world and expressed concern that upheavals in the Middle East could s...
Russia ties itself to Al Assad
| The situation in Syria is likely to attract some kind of international action outside the United Nations after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution, even though it had been dramatically so...
The Gulf Is Where It's At
| The paradox of the new Middle East is that as America’s influence declines, its ability to sustain its essential interests remains intact. Related | Times Topics: Syria — Protests (2011–) | Libya â€...
The Demographic Pyramid Points Toward Revolution In Syria
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Targetting Iran
| In addition to sanctions and a series of state-sponsored acts of terrorism and sabotage directed against the people and the nation of Iran, the U.S. and Israel are threating Iran with unprovoked aggression. I...
China Must Ally With Russia To Prevent West's Takeover Of Middle East
| China cannot stay out of Syrian chaos | The West has sped up efforts against Syria after the double veto by China and Russia over the UN Security Council resolution. Russia has sent its envoy to the country. ...
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