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This video image taken from amateur video released by Sham News Network, a Syrian Freedom group, shows a man, left, preparing to throw an object at a tank as others look on, in Daraa, Syria Sunday April 24, 2011. An eyewitness says at least five people have been killed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa during a security crackdown. Syrian troops in armored vehicles and tanks stormed the southern town of Daraa early Monday April 25, 2011 and opened fire. It was the latest bloodshed in a five-week uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime.
Death   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  The Guardian 
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
Sat 28 Jan 2012
ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential... (photo: AP / Sham News Network via APTN)
A Syrian protester waves a national flag as others rally in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Arab world   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  Khaleej Times 
Syria protesters find little hope in Arab monitor mission
Fri 20 Jan 2012
BEIRUT - Syrian protesters turned out in force to greet Arab monitors in one flashpoint town in the early days of their mission. But the observers never showed up, one activist said. Instead, security... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian pro-government protesters carry national flags along with pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally in support of the reform program in the border town of Quneitra, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 18, 2011.  The Guardian  Thu 19 Jan 2012
Activists: Syrians pull back from besieged town
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists and eyewitnesses say Syrian troops have pulled back from a mountain resort town near the capital Damascus that had fallen under the control of the opposition. The besieged town... (photo: AP / SANA)
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Afghan men looks at the blood stained clothing after a explosion in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb, 24, 2011. A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing one Afghan intelligence service officer and wounding more than two dozen other people.  The New York Times  Thu 19 Jan 2012
Afghanistan: Deadly Bomb Hits Bazaar
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Dozens of civilians, NATO coalition troops and Afghan security forces were killed and wounded Wednesday... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul)
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban(3rd left) Jose Manuel Barroso The New York Times Wed 18 Jan 2012
Pressed by Europe, Hungary Backtracks on New Laws
BRUSSELS — Accused of undermining fundamental democratic principles, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, beat a tactical retreat on Wednesday. He offered... (photo: EC / EU)
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Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans as they gather outside the Syrian foreign ministry where Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem helds a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. The Washington Times Wed 18 Jan 2012
Assad insists no foreign troops will be allowed in
BEIRUT — Syria “absolutely rejects” any plans to send foreign Arab troops into the country, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the death toll mounted... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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An Israeli girl of Iranian origin holds Iranian and Israeli flags, as people gather to express their solidarity with the Iranian people, after the contested presidential election in Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Middle East Online Tue 17 Jan 2012
Israel-America-Iran Dangers Grow
BEIRUT - The events and tensions that revolve around Iran and its multi-faceted relations with its immediate neighbors -- and its antagonists further afield in the United... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the international organizations on Libya at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 14, 2011. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chaired a meeting Thursday of international and regional organizations in Cairo to improve the coordination of the international response on Libya. Scoop Sun 15 Jan 2012
UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing Own People
Monday, 16 January 2012, 11:48 am Press Release: UN News UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing His Own People New York, Jan 15 2012 - Secretary-General Ban... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
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Secretary general Ban Ki-moon has a Helicopter overflight of the flood-affected areas of Bangkok Overflight of flood-affected areas of Bangkok The helicopter will take off and land at the same Thai army base (located 10 minutes from ESCAP), at 2nd Army Cavalry Division, Sanam Pao. The flight itself is expected to last for 30 min and will give the Secretary-General a bird-eye view of flooded areas in Bangkok, in particular the western part of the city, the Thonburi area, which has experienced the worst flood situation. Sydney Morning Herald Sun 15 Jan 2012
Travel advice unchanged despite terror warning for Bangkok
Australia has not altered its travel warnings for Thailand in response to warnings by US authorities about the increased chances of terrorist attacks in Bangkok. The... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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Flag of Hezbollah Al Jazeera Sun 15 Jan 2012
Hezbollah chief rejects call by UN to disarm
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah political group, has dismissed a United Nations call for his movement to disarm, saying it was determined to maintain a... (photo: Public Domain / Mnmazur)
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Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari, steps down as he make his way at the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets The Boston Globe
British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives at his official residence in London to meet Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, shortly after he announced at the House of Commons that all Iranian diplomatic staff were ordered to leave the UK, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Hague says Iran oil embargo is aimed at avoiding conflict m&c
File - Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, outlines a multipoint plan for development in southern Sudan in the lead up to and after independence in Juba on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, on his return from Khartoum where he attended the formal announcement of southern Sudan's referendum results. South Sudan claims oil worth $815m stolen by Khartoum Business Day
President Barack Obama speaks from the White House briefing room, Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Washington, about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit. Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. The Star
Nuclear Watch
Netanyahu campaign poster Netanyahu: Iran sanctions won't necessarily halt Iran's nuclear program Ha'aretz
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe , center, speaks with Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, second left, and Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic, right, during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Iran will not accept these sanctions – it will respond The Guardian
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi seen during a meeting with Turkey's Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar, unseen, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Salehi said Istanbul is the likely venue for further talks on his country's nuclear program Bid for Iran nuclear talks confronts old snags The Boston Globe
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey addresses the audience at a farewell ceremony in honor of departing Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III at the Pentagon, Oct. 13, 2011. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force) (Released) US military chief in Israel to discuss Iran nukes The Guardian
Warfare
Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. UN considers resolution on Syria Al Jazeera
People clean the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March Jakarta Globe
An Israeli flag is seen back-dropped by the Dome of the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Jewish Imperial News WorldNews.com
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A victim of Friday's bomb blast and gun attacks lies in Murtala Muhammad specialist hospital in Kano, Nigeria Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150 The Los Angeles Times
Rev. Martin Luther King, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing front, hands extended upward, during a press conference, 1964, November 6th. The Wondering Jesse by Gilad Atzmon WorldNews.com
From left, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso participate in a media conference after an EU summit of eurogroup members at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, July 21, 2011. 2012: looming disaster or year of grace? The Examiner
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