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    Nov 29, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. U.N. poised to grant statehood status to Palestinians; U.S. seeks to head off vote

    The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state Thursday but success could exact a high price: Israel and the United States warn it could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian state through peace talks with Israel.
    Associated Press
    The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state Thursday but success could exact a high price: Israel and the United States warn it could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian state through peace talks with Israel. The...

    Tags: National Government, Judaism, UNESCO, Elections, United Nations

    2. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Israel moves troops toward Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacks

    Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets targeted the densely populated Tel Aviv area, setting off air raid sirens in brazen attacks that threatened to trigger an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.
    Associated Press
    Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets targeted the densely populated Tel Aviv area,...

    Tags: Explosions, National Government, U.S. Department of State, Egypt, Barack Obama

    3. May 29, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  3. Syrian diplomats around the world are expelled

    Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of scores of children and parents in their homes.
    Associated Press
    Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of...

    Tags: National Government, UNESCO, European Union, United Kingdom, Valero LP

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  4. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT

    As GOP weighs how best to profit from Obama's problems, Democrats hope it overplays its hand WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election...

    Tags: National Government, Bruno Mars, Transportation Accidents, Bashar Assad, Railway Transportation

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  5. Syrian regime troops score gains, push into strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon

    Associated Press
    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the...

    Tags: National Government, Elections, Bashar Assad, Missile Systems, Political Dissent

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in Damascus could prolong the civil war.
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...

    Tags: Russia, United Nations, Weaponry, Bashar Assad, Joint Chiefs of Staff

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  7. Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence Syrians were tortured in government prisons

    Associated Press
    BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday....

    Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Transportation Accidents, United Nations, Bashar Assad, Missile Systems

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Russia defends weapons shipments to Syria

    MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties.
    MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties. Responding to news reports that Russia has sent advanced...

    Tags: Russia, Weaponry, United Nations, Missile Systems, Bashar Assad

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 4 U.N. peacekeepers seized in Syria near Israeli border

    BEIRUT — Four United Nations peacekeepers were seized Tuesday in southern Syria, close to the Israeli border, the international body said, marking the second time this year that its observers have been taken in the volatile area. U.N. Secretary-...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, United Nations, Israel, Bashar Assad

    10. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Press Freedom Day: Where reporters and their work are threatened

    Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where reporters are persecuted or in peril.
    Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Los Angeles Times, United Nations, Somalia, Philippines

    11. May 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. La ONU vuelve a llamar a los venezolanos a resolver diferencias con diálogo

    Naciones Unidas, 1 may (EFE).- La ONU volvió a hacer hoy un llamamiento a los venezolanos para que resuelvan sus diferencias a través del diálogo. "Es mejor hablar los unos a los otros y resolver las diferencias a través del diálogo", afirmó hoy ante...

    Tags: Venezuela

    12. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons

    Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran.
    Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran. But Ali Akbar Salehi also suggested rebels were to blame for such attacks,...

    Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Weaponry, United Nations, Bashar Assad

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