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Western nations expel Syrian envoys over massacre

kiemtarMay 30, 20120

BEIRUT (AP) — Eyewitness accounts from the Syrian massacre are emerging, describing shadowy gunmen slaughtering whole families in their homes and targeting the most vulnerable

U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre

YoopyaMay 28, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of

Succession question fuels uncertainty in Oman

YoopyaMay 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said rules his perch on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes as an absolute monarch, without checks from

Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been

UN leads calls for urgent world action in Syria

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

The United Nations led calls on Saturday for urgent international action on Syria after reports of a horrific massacre by regime forces that left 92

Bombardment of Syrian village leaves dozens dead

kiemtarMay 27, 2012January 7, 20250

BEIRUT —Syrian forces killed dozens of civilians in a village in central Syria, opposition groups and witnesses said Saturday, amid growing questions about the effectiveness

Brother of blind Chinese activist goes missing: lawyer

YoopyaMay 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has gone missing, a lawyer said on Saturday, days after he fled his village in northeastern

Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact

YoopyaMay 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for

Lebanese Syria hostage release delayed, massacre claimed

YoopyaMay 26, 20120

By Mariam Karouny and Khaled Yacoub Oweis BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi’ites kidnapped in Syria had been

Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources

YoopyaMay 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity