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Syrian revolt’s Islamist slogans under criticism

kiemtarMay 18, 2012May 18, 20120

BEIRUT — The use of Islamist slogans by protesters during weekly Friday demonstrations against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has triggered criticism among an already-fractured

Analysis: China’s “small stick” approach to South China Sea

YoopyaMay 16, 20120

(Reuters) – In a month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing has so far refrained

Iran hangs “Mossad agent’ for scientist killing

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran has hanged a man it said was an agent for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad whom it convicted of killing one of its

Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when

Palestinian inmates agree to end hunger strike

YoopyaMay 14, 2012May 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-brokered deal aimed at ending a mass hunger strike that challenged Israel’s policy

U.N. nuclear agency to push Iran on military site access

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – The United Nations nuclear watchdog signaled on Monday it would press Iran for access to a military installation where it suspects Iran has

Gulf Arabs weigh closer union at Riyadh meeting

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Gulf Arab leaders were meeting to discuss a closer political, economic and military union on Monday, part of a strategy by wealthy Sunni

Japan assembly agrees to restart reactors, hurdles remain

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

By Linda Sieg and Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) – The assembly in a western Japanese town that hosts a nuclear plant agreed on Monday it

Ex-Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator shot dead in Afghan capital

kiemtarMay 13, 2012May 13, 20120

KABUL – A former Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator was assassinated by an unidentified gunmen in a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Sunday. Arsala Rahmani

Syria says thwarts 1,200 kg car bomb in Aleppo

YoopyaMay 12, 2012April 9, 20230

By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces foiled an attempted suicide car bombing with 1,200 kg (2,640 pounds) of explosives in the northern city