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Syrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus
World
July 26, 2012
Syrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus
BEIRUT — Damascus and Aleppo came under shell fire on Thursday as troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stepped up…
Half UN observer mission ‘have quit Syria’
World
July 25, 2012
Half UN observer mission ‘have quit Syria’
Half of the members of the United Nations observer mission in Syria have left the country, as it starts its…
Syria’s Assad appears on TV after attack
World
July 19, 2012
Syria’s Assad appears on TV after attack
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first appearance since a brazen bomb attack killed three members of his…
Update: UN Council postpones Syria sanctions vote
World
July 18, 2012
Update: UN Council postpones Syria sanctions vote
The UN Security Council postponed a vote Wednesday on a Western-drafted resolution calling for sanctions against Syria following a request…
Somali pirate kingpins enjoy ‘impunity,’ UN experts say
World
July 18, 2012
Somali pirate kingpins enjoy ‘impunity,’ UN experts say
Somalia's president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport, according to a United…
Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital
World
July 16, 2012
Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital
Syrian government forces encircled rebel fighters in Damascus on Monday, waging a second day of fighting that residents described as…
Activists: Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack
World
July 13, 2012
Activists: Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack
AMMAN/BEIRUT — More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it…
White House: Obama has no meeting scheduled at UN with Morsy
Egypt
July 10, 2012
White House: Obama has no meeting scheduled at UN with Morsy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama will encounter Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Morsy, at the United Nations in…
US crop worry to fuel world food prices in July, UN says
Business
July 5, 2012
US crop worry to fuel world food prices in July, UN says
MILAN — Searing heat in the US Midwest is expected to see global food prices snap three months of declines…