 Don't Despair on Annan's Syria Plan -- Yet
The Paris meeting Thursday of the international coalition supporting the ouster of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sent a clear message to Russia, his chief defender in the United Nations Security... (photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron) Huffington Post
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 Police, protesters clash in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix
April 20 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy protesters clashed with police in Bahrain's capital Manama on Friday as the Grand Prix event, a showcase for the Gulf state, got underway. Masked youths hurled... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) The Guardian
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 Rosberg fastest in 2nd practice for Bahrain GP
Luca Bruno Mercedes Grand Prix driver Nico Rosberg of Germany looks on in the pits during the first free practice ahead the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) Kansas City Star
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 Formula 1 is great opportunity for protesters in Bahrain to get their message heard
Opposition activists in Bahrain are looking to exploit the global audience of Formula One to get their message out, explains the Telegraph's Colin Freeman. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_9216154... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) The Daily Telegraph
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 'Hunger strike meant for world's oppressed'
When Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan called his mother at 11:30pm on Tuesday night, she burst into tears. "He told me, 'Mother I am on my way home,'" she said. “For the first time... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) Al Jazeera
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 Turkey curtails military's clout in politics
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has scored two victories in its quest to end the military's decades-long influence over politics. This week, it sent one of the country's most... (photo: AP) Palm Beach Post
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 Hillary urges tougher UN pressure on Syria
Paris: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Thursday for the UN Security Council to adopt an arms embargo and other tough measures against Syria to try to halt 13 months of... (photo: Creative Commons / Marc Nozell) Zeenews
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 Clinton urges arms embargo to stem violence in Syria
By Anne Gearan and Jamey Keaten Associated Press Comments Syrian mourners carry the body Wednesday of a 9-year-old who was shot by Syrian forces in Damascus. Troops and army defectors clashed... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Detroit news
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 Netanyahu is afraid, and he's freighting Israel
Remember Benjamin Netanyahu's slogan in the 1999 election campaign? If you don't, search on Google and YouTube and you'll be able to see and hear him stirring up his fans with the slogan "They're... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner) Ha'aretz
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 Protests rage as Bahrain Grand Prix event to start
Manama: Formula One cars take to the track in Bahrain on Friday with the government hoping a successful Grand Prix will draw a line under more than a year of Arab Spring protests and activists... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) Zeenews
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