 Chevron will seek oil in Iraq's Kurdish region
SAN FRANCISCO - Chevron Corp. will hunt for oil in northern Iraq's Kurdish region - the company's first major effort in the volatile country since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The... (photo: AP / Ben Margot) Houston Chronicle
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 Iran denies link to attack on Israelis in Bulgaria
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Thursday denied it was involved in a suicide attack against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria that killed at least seven people. Israel has blamed the blast on Iran and its... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) Austin American Statesman
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 Syria's Assad appears on TV after attack
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance since a brazen bomb attack killed three members of his inner circle while government troops launched a wide-ranging assault on... (photo: AP / SANA) Atlanta Journal
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 Annan urged delay, now hopes UN will act on Syria
The U.N. Security Council's plan to vote on Syria comes after a request from U.N. envoy Kofi Annan that the... (photo: AP / Claudio Cruz) Dayton Daily News
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 Russia not discussing taking in Assad: Putin aide
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has not been discussing the possibility of taking in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a senior aide to President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, adding that he was unaware... (photo: Creative Commons / Presidential Press and Information Office) Reuters
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 The Battle of Damascus
While the Russians are being painted as international law’s bogeymen, indifferent to choosing sides in a conflict when the only side to pick can only ever be that of peace, the Syrian opposition... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CounterPunch
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 Israel's Barak: We'll Block Syrian Refugees
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors JERUSALEM (AP) — Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel will... (photo: Creative Commons / Ynhockey) The New York Times
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 Robert Fisk: Assassinations on an epic scale – but Syria rebels will not claim their ...
Bashar al-Assad's own sister, Bushra, one of the pillars of the Baath party, loses her husband in a massive explosion in the very centre of Damascus. No wonder the Russians talk about the... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere) The Independent
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 China stays silent on Syria following latest escalation of violence, intensified diplomacy
BEIJING — The Chinese government has kept silent about the crisis in Syria following the latest escalation of violence there and intensified diplomatic efforts. U.N. Secretary-General Ban... (photo: UN/UN) The Washington Post
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 Israel, U.S. discuss possibility of IDF strike against Syria, report says
U.S. security officials have discussed with their Israeli counterparts the possibility that Israel could strike Syria's weapons facilities, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Ha'aretz
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