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 The Independent Tue 21 Aug 2012
Obama sends out a warning to Assad
Mr Obama told reporters at an unscheduled White House briefing that the use or deployment of such weapons was of high concern to both the US and Israel. "That would change my calculus," he... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
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 The Daily Telegraph Australia Mon 20 Aug 2012
Barack Obama warns Syria that chemical weapons a 'red line'
US President Barack Obama warned Syria's regime that any use of chemical weapons was a "red line". Mr Obama's comments came as fighting raged in the northern hub of Aleppo and the... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
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 BBC News Mon 20 Aug 2012
South Africa miners face Lonmin dismissal deadline
A deadline is approaching for striking workers at the South African mine where police shot dead 34 of them on Thursday to go back to work or face dismissal. A statement... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
Labour Mining Photos South Africa Wikipedia: Mining industry of South Africa |
 Huffington Post Mon 20 Aug 2012
Dear UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Dear UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, In a matter of days, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit will take place in Tehran, where Iran will assume the rotating,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Iran Photos Politics UN Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon |
 The Star Sat 18 Aug 2012
Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defect
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria denied reports on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad's deputy had defected and his forces pressed an offensive against rebels, bombarding... (photo: AP / Syrian TV via APTN)
Photos Politics Syria War Wikipedia: Farouk al-Sharaa |
 Houston Chronicle Sat 18 Aug 2012
Syria welcomes Algerian Brahimi as Annan successor
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government on Saturday welcomed the naming of a former Algerian diplomat as the U.N.'s new point-man in efforts to halt the country's escalating... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Algeria Diplomacy Photos Syria Wikipedia: Lakhdar Brahimi |
 Al Jazeera Sat 18 Aug 2012
Myanmar to examine Muslim-Buddhist violence
Myanmar's government has formed a commission to investigate the causes of recent sectarian violence between Muslim Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, in which at... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
Myanmar Peace Photos Religion Wikipedia: Rohingya people |
 Middle East Online Sat 18 Aug 2012
Most experienced, least confident: Lakhdar Brahimi as new Syria conflict envoy
Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict, the United Nations said. UN leader... (photo: UN /Eskinder Debebe )
Diplomacy Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Lakhdar Brahimi |
