 Russia rejects Assad exit as precondition for Syria deal
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - voiced support on Saturday for international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi but insisted Syrian President 's exit cannot be a precondition for a deal to end the country's... (photo: UN / Jean Marc Ferre) Hartford Courant
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 Turkey's Erdogan demands Hollande explain meeting with militants
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has called on French President Francois Hollande to explain why he had met Kurdish militants with links to... (photo: AP) The Independent
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 Influential Israel Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in hospital
... (photo: AP / Enric Marti) The Guardian
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 Anti-government protests sweep Iraq
Thousands of Sunni Iraqis have taken to the streets of Baghdad and other parts of the country to decry the alleged targeting of their minority, in rallies hardening opposition to the country's Shia... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Al Jazeera
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 Kenny and European leaders in Cyprus for EPP solidarity summit
MICHAEL JANSEN in Limassol, Cyprus European Commission president José Manuel Barroso, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and five other heads of government and officials yesterday attended the European... (photo: EC / © EU) Irish Times
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 Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan
Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan 1 hour ago Egypt police attacked near gas pipeline in Sinai 2 hours ago... (photo: UN / STUART PRICE.) The Tribune San Luis Obispo
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 A Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa’s Wars to Iran
The first clues appeared in Kenya, Uganda and what is now South Sudan. A British arms researcher surveying ammunition used by government forces and civilian militias in 2006 found Kalashnikov rifle... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) The New York Times
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 Palestinian killed in Gaza border fence shooting
... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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 Rebels seize helicopter base in Syria
Beirut - Rebels seized a strategic air base in northern Syria on Friday after months of fighting, activists and insurgents said, further weakening President Bashar al-Assad's grip on the region.... (photo: AP / Mustafa Karali) Independent online (SA)
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 UN envoy meets US, Russia for Syria talks
GENEVA ' International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is meeting with senior Russian and United States diplomats in an attempt to find a political solution to Syria’s conflict that has so far claimed over... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) Khaleej Times
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