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Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
Photos   Syria   UN   Violece   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  France24 
Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. Syria's... (photo: AP)
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot next to his wife Asma at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 26, 2012.
Israel   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)		  France24 
Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak
Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his embattled regime. Assad's... (photo: AP / SANA)
A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.  The Star  Thu 17 May 2012
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a... (photo: AP)
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Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.  France24  Wed 16 May 2012
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has been negotiating with President... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
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An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. The Guardian Fri 18 May 2012
Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4
SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say three bombs have struck a bird market in eastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding dozens.... (photo: AP / Emad Matti)
Iraq   Market   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered Huffington Post Wed 16 May 2012
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him and... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. BBC News Wed 16 May 2012
Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy)
Food   Photos   South Sudan   War   Wikipedia: South Sudan
Cargo Ships Newstrack India Wed 16 May 2012
India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta)
India   Photos   Trade   Washington   Wikipedia: Trade
The Vice President of Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohammed Waheed meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2010. Newstrack India Mon 14 May 2012
Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Maldives   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mohammed Waheed Deen


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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood supporters hold a banner reading in Arabic ' No for beating civilians in Syria', during an anti-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad' in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 24, 2011. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood supporters gathered near the Syrian embassy in Cairo following the weekly Friday prayers chanting anti-Syrian regime slogans and protesting what they claimed ' The Syrian regime brutality against civilians' From prisoners to rulers: Mobilising for Arab democracy Al Jazeera
A Syrian refugee who fled violence in her country to Lebanon, weeps as she attends a demonstration to show her solidarity with the Syrian revolution, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Wednesday March 21, 2012. The The plague of war in Syria Al Jazeera
French former Prime Minister Alain Juppe Sanctions 'halve Syria's foreign currency reserves' BBC News
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and South African President Jacob Zuma raise their arms together during the group picture for the BRICS 2012 Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29, 2012. BRICS to set up joint bank, backs dialogue on Iran, Syria (Roundup) Newstrack India
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The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Al Jazeera
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics The Guardian
Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012. Chinese in bold call for official's removal Al Jazeera
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Al Jazeera
Politics
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Otago Daily Times
A Sunni gunman, fires by his machine gun as he crosses a small alley during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012 Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon Huffington Post
Syria militants claim responsibility for blasts Syria militants claim responsibility for blasts San Francisco Chronicle
Syria crisis still dire despite outside help Al Jazeera
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens walk at a damaged street near the scene where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hopes for peace shattered as scores are killed in twin Damascus blasts The Independent
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syria man, right reacts as flames and smoke rise from burned cars after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday May 10, 2012. Syria blasts signal dangerous escalation of violence BBC News
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