Politics

US calls on Assad 'to step down now' - 10/08/2011

WASHINGTON- The White House Friday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to "step down now," warning he was taking his country down a "very dangerous path." In a statement, spokesman Jay...

Fighting rages in 'final assault' on Kadhafi hometown - 10/08/2011

SIRTE, Rory Mulholland and Herve Bar- Sirte was rocked by deadly fighting on Friday in what Libya's new regime forces said was a final assault on Moamer Kadhafi's besieged hometown, with orders to...

Obama 'encouraged' by progress in Tunisia - 10/08/2011

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama told Tunisia's Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi Friday the United States was "deeply encouraged" by the progress his country has made since the revolution that SET...

Yemen security forces wound 8 protesters - 10/06/2011

The protesters also called for President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power since 1978, to be brought to justice. Following the crackdown in Taez, tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in a show of...

Clinton calls UNESCO vote on Palestine 'inexplicable' - 10/06/2011

SANTO DOMINGO- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called a decision by UNESCO's executive committee to back Palestine's bid to become a full state member of the cultural body...

Ban slams UN Council's failure on Syria resolution - 10/06/2011

UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the United Nations has a "moral obligation" to end violence in Syria as he criticized the Security Council's failure to pass a...

NATO weighs end to Libya campaign - 10/06/2011

BRUSSELS, Dan De Luce- NATO allies are weighing when to call an end to the air campaign in Libya now that Moamer Kadhafi's forces are surrounded and often beyond the reach of Western warplanes,...

French first lady calls for Syrian psychoanalyst's release - 10/05/2011

PARIS- French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy called Sunday for the speedy release of Syria's first practising female psychoanalyst Rafah Nashed, arrested on her way to Paris last month. In a...

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria crackdown - 10/05/2011

UNITED NATIONS- Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution, drawn up by European nations, threatening action if Syria's leader does not end a deadly crackdown on a...

Civilians flee horror of the battle for Sirte - 10/05/2011

NATO operations were likely to continue as "they can't continue to have the level of fighting that they have there." An AFP reporter said there was regular fire from National Transitional Council...
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