Politics

Clinton accuses Kadhafi of using rape as a tool - 06/17/2011

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the forces of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Thursday of using rape and violence against women as "tools of war." Clinton said the United...

White House insists Libya action legal - 06/16/2011

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the current US action in Libya did not violate US law, rejecting rising criticism in Congress over the legal grounding...

EU's Ashton due in Mideast over stalled peace talks - 06/16/2011

JERUSALEM- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton flies to the Middle East this week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials, hoping to break the impasse in peace talks, her office said...

6 killed, tanks near Iraq as Syria faces backlash - 06/15/2011

DAMASCUS- Six civilians were killed Tuesday and tanks were deployed near Syria's border with Iraq, activists said as President Bashar al-Assad came under sharp pressure to halt a crackdown on...

UN Hariri tribunal key test for new Lebanon govt - 06/15/2011

BEIRUT, Rana Moussaoui- The first test for Lebanon's new prime minister will be how to handle a UN court likely to indict members of Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah, which along with its allies...

Clinton presses Africans to demand Kadhafi quit - 06/14/2011

ADDIS ABABA, Lachlan Carmichael- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday pressed all African states to demand Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi step down and take tougher action against his...

Battles rage in western Libya flashpoints: rebels - 06/13/2011

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Fighting between Moamer Kadhafi's forces and rebels raged on Sunday across Libya, with casualties reported in Zintan and the regime saying it had eliminated resistance in...

Yemen opposition urges swift power transfer - 06/13/2011

DUBAI- Yemen's opposition on Sunday urged Gulf leaders to ensure a swift leadership transition to prevent a power vacuum in the deeply tribal country amid uncertainty over President Ali Abdullah...

US slams 'humanitarian crisis' in Syria - 06/12/2011

WASHINGTON- The United States on Saturday accused Syria of creating a "humanitarian crisis" with its fierce crackdown on protests and called on Damascus to allow access for medics. The remarks...

US calls for 'mounting' pressure on Syria's Assad - 06/10/2011

WASHINGTON- The United States and its allies are looking to increase pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down or allow for a peaceful transition of power, officials said Friday....
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