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Kerry postpones Mideast visit amid Syria talksWashington (AFP) June 10, 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry postponed a trip to Israel and Palestinian territories this week to attend White House talks on Syria amid growing calls for America to arm the opposition. The news came as Kerry's efforts to rekindle the Middle East peace talks appear to have bogged down, and as a flow of Hezbollah fighters into Syria is helping the regime win a string of victories against the rebels. "The secretary will be in Washington this week. He had planned a trip that was widely reported ... read more |
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 Israel PM answers critic over two-state solution Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his commitment to a Palestinian state, after his deputy defence minister said the government would not support a two-state solution. ... more | .. |
 Colombia worries as troops join Arab mercenary force Colombia's defense ministry is alarmed about an exodus of top soldiers to the United Arab Emirates to join a highly paid U.S.-led mercenary force organized by Erik Prince, billionaire founder of the security firm Blackwater. ... more | .. |
 A way of thinking may enable battle but prevent war crimes Combat troops must minimize the humanness of their enemies in order to kill them. They can't be effective fighters if they're distracted by feelings of empathy for opponents. But indifference to the ... more | .. |
 Syria's Qusayr devastated in army takeover: witnesses Scores of homes in central Syria's Qusayr are razed to the ground, its shops are smashed, and the smell of gunpowder still hangs heavy in the air. ... more |
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 One dead in clash in Lebanon's Tripoli: security One person was killed and seven others were wounded in a clash in the heart of Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Thursday, a security official told AFP, in the latest in a string of Syria-related incidents. ... more | .. |
 Syria: Israeli alert amid civil war clashes in Golan Israeli forces went on alert early Thursday as fighting broke out on the disputed Golan Heights in southern Syria, where Israel occupies part of the strategic plateau, between Syrian rebels and forces loyal to embattled President Bashar Assad. ... more | .. |
 US evaluating French chemical weapons info The United States is evaluating information received from France which Paris has billed as proof that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, a US official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Kalb's 'The Road to War' He is the senior statesman of U.S. media. Tall, handsome, brilliant, unfailingly courteous, Marvin Kalb looks and acts more like a senior statesman than the chief diplomatic correspondent he was for CBS News and NBC over 30 years when these networks cared about world news. ... more |
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 Syria: Assad's capture of key town dooms peace talks The Syrian regime's capture of the strategic town of Qusair after fierce fighting is a coup for Hezbollah and a major setback for rebel forces that is likely to doom peace talks in Geneva. ... more | .. |
 What next after Syria chemical weapons evidence? France and Britain have both confirmed for the first time that chemical arms were used in Syria and Paris says a line has been crossed. So what next in a conflict that has cost over 94,000 lives? ... more | .. |
 Abbas prefers unilateral moves to peace talks: Israel Israel on Wednesday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of pursuing "unilateral" moves to seek statehood in hopes of avoiding concessions that would be demanded in negotiations with the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
 Hezbollah widens its war, but risks are high Recent clashes between Hezbollah and Syrian rebels on Lebanese soil have raised fears Lebanon is becoming a new front in Syria's civil war. ... more |
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 Turkish military returns fire after shots from Syria The Turkish army returned fire after shots were fired at military targets from across the border with Syria, the military said in a statement Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Who is winning the pre-talk coin toss in Syria? In an old comedy routine, Bill Cosby jokes about warring parties in history determining terms of battle beforehand by adopting the coin toss - used today by football teams to see who first goes on offense or defense. ... more | .. |
More evidence of chem weapons use in Syria needed: US The White House said Tuesday that more corroboration was needed that Syrian forces had used chemical weapons, after France said it had proof such arms had been deployed in the war. ... more | .. |
 Abbas: ball in Israel's court for talks Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday the "ball is in Israel's court" concerning a resumption of peace talks that the US is pushing for, ahead of a visit by Secretary of State John Kerry. ... more |
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 Missile kills 26 as key Syria battle enters third week A missile strike near Syria's biggest city Aleppo killed 26 people and government warplanes pounded Qusayr, a watchdog said Monday, as a regime offensive to retake the town entered its third week. ... more | .. |
 Damascus car bombing as Syria tells Red Cross to wait A car bombing in Damascus on Sunday killed at least nine members of the Syrian security forces, a watchdog said, as regime warplanes bombarded the embattled town of Qusayr, a rebel holdout. ... more | .. |
 Kerry warns Israel of last chance for Mideast peace US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday issued a stark warning to Israel to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, saying if efforts fail now they may never get another chance. ... more | .. |
 Kerry to visit Jordan 'within days': Judeh US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Amman "within days," Jordan's top diplomat said on Sunday after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas focused on US peace efforts. ... more |
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 Row over arms for Syrian opposition splits EU EU governments are increasingly split as British-French pressure grows for a stepped up supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition to help it topple President Bashar Assad. ... more | .. |
 Signs are Hezbollah, Iran 'step up foreign plots' Nigerian authorities have arrested three Lebanese, who reportedly confessed they were Hezbollah operatives, after uncovering an arms cache amid what seems to be a surge of covert activity by the Iran-backed Lebanese movement. ... more | .. |
 'Very confident' Assad talks of new front with Israel Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Israel with renewed fighting in the Golan Heights and said Russia was committed to supplying him with advanced missiles, in an interview broadcast Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Russian missiles 'not helpful' to Syria peace: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Russia's planned delivery of S-300 air defense missiles to Syria is "not helpful" for efforts to convene a peace conference. ... more |
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