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    A child with a Syrian opposition flag painted on the face, reacts as Syrian refugees take part in a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists described as an artillery barrage by government forces in the worst violence since the start of a U.N. peace plan to slow the flow of blood in Syria's uprising. … More »Over 92 killed in Syria attack, 32 of them children - U.N.

    Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi (R) gives a press conference in Cairo

    The apparent winners of the first round of Egypt's landmark presidential vote reached … More »Islamists, ex-PM reach out to rivals …

    The UN mission chief in Syria Major General Robert Mood addresses journalists in Damascus

    The head of a UN mission warned on Saturday of "civil war" in Syria after his observers … More »UN observers warn of Syria civil war …

    • PKK says it carried out Turkey suicide car bomb Reuters - 5 hours ago

      ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bomb attack in central Turkey that killed one policeman, … More »PKK says it carried out Turkey suicide car bomb

      ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bomb attack in central Turkey that killed one policeman, and media reports said the bombers had entered Turkey from Syria. Four suspects have been detained in connection with the attack, Interior Minister …

    • Egypt's Brotherhood would keep Israel treaty - Carter Tom Pfeiffer - Reuters - 6 hours ago

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood may seek to modify, but will not destroy, Egypt's 33-year-old peace treaty with Israel, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said … More »Egypt's Brotherhood would keep Israel treaty - Carter

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood may seek to modify, but will not destroy, Egypt's 33-year-old peace treaty with Israel, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Saturday. Carter, 87, was speaking after initial vote tallies put the Brotherhood's candidate ahead in the first round of Egypt's presidential election, …

    • Dozens of journalists protest against the raiding of Iranian television channel Al-Alam
      Bahrain to quit Arabsat to protest Iran channels AFP - AFP - 6 hours ago

      Bahrain will stop broadcasting its channels on satellite operator Arabsat to protest an Iran-led "hostile" media campaign, the state news agency BNA reported on Satu … More »Bahrain to quit Arabsat to protest Iran channels

      Dozens of journalists protest against the raiding of Iranian television channel Al-Alam

      Bahrain will stop broadcasting its channels on satellite operator Arabsat to protest an Iran-led "hostile" media campaign, the state news agency BNA reported on Saturday.

    • Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen
      Qaeda-held Saudi diplomat in Yemen appeals for his release AFP - AFP - 7 hours ago

      A Saudi diplomat kidnapped nearly a month ago in Yemen's south has appealed to King Abdullah to meet Al-Qaeda demands to secure his release, according to a video posted … More »Qaeda-held Saudi diplomat in Yemen appeals for his release

      Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen

      A Saudi diplomat kidnapped nearly a month ago in Yemen's south has appealed to King Abdullah to meet Al-Qaeda demands to secure his release, according to a video posted on jihadist Internet forums.

    • Kuwaitis hold up the adopted Syrian revolutionary flag during a protest in front of the Syrian Embassy in Kuwait City
      Kuwaiti rally condemns Syria 'massacre' AFP - AFP - 7 hours ago

      Hundreds of Kuwaitis including several MPs rallied outside the Syrian embassy on Saturday to condemn a reported massacre in the Syrian town of Houla and to demand the … More »Kuwaiti rally condemns Syria 'massacre'

      Kuwaitis hold up the adopted Syrian revolutionary flag during a protest in front of the Syrian Embassy in Kuwait City

      Hundreds of Kuwaitis including several MPs rallied outside the Syrian embassy on Saturday to condemn a reported massacre in the Syrian town of Houla and to demand the arming of the rebel Free Syrian Army.

    • Relatives of abducted Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria react Friday after hearing the news of their release
      Kidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrims 'not in Turkey' AFP - AFP - 7 hours ago

      A group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria and said by Lebanese authorities to have reached Turkey are not in the country after all, a Turkish diplomatic … More »Kidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrims 'not in Turkey'

      Relatives of abducted Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria react Friday after hearing the news of their release

      A group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria and said by Lebanese authorities to have reached Turkey are not in the country after all, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

    • Ali Asghar Soltaneih said the UN report "is more proof of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities"
      Iran downplays UN find, media wary of Moscow talks Farhad Pouladi - AFP - 7 hours ago

      Iran on Saturday downplayed a report by the UN atomic watchdog that uranium traces have been detected of a higher grade than any found before, as media voiced doubts … More »Iran downplays UN find, media wary of Moscow talks

      Ali Asghar Soltaneih said the UN report "is more proof of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities"

      Iran on Saturday downplayed a report by the UN atomic watchdog that uranium traces have been detected of a higher grade than any found before, as media voiced doubts about the next round of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.

    • Former US President Jimmy Carter
      Carter: Egypt polls 'encouraging' despite constraints Sara Hussein - AFP - 8 hours ago

      Former US President Jimmy Carter, who is leading a delegation monitoring Egypt's first post-revolt presidential election, said on Saturday the process was "encouraging" … More »Carter: Egypt polls 'encouraging' despite constraints

      Former US President Jimmy Carter

      Former US President Jimmy Carter, who is leading a delegation monitoring Egypt's first post-revolt presidential election, said on Saturday the process was "encouraging" despite unprecedented constraints.

    • Israeli settler shoots Palestinian in West Bank Reuters - 8 hours ago

      NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli settler shot and wounded a Palestinian man on Saturday in a clash that began when a group of settlers set fire to fields belonging … More »Israeli settler shoots Palestinian in West Bank

      NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli settler shot and wounded a Palestinian man on Saturday in a clash that began when a group of settlers set fire to fields belonging to a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, officials said. Residents said about 25 settlers, some of them carrying guns, set fire to wheat fields …

    • Palestinian men carry a wounded protester on a stretcher after clashes with settlers in the West Bank
      Israeli settlers shoot West Bank Palestinian AFP - AFP - 9 hours ago

      A Palestinian was shot and wounded on Saturday in clashes with Jewish settlers from the hardline Yitzhar settlement in the northern West Bank, witnesses and an AFP journalist … More »Israeli settlers shoot West Bank Palestinian

      Palestinian men carry a wounded protester on a stretcher after clashes with settlers in the West Bank

      A Palestinian was shot and wounded on Saturday in clashes with Jewish settlers from the hardline Yitzhar settlement in the northern West Bank, witnesses and an AFP journalist said.

    • Free Syrian Army fighters outside Rastan, in the restive central province of Homs on May 14
      Free Syrian Army says cannot commit to peace plan AFP - AFP - 9 hours ago

      The Free Syrian Army said on Saturday it could no longer commit to the ceasefire brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan unless there was an immediate solution to … More »Free Syrian Army says cannot commit to peace plan

      Free Syrian Army fighters outside Rastan, in the restive central province of Homs on May 14

      The Free Syrian Army said on Saturday it could no longer commit to the ceasefire brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan unless there was an immediate solution to regime violence.

    • A picture said to show aSyrian nti-regime protesters in the southern province of Daraa on May 25
      Regime forces pound Homs, '18 dead' across Syria AFP - AFP - 9 hours ago

      Syrian regime forces on Saturday pounded rebel positions in central Homs province, with 18 people killed in violence across the country, including 13 civilians, a monitoring … More »Regime forces pound Homs, '18 dead' across Syria

      A picture said to show aSyrian nti-regime protesters in the southern province of Daraa on May 25

      Syrian regime forces on Saturday pounded rebel positions in central Homs province, with 18 people killed in violence across the country, including 13 civilians, a monitoring group reported.

    • Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili addresses a news conference after a meeting in Baghdad
      Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs - expert Fredrik Dahl - Reuters - 11 hours ago

      VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in the last five years would be enough for at least five … More »Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs - expert

      Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili addresses a news conference after a meeting in Baghdad

      VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in the last five years would be enough for at least five nuclear weapons if refined much further, a U.S. security institute said. The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a think-tank which tracks …

    • A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according to official figures
      Four killed in Iraq attacks AFP - AFP - 11 hours ago

      Attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said. More »Four killed in Iraq attacks

      A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according to official figures

      Attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said.

    • Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report Marcus George - Reuters - 12 hours ago

      DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has played down a United Nations report that said Iranian nuclear scientists had enriched uranium to a higher-than-expected level, state media … More »Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report

      DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has played down a United Nations report that said Iranian nuclear scientists had enriched uranium to a higher-than-expected level, state media reported on Saturday. On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that samples taken in February showed particles with enrichment levels of …

    • France demands action on Syria peace plan Reuters - 12 hours ago

      PARIS (Reuters) - France called for immediate implementation of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria on Saturday and said it would summon a meeting of the Friends of Syria … More »France demands action on Syria peace plan

      PARIS (Reuters) - France called for immediate implementation of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria on Saturday and said it would summon a meeting of the Friends of Syria group after activists said 90 people were killed in Syrian shelling. Condemning the violence on Friday as a "massacre", French Foreign Minister Laurent …

    • Anti-regime demonstrators in the town of Houla, central Homs province, on May 25
      90 killed, including 25 children, in Syria's Houla: NGO AFP - AFP - 13 hours ago

      A team of UN observers deployed in Syria to monitor a shaky truce arrived on Saturday in the town of Houla, site of a "massacre" by regime forces in which at least 90 … More »90 killed, including 25 children, in Syria's Houla: NGO

      Anti-regime demonstrators in the town of Houla, central Homs province, on May 25

      A team of UN observers deployed in Syria to monitor a shaky truce arrived on Saturday in the town of Houla, site of a "massacre" by regime forces in which at least 90 people died, monitors said.

    • Afghan road lifelines blocked by graft, kickbacks Hamid Shalizi - Reuters - 14 hours ago

      KABUL (Reuters) - When the Afghan government unveiled plans for a road linking his small village to larger centres elsewhere, Rahmanullah was so enthusiastic he offered … More »Afghan road lifelines blocked by graft, kickbacks

      KABUL (Reuters) - When the Afghan government unveiled plans for a road linking his small village to larger centres elsewhere, Rahmanullah was so enthusiastic he offered a section of his farm for the route, thinking it would help move his produce to larger markets. He even signed up for the construction gang, earning $6 …

    • Yemeni soldiers pose for a picture on a tank in the restive southern Abyan province on May 25
      Yemen army, Qaeda clashes leave 33 dead AFP - AFP - 14 hours ago

      Thirty-three people, including six soldiers, were killed in Saturday clashes between Al-Qaeda and the army in southern Yemen as troops advanced towards the Abyan provincial … More »Yemen army, Qaeda clashes leave 33 dead

      Yemeni soldiers pose for a picture on a tank in the restive southern Abyan province on May 25

      Thirty-three people, including six soldiers, were killed in Saturday clashes between Al-Qaeda and the army in southern Yemen as troops advanced towards the Abyan provincial capital Zinjibar, military and local sources said.

    • Syria shelling killed over 90 - opposition Reuters - 16 hours ago

      BEIRUT (Reuters) - The death toll has risen to at least 90 from Syrian shelling on the town of Houla on Friday, an opposition group said on Saturday. The UK-based Syrian … More »Syria shelling killed over 90 - opposition

      BEIRUT (Reuters) - The death toll has risen to at least 90 from Syrian shelling on the town of Houla on Friday, an opposition group said on Saturday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said residents continued to flee the town, in central Homs province, in fear that artillery fire would resume. There was no …

    • Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog look at a Taliban position after they attacked the Combat Outpost (COP) Boston in Logar province
      Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact Reuters - 17 hours ago

      KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for … More »Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact

      Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog look at a Taliban position after they attacked the Combat Outpost (COP) Boston in Logar province

      KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for at least a decade after most foreign combat troops leave in 2014. "This was done for the interest of Afghanistan," said Daoud Kalakani, an MP from Kabul. …

    • U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dempsey, testify at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington
      Clinton to visit Scandinavia, Caucasus, Turkey Reuters - 20 hours ago

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves next week on an eight-day trip to Scandinavia, the Caucasus and Turkey that will cover security … More »Clinton to visit Scandinavia, Caucasus, Turkey

      U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dempsey, testify at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves next week on an eight-day trip to Scandinavia, the Caucasus and Turkey that will cover security issues such as Iran and Syria as well as the environment and health. The State Department said Clinton begins her May 31-June 7 trip with visits to Denmark, …

    • The two days of intense talks in Baghdad achieved very little
      Analysts play down higher-grade uranium find in Iran Isabelle Le Page - AFP - 21 hours ago

      Analysts have played down the UN atomic agency's discovery of higher-grade uranium traces in Iran, saying it was likely due to a technical glitch rather than a covert … More »Analysts play down higher-grade uranium find in Iran

      The two days of intense talks in Baghdad achieved very little

      Analysts have played down the UN atomic agency's discovery of higher-grade uranium traces in Iran, saying it was likely due to a technical glitch rather than a covert attempt to enrich to arms grade.

    • Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili addresses a news conference after a meeting in Baghdad
      U.N. inspectors find high-grade uranium traces in Iran Fredrik Dahl - Reuters - 22 hours ago

      VIENNA (Reuters) - United Nations nuclear inspectors have found uranium particles refined to a higher-than-expected level at an underground site where Iran has installed … More »U.N. inspectors find high-grade uranium traces in Iran

      Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili addresses a news conference after a meeting in Baghdad

      VIENNA (Reuters) - United Nations nuclear inspectors have found uranium particles refined to a higher-than-expected level at an underground site where Iran has installed more than 50 percent more enrichment centrifuges, a U.N. watchdog report said on Friday. It said Tehran had told the U.N. agency that the presence of traces …

    • European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili attend a meeting in Baghdad
      Iran, big powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in June Andrew Quinn and Justyna Pawlak - Reuters - 22 hours ago

      BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again next month to try to ease the long standoff over its nuclear work despite achieving scant progress at talks … More »Iran, big powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in June

      European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili attend a meeting in Baghdad

      BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again next month to try to ease the long standoff over its nuclear work despite achieving scant progress at talks in Baghdad towards resolving the main sticking points of their dispute. At its heart is Iran's insistence on right to enrich uranium and that economic …

    • North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani network
      US drone 'kills four militants' in NW Pakistan Hasbanullah Khan - AFP - Sat, May 26, 2012

      A US drone attack has killed at least four militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan, according to security officials. More »US drone 'kills four militants' in NW Pakistan

      North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani network

      A US drone attack has killed at least four militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan, according to security officials.

    • Demonstrators take part in a protest against Syria's President Assad at Talbiseh
      Lebanese Syria hostage release delayed, massacre claimed Mariam Karouny and Khaled Yacoub Oweis - Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012

      BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi'ites kidnapped in Syria had been freed and were safe in Turkey, but produced no sign of the … More »Lebanese Syria hostage release delayed, massacre claimed

      Demonstrators take part in a protest against Syria's President Assad at Talbiseh

      BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi'ites kidnapped in Syria had been freed and were safe in Turkey, but produced no sign of the hostages at the centre of a kidnap drama heightening tensions over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. The twist in a hostage drama that has inflamed political …

    • Russian arms shipment en route to Syria - report Louis Charbonneau - Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship loaded with weapons is en route to Syria and due to arrive at a Syrian port this weekend, Al Arabiya television said in … More »Russian arms shipment en route to Syria - report

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship loaded with weapons is en route to Syria and due to arrive at a Syrian port this weekend, Al Arabiya television said in a report that Western diplomats in New York described on Friday as credible. Syria is one of Russia's top weapons customers. The United States and European …

    • Annan to visit Syria soon, spokesman says Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012

      GENEVA (Reuters) - International peace mediator Kofi Annan will visit Syria "soon," his spokesman told Reuters on Friday, in what would be the former U.N. Secretary-General's … More »Annan to visit Syria soon, spokesman says

      GENEVA (Reuters) - International peace mediator Kofi Annan will visit Syria "soon," his spokesman told Reuters on Friday, in what would be the former U.N. Secretary-General's first visit since he presented his peace plan to Syria's government in early March. Ahmad Fawzi declined to give details or specify the date, citing …

    • U.N. says Syria bombings show marks of "terrorist groups" Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols - Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The size and sophistication of some recent bomb attacks in Syria suggest that "established terrorist groups" may have been behind them, the … More »U.N. says Syria bombings show marks of "terrorist groups"

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The size and sophistication of some recent bomb attacks in Syria suggest that "established terrorist groups" may have been behind them, the U.N. chief said on Friday, in a letter in which he urged states not to supply arms to government or rebel forces. "The overall situation in Syria remains …

     

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