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 President Gül’s May 19 message
| President Abdullah Gül said in a message that May 19 has become the symbol of national progress. | President Gül’s message reads as follows: "Never having conce... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Turkish Press
Photos Politics President Turkey Wikipedia: Abdullah Gül |
 Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight
| AFP - Indian master Viswanathan Anand's world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six succe... (photo: Creative Commons / Ygrek) France24
Chess Gaming Photos Sports Wikipedia: Viswanathan Anand |
 Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
| JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman
Israel Lawmaker Peace Photos Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav |
 Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
| JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Mini... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Atlanta Journal
Jerusalem Peace Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert |
 Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel
| JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu g... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Atlanta Journal
Africa Immigration Israel Photos Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
 G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
| Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India
G8 Iran Korea Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
 Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
| U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan Defence Iraq Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd) The Guardian
Photos Protests Syria Violence Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian ... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed) BBC News
Photos Qaeda War Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni revolution Yemen |
 Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy Egypt Photos Revolution Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
 Protest at Buckingham Palace during Bahraini King's visit
| A protest has been held outside Buckingham Palace against the visit of the Bahraini King and a number of other foreign royals, who have lunched at Windsor Castle to cel... (photo: AP / Finbarr O'Reilly) BBC News
Bahrain Photos Protest UK Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011present) |
 Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
| AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the pre... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan) France24
Al Qaeda Photos Protest Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Telegraph
Photos Qaeda Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Questions about Clinton
| Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: | Does perpetual motion equa... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr) ABC News
Hillary Clinton Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
 UN Observers Face Daunting Challenges in Syria
| UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has deployed more than 200 unarmed observers to Syria who are monitoring a month-old cease-fire that appears to be in jeopardy of co... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Voa News
Challenges Photos Syria UN Violence Wikipedia: Syria |
 US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
| The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to I... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
Iran Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
 Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
| Football legend Diego Maradona is in line to become the United Arab Emirates new head coach. | The new president of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Al Serkal, said... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) Indian Express
League Photos Soccer Sport Star |
 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| 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... (photo: AP) France24
Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak
| AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his e... (photo: AP / SANA) France24
Israel Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 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 Re... (photo: AP) The Star
Arms Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
