Syrian military kills four in renewed assaults

Syrian military kills four in renewed assaults


Syrian military kills four in renewed assaults

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed four villagers Wednesday in a northwestern region near Turkey, rights campaigners said, in an expansion of a military campaign to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad.


At War: Anxiety Hovers Over Iraqi Commandos

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Americans will leave soon, but the fighting in Iraq is likely to continue.


Whaling body joins cashless world

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The International Whaling Commission passes proposals aimed at preventing repeats of past "cash for votes" scandals.


Gaddafi forces retake key western village

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Forces loyal to Libyan leader capture Qwalish, a strategically important village captured by rebels a week ago.


Cameron launches investigation into hacking scandal

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's News International needs "root and branch change," British Prime Minister David Cameron said today during questioning by Parliament.


Libyan rebels accused of looting, beating civilians

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Libyan rebels have looted and burned homes and abused civilians, a human rights group said Wednesday. The accusations came as rebel forces managed to retake a village from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's troops.


Turkey Said to Arrest 15 in Plots to Attack U.S. Embassy, Other Targets

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Ankara police officers also seized chemicals that are used in bomb making, assault rifles, bullets, documents and maps during the operation, according to the Anatolian News Agency.


Turkey Arrests 15 in Suspected al Qaeda Plot to Attack U.S. Targets

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Turkish police arrested 15 alleged al Qaeda members suspected of planning terrorist attacks on U.S. targets in Turkey, including the embassy in Ankara, the state news agency Anadolu Ajansi reported Wednesday.


German Church to Probe Sex-Abuse Cases

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Catholic Church leaders in Germany announced plans to launch one of Europe's most comprehensive investigations to date into a child sexual-abuse scandal that ignited and spread across the Continent more than a year ago.


McConnell Warns of Risk to Party, and Country, of Default

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT

The Senate Republican leader predicted that his party would be punished if they did not allow the debt ceiling to be raised.


VIDEO: Church 'failed to report abuse'

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:43 AM PDT

A report has criticised a Catholic diocese in County Cork, Ireland for a failure to report all complaints of abuse to police.


Karzai Buries a Brother, and Quickly Appoints Another as Successor

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT

President Karzai moved swiftly to unite both the tribes and political support around him in the face of the continuing insurgency.


Brazil plane crashes after take-off, 16 dead

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An airplane crashed and exploded shortly after take-off from Brazil's northeastern city of Recife early on Wednesday, killing all 16 people on board, rescue and air force officials said.


Official 'suspended' after leak

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT

A Welsh Government official has been suspended for revealing proposals about closing offices, a trade union says.


United States 3, France 1: U.S. in First Cup Final in 12 Years

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Abby Wambach's header on a corner kick in the 79th minute and a goal by Alex Morgan in the 82nd broke a precarious 1-1 tie for the Americans.


Karzai Buries a Brother, and Quickly Appoints Another as Successor

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT

President Karzai moved swiftly to unite both the tribes and political support around him in the face of the continuing insurgency.


VIDEO: Libyan rebel frontline 'collapsing'

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Colonel Gaddafi's forces have begun a counter attack in western Libya, against rebels who have been fighting hard to advance towards the capital of Tripoli.


U.S., China Take Steps Toward Thaw

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrapped up a four-day visit to China with a rare visit to a submarine base a day after being given access for the first time to China's most advanced operational fighter jet.


Yemeni security forces, opposition clash in Taiz

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

TAIZ, Yemen (Reuters) - Security forces battled opposition protesters on Wednesday in Yemen's third largest city of Taiz, while thousands more marched in fresh protests in Sanaa to demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down.


Syrian forces kill 4 villagers in renewed assaults

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 10:58 AM PDT

- AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed four villagers on Wednesday in assaults on a northwestern region near Turkey, rights campaigners said, in an expansion of a military campaign to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad.


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