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  • Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

    JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

  • Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul

    ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition leaders Thursday began their three-day meeting in this Turkish capital city to decide on their participation in talks aimed at end the civil war in the country. As the meeting began in Istanbul a prominent Syrian figure in the opposition proposed a transition plan for the country that requires President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to a senior aide and ...

  • Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S. Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

    In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

  • Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

    Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, not only in Damascus, but also in Baghdad. Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. ...

  • Lebanese President cautions Hezbollah over Syria role

    Hezbollah on Friday over its militants' intervention on the side of the regime in the conflict in neighbouring Syria. "The resistance is nobler and more important than anything, and should not get bogged down in the sands of dissension, whether in Syria or Lebanon," he said in a statement, referring to Hezbollah's traditional focus on fighting Israel. "The resistance has ...

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Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Across the Universe, Julie Taymor's kaleidoscopic musical portrait of the 1960s, is an ambitious mess of a movie that stretches a thin premise across a bold canvas, resulting in moments of near ecstasy mixed with a nagging lack of emotional involvement. Its music num ... ...

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  • Syria agrees to take part in peace talks says Russia

    The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a ...

  • William Hague Solution to Middle East conflict is slipping away

    William Hague has warned the Israelis and Palestinians that the prospect of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict is slipping away and that if the latest US-sponsored push for renewed talks is not grasped, the region faces a bleak ...

  • Cardinal Leonardo Sandri To Visit Lebanon and Jordan

    The Holy See announced that Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will travel to Lebanon and Jordan this weekend. Cardinal Sandri will attend the ordination of new Maronite Bishops for Argentina and Australia this ...

  • Iran Nuke Depends On Decision

    WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Iranacquired all the technology required for nuclear weapons. Officials said the community determined that the Teheran regime hasrefined skills and technology to enable Iran to quickly assemble nuclearweapons, including warheads for ballistic missiles. They said the communityassessed that the production of such weapons ...

  • Israel Warns Of Imminent War

    TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military, struggling with a shooting war withSyria, has warned of an imminent multi-front conflict. Israel Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel issued one of thestarkest warnings of an imminent war that could include Hizbullah and ...

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