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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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • UK soldier killed in London in reprisal for Afghanistan and Iraq wars

    The killing of drummer Lee Rigby, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, near London's Woolwich army barracks on Wednesday was a horrific act. Rigby was first run down by two men in a car, who then set about him with knives and a cleaver.One of the men who carried out the killing was identified as Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old British citizen of Nigerian descent. The other has only ...

  • Russia Syria Agrees to Participate in Conference

    Russia says the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend aproposed international peace conference on the country's future. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said Friday that Syria has agreed to participate in the conference that Russia and the U.S. have proposed next month in Geneva. But he said it is impossible to set a date yet because it is not clear yet who will ...

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  • Workers Struggles Europe Middle East Africa

    Around 400 drivers of the Veolia bus company have taken part in a walkout since May 14, in protest at a new shift system and the company's personnel management record. Over the past week, Veolia Transport and the union have held talks without results. The strike affects all Veolia routes from the Tuupakka and Hakunila depots. Traffic in central Vantaa has been severely affected, as well as ...

  • Syria regime agrees in principle to take part in peace conference

    MOSCOW // The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said. Alexander Lukashevich, the foreign ministry spokesman, said in televised remarks that the Syrian government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva which is expected within two weeks. Mr ...

  • Syria’s civil war ‘likely to explode’ Annan says

    Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize winner, shares a moment on stage with former Canadian governor-general Adrienne Clarkson in Ottawa on May 23, 2013. Mr. Annan delivered a lecture at an annual event by the Global Centre for Pluralism. (COLE BURSTON FOR THE GLOBE AND ...

  • What to do about Syria Stay far away from it

    Whether America should intervene to help end the bloodshed in Syria or leave it to others.***Ralph Peters has it right: Let the Middle East fight it out and redraw its own borders ("The Arab Collapse," PostOpinion, May 20). Maybe the result will be fewer terrorists clamoring to kill Americans, while asking for money to support their refugees. This area has been at war since the ...

  • Syrian Rebels Continue To Clash With Hezbollah-Backed Forces

    Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Today was the fifth day in the battle for Qusayr, a small Syrian city, population normally about 30,000, that lies close to the ...

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