Syria Rebels Secure Foreign Arms as UN Declares Civil War | US ‘confronts Russia’ on arms for regime
UN Says Syria in Civil War as Rebels Secure Foreign Arms
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Yemeni Military Claims Victory in Abyan
Yemeni Military Claims Victory in Abyan | Zinjibar, Jaar ‘completely cleansed,’ insists general
Karzai Demands Full Halt to US Airstrikes on Civilian Homes
Karzai Demands Full Halt to US Airstrikes on Civilian Homes | US downplays significance, insists civilian deaths ‘rare’
US: Pakistan Must ‘Bite the Bullet’ on Supply Route to Ease Tensions
US: Pakistan Must ‘Bite the Bullet’ on Supply Route to Ease Tensions | Officials say this would be ‘important step’ to improving US ties
China Is Secondary Target of Sanctions on Iran
The Obama administration has agreed to let numerous countries be exempt from penalties under a harsh new set of economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector, but has refused to grant China - a major importer of Iranian oil - such exemptions. The new round of sanctions are...
US: Russia Sending Syria Attack Helicopters
The Obama administration on Tuesday criticized Russia for sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime as the bloody conflict worsens amid meddling from foreign powers. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. was "concerned...
Syrian Opposition Still Calls For Military Intervention
The Obama administration continues to insist the Syrian rebel fighters are too fractured and disorganized to warrant intervention to overthrow the regime of Bashar al-Assad, although advocates of the opposition still argue otherwise. "Of course you will not get 23...
Navy Drone Crashes and Burns in Maryland Swamp
Navy Drone Crashes and Burns in Maryland Swamp | $176+ million drone lost in Dorchester County
US Threatens Sanctions on Dissidents in Somalia
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Somalis who try to obstruct the UN-backed political transition now under way, in a familiar blanket threat to anyone they deem a dissident. "The kind of action we must take against spoilers range from visa...
Syrian Rebel Backers Furious at Lack of Invasion, Insist West ‘Denigrates’ Opposition
Syrian Rebel Backers Furious at Lack of Invasion, Insist West ‘Denigrates’ Opposition | Rebels far greater than officials realize, claim advocates
