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Al Jazeera Sat 18 May 2013 US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers appearing to founder... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze) Arms Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: Russia–Syria relations |
BBC News Fri 17 May 2013 Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCR The UN's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5m people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh) Photos Refugees Syria War United Nations Wikipedia: Refugees of the Syrian civil war |
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Deutsche Welle Wed 22 May 2013 Sinai kidnappers release Egypt security force hostages Seven members of Egypt's security force captured in the Sinai Peninsula last week have been freed. A spokesman for Egypt's military has confirmed the men are on their way... (photo: AP) Egypt Islamists Military Photos Wikipedia: Sinai Peninsula |
The Siasat Daily Wed 22 May 2013 Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues May 21: The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Israel Photos Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
San Francisco Chronicle Tue 21 May 2013 Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic... (photo: AP / Salisu Rabiu) Inmates Islamic Military Nigeria Photos Wikipedia: Boko Haram |
Voa News Tue 21 May 2013 Iraqi PM Orders Security Shakeup as Violence Surges Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered a shakeup of senior government security officers, as a weeks-long wave of violence grips the country and... (photo: US DoD / U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley) Car Bombings Iraq Photos Security Wikipedia: May 2013 Iraq attacks |
Huffington Post Tue 21 May 2013 Review: Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails If Christopher Coyne's new book, Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails needed a subtitle, I'd be willing to offer up "We Meant Well, Too." Coyne's book... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Aid Humanitarian Photos Wikipedia: World Food Programme World |
my SA Tue 21 May 2013 Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Car Bombings Iraq Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: May 2013 Iraq attacks |