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Three Canadians want review of jailing, torture in Syria 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 3:47 PM
Three Canadians suspected of Al-Qaeda links said that Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria, and demanded public review of their cases.Iran and Syria 'use Iraqis as cannon fodder': US AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 10:29 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq and leave it powerless.Three Canadians want open review of their jailing, torture in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 10:28 AM
Three Canadians accused of links to Al-Qaeda demanded, backed by Amnesty International, a public review of their cases to find out if Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria.US ambassador says Syria and Iran back Iraq rebels AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 9:59 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq has accused neighbouring Iran and Syria of supporting the armed groups involved in the country's bitter civil conflict.3 Canadians want review of jailing, torture in Syria Middle East Times - Oct 13 4:00 AM
OTTAWA -- Three Canadians suspected of Al Qaeda links said Thursday that Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria, and demanded public review of their cases.Syria rejects Peres overture to Assad AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 3:33 AM
Syria's state media have rejected an overture by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres who said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was welcome to visit Jerusalem.Iran & Syria 'use Iraqis as cannon fodder': US IranMania.com - Oct 13 12:48 AM
LONDON, October 13 (IranMania) - Accodrding to an AFP report, the US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq and leave it powerless.Syria's ruling party rejects Israeli invitation for Assad to visit Jerusalem Borneo Bulletin - Oct 12 11:25 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria on Thursday rejected Israel's invitation for President Bashar al-Assad to visit Jerusalem, saying the Israeli gesture reflected the country's weak position after its war with Lebanon.Syria Rejects Israeli Invitation for Summit in Jerusalem Voice of America - Oct 12 12:04 PM
Syria has rejected an Israeli invitation for a summit meeting in Jerusalem. There is little hope of reviving Israeli-Syrian peace talks following the war in Lebanon.Peace with Syria should include withdrawal from Golan : Official People's Daily - Oct 12 5:24 PM
Israeli Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said on Thursday that it is impossible to reach peace with Syria without an Israel's withdrawal from the Golan Heights, Israel's local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Syria rejects suggestion of president to visit Israel People's Daily - Oct 12 5:24 PM
Syria on Thursday rejected an Israeli suggestion that President Bashar al-Assad could visit Israel for peace talks, reported an official newspaper Al-Baath.Israelis Reject Golan Heights Deal with Syria Angus Reid - Oct 12 9:30 PM
- Many adults in Israel believe their government should not cede the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for peace, according to the Peace Index Project by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University.US envoy to Iraq lashes out at Iran, Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 12 2:19 PM
The US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria on Thursday of supporting the armed groups involved in the country's increasingly bitter and violent civil conflict. "There is another challenge facing Iraqis: preventing regional powers who want Iraq to fail," said Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.Iraqi Christians flee to Syria Gulf News - Oct 12 2:32 PM
Damascus: More than 35,000 Iraqi Christians have fled to Syria to escape the violence in their country, the leader of an Iraqi Christian group said yesterday.Assad puts Syria on war footing The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Oct 12 2:42 PM
Syria's president said his country was bracing for a possible attack by Israel. Bashar Assad told a Kuwaiti newspaper last weekend that, in the wake of the Lebanon War, he believed Israel had no intent of pursuing peace talks with Syria.Bush signs law on North Korea nonproliferation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 11:49 AM
President George W. Bush on Friday signed legislation adding North Korea to a law aimed at stemming the nuclear weapons ambitions of Iran and Syria, the White House said.Syria rejects Peres overture to Assad Middle East Online - Oct 12 4:03 AM
Al-Baath: The whole world knows that no Syrian citizen would accept Israel s invitation of Syria to Jerusalem.Syria rejects suggestion that president could visit Israel Khaleej Times - Oct 12 2:38 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria s state-run Al Baath newspaper has rejected an invitation from the Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres to Syrian President Bashar Assad, the state run Al Baath newspaper reported.North Korean client list is said to take in Iran, Syria, 16 others The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 13 12:55 AM
North Korea's claimed test of a nuclear weapon is only the tip of what frightens the rest of the world. The country has shown itself to be a virtual bazaar for spreading missiles, conventional weapons, and nuclear technology around the globe.Syria's Assad welcome in Jerusalem: Peres AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 12:45 PM
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad was welcome to come to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem if he wants to reach a peace agreement.South Korea draw with Syria to qualify for Asian Cup Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 11 6:21 AM
SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Korea qualified for the finals of the 2007 Asian Cup with a 1-1 draw against Syria in Seoul on Wednesday.Syria welcome in Israel - Peres BBC News - Oct 10 4:47 PM
Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.Syria welcome in Israel - Peres BBC News - Oct 10 4:41 PM
Israel's Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.SYRIA: Massive investment needed if Damascus to avert water crisis IRIN - Oct 11 9:03 AM
DAMASCUS, 11 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Billions of dollars of investment are required over the next decade if Damascus, Syria s rapidly growing capital, is to avert a critical water crisis, according to a leading development agency.Singaporean found guilty of trying to sell arms to Syria illegally Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News - Oct 11 5:17 AM
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean has been convicted for trying to smuggle 20,000 assault rifles from Bulgaria to Syria last year.Giant Camel Discovered in Syria Blather - Oct 11 3:15 PM
A joint team of Swiss and Syrian archaeologists working deep within Syria's arid Palmyra desert claim to have uncovered the remains of a giant camel that lived 100,000 years ago and once stood "as big as a giraffe or an...Group wants probes into detainees' cases AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 2:18 PM
Amnesty International on Thursday demanded the Canadian government launch independent investigations into the cases of three Muslim citizens who were detained and allegedly tortured in Syria while being interrogated about terrorist ties.South Korea draw with Syria to qualify for Asian Cup Khaleej Times - Oct 11 8:51 AM
SEOUL - South Korea qualified for the finals of the 2007 Asian Cup with a 1-1 draw against Syria in Seoul on Wednesday. South Korea took the lead in the eighth minute when Cho Jae-jin headed in a cross from Choi Sung-kuk.Extinct "Elephant Size" Camel Found in Syria National Geographic - Oct 12 2:39 PM
The single-humped beast, which stood about 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall, was probably hunted by early humans, archaeologists say.Families of missing recall 1990 Syrian war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 13 1:25 PM
"Hanging issues between Syria and Lebanon should be addressed with more daring and transparency," according to the families of Lebanese missing and detained in Syrian prisons participating in a conference on Friday. The Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE) commemorated on Friday the events of October 13, 1990, in which the Syrian.Singaporean found guilty of trying to sell arms to Syria illegally Channel NewsAsia - Oct 11 5:05 AM
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean has been convicted for trying to smuggle 20,000 assault rifles from Bulgaria to Syria last year. 45-year-old B R Chaandrran was found guilty in abetting the unauthorised brokering of the items.Across S. Korea, Many See Test as a Wake-Up Blast Los Angeles Times - Oct 13 12:31 AM
SEOUL There is no rush to stockpile ramen or water. The national soccer team's Asian Cup qualifying game against Syria was played in this capital city as scheduled Wednesday, and Rain, the wildly popular homegrown pop singer, will hit the stage tonight to preview his world concert tour before 40,000 fans at a stadium here.Syria can live side-by-side in peace with Israel: Syrian President AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 2:34 AM
Syria and Israel can live side-by-side, in peace and harmony, accepting each other's existence, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said.Israel: No Syria talks unless it shuns militants Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 3:32 AM
Israel said on Tuesday it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Israel Extends Hand Of Peace To Syria Nasdaq - Oct 10 9:19 PM
(RTTNews) - In what could be another boost to the Middle East peace process, Israel has extended a hand of peace to Syria. Israel's deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, has said that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was welcome to come to Jerusalem for peace talks.G.O.P.?s Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change New York Times - 23 minutes ago
The Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Syria vows complete and swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed a complete and swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Syria vows to quit Lebanon "as soon as possible" Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed to completely and quickly withdraw its troops from Lebanon in two phases, but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Ibis triumph raises hopes for rarest bird PhysOrg - Oct 13 9:01 AM
Conservationists are celebrating after finding the winter home of the rarest bird in the Middle East. Researchers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife Middle East have tracked a group of northern bald ibis on their 1,900-mile (3,100-kilometre) journey from breeding grounds in Palmyra, Syria to the highlands of Ethiopia.Mashaal: Hamas Won't Recognize Israel Los Angeles Times - Oct 12 2:57 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel. His declaration at a news conference in Damascus, where he lives in exile, came amid tension between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Group Wants Probes Into Detainees' Cases ABC News - Oct 12 2:47 PM
Amnesty Int'l Wants Canada to Launch Probes Into Cases of 3 Muslim Citizens Detained in SyriaCanadian men tortured in Syria want independent reviews Canada.com - Oct 12 8:29 AM
OTTAWA - Three Canadian men who faced similar fates as Maher Arar are demanding the government immediately follow through with Justice Dennis O Connor s recommendation that their cases also be reviewed.Syria agrees to pay for damages The Norway Post - Oct 12 10:51 PM
- The authorities have spent some time on examining our demands, but will now pay out the money, says ambassador Hans Wilhelm Longva to Aftenposten.Syria supports formation of Palestinian unity government: FM People's Daily - Oct 10 7:54 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem on Tuesday underlined Syria's support to the Qatari efforts regarding the formation of a Palestinian national unity government, the official SANA news agency reported.Lebanon: Army Preventing Smuggling India Daily - Oct 13 5:46 AM
Lebanon has used four army divisions on the border with Syria to eliminate the smuggling of weapons to Hezbollah and will fire on any Israeli plane that enters Lebanese airspace, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said in an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper published Oct. 13.No negotiations with Syria as long as it harbors terrorists: Israeli official People's Daily - Oct 10 6:56 PM
Israel would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, the Ha'aretz daily reported on Tuesday, citing an official of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Office.Giant camel fossil found in Syria BBC News - Oct 10 3:10 AM
Archaeologists have discovered the 100,000-year-old remains of a previously unknown giant camel in Syria.Lebanese ex-premier expresses belief in best relations with Syria People's Daily - Oct 10 7:09 PM
Visiting former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami on Tuesday expressed confidence in building the best relations with Syria, the official SANA news agency reported.Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy New York Times - 15 minutes ago
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Iraqis 'used as cannon fodder' News 24 South Africa - Oct 13 2:22 AM
The US ambassador to Baghdad has accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq.Archaeologists say enormous camel roamed Syria in prehistoric times San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 10 4:13 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria Hunters stalked giant camels as tall as some modern-day elephants in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago and archaeologists behind the find are wondering where the camels came from and what caused them to die off.We should have looked at a map Winona Daily News - Oct 13 12:29 AM
Now look at what the Iraq war has caused: A quick look at a map of the Middle East will reveal why we should have not attacked Iraq. On Iraq s east lies Iran. Iran and Iraq are enemies, so much so that in the 1980s they were at war. On Iraq s west lies Syria.Rights study attacked for Israel 'bias' Times Online - Oct 12 6:05 PM
THE Foreign and Commonwealth Office was accused yesterday of applying double standards after its annual human rights report condemned Hezbollah and Syria for abuses in Lebanon, but omitted any criticism of Israel....'Warlike' America not new concept The Clarion-Ledger - Oct 13 3:12 AM
As America slugs its way through two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan), advances planning for two more (Iran and Syria), and now legislates torture (which, like a rose, it is by any other name) as U.S. policy, it is worth remembering that none of this is all that new, even for us.Baker's Bad Timing Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 4:00 PM
Politics: With just weeks to go before the big Nov. 7 election, a key Republican operative all but says the U.S. can't win the war in Iraq. We're left to puzzle: Why would James Baker III do that?Group will not recognize Israel, offers to swap captive soldier Khaleej Times - Oct 12 10:12 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rival Fatah faction.Archeologists say giant camels roamed Syria in prehistoric times CNews - Oct 10 6:15 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hunters stalked giant camels as tall as some modern-day elephants in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago and archeologists behind the find are wondering where the camels came from and what caused them to die off.Exiled Hamas leader says group will not recognize Israel San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 12 4:32 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, 3:18 p.m. Oct. 12 (AP): Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.World News WSVN Miami - Oct 12 7:25 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.Mashaal: Hamas Won't Recognize Israel phillyburbs.com - Oct 12 2:51 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel.Israel rules out talks until Syria ends support for militant groups The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 10 1:05 PM
Israel said Tuesday that it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Assad told the BBC in an interview broadcast late Monday that he was willing to listen if Israel was ready for rapprochement.Mashaal: Hamas won't recognize Israel Syracuse.com - Oct 12 6:13 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.3 more Canadians alleging torture seek Arar-style inquiry CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 12 1:50 PM
Three Canadian men of Middle Eastern origin who say they were imprisoned and tortured in Syria are demanding an independent inquiry into their allegations.O-man what a joy for Asian quartet as they book places in finals AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 4:16 PM
A hard fought 1-1 draw with Syria was enough to earn South Korea a place in the Asian Cup finals while Iran ensured a record 11th consecutive appearance at the showpiece event.Mashaal: Hamas won't recognize Israel Syracuse.com - Oct 12 2:58 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel.Cooking Defines Sephardic Jews at Sukkot New York Times - 13 minutes ago
For one food-loving community within Brooklyn?s sizable Jewish population, Sukkot has additional significance."Silent" Iraqi exodus from violence fuelling asylum flow to Europe: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 7:40 AM
Iraq is suffering from a "steady, silent exodus" of more than 40,000 people a month fleeing violence and the flow of refugees towards Europe is growing, the UN refugee agency has said.A bogus demand for 'recognition' International Herald Tribune - Oct 13 9:49 AM
Given the current crisis in the Palestinian territories, to continue to insist on recognition of Israel is to sacrifice lives and hopes on the altar of an abstract idea.U.N. refugee agency: Exodus in Iraq forces priority shift CNN.com - Oct 13 8:10 AM
Up to 1.6 million Iraqis have left their homes for other countries in "a steady, silent exodus" as a result of the war and sectarian violence, forcing the U.N. refugee agency to announce a shift in priorities.Iraqis flee as violence touches most MSNBC - Oct 13 4:14 PM
Baghdad's main passport agency is now open seven days a week to meet the demand of Iraqis who want to leave the country. NBC's Richard Engel reports on the exodus.Daunting challenges face war-devastated Lebanon: minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 7:46 AM
Lebanon's ailing economy urgently needs world financial aid, reforms and an end to political rows in order to overcome the devastation of this summer's war, Finance Minister Jihad Azour has said.War report could further damage Britain's reputation in Middle East Times Online - Oct 12 10:05 AM
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was accused today of applying double standards to this summer's war in Lebanon, after its annual human rights report condemned Hezbollah and Syria for abuses but omitted any criticism of Israel....Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in Gaza: residents Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 8:17 AM
Israeli forces on Friday killed four Palestinians, three of them Hamas militants, in the biggest upsurge of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip in weeks, residents said.Hamas leader says group will not recognize Israel, but desires unity gov't Ashland Daily Tidings - Oct 12 5:17 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rival Fatah faction.Loose Nuke Material Is 'Terrorist's Dream' CBS News - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Loose nuclear material getting into the hands of terrorists may be a bigger threat than newly nuclear North Korea. Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn tells CBS News that radioactive material at insecure facilities is a "terrorist's dream."Olmert: Syria peace overtures are a ploy AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 2:26 PM
Israel has brushed off the Syrian president's recent calls to restart peace talks as a ploy by Bashar Assad to deflect international pressure from his increasingly isolated regime. But some in Israel say Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be making a major mistake in ignoring even a slim chance to pursue peace with one of his country's most implacable enemies.Syria can live side-by-side in peace with Israel: Bashar Financial Express - Oct 10 9:18 AM
LONDON, Oct 10 (AFP): Syria and Israel can live side-by-side, in peace and harmony, accepting each other's existence, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Monday.Baker's Bad Timing Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 13 4:00 PM
Commentary from Investor's Business DailyDamascus rejects Peres invite for Assad Gulf Daily News - Oct 12 4:02 PM
DAMASCUS: Syria's state media yesterday rejected an overture by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres who said Syrian President Bashar Al Assad was welcome to visit Jerusalem.Iraqis 'fleeing rising violence' BBC News - Oct 13 11:02 AM
Thousands are leaving Iraq as violence continues to rise across the country, the UN refugee agency says.Syria can live side by side in peace with Israel: president People's Daily - Oct 10 2:08 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has promised that his country could live side by side in peace with arch-foe Israel, the official Syria Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.Iran, South Korea qualify for Asian Cup finals Sports Illustrated - Oct 11 8:11 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Iran downed Taiwan 2-0 and South Korea drew Syria 1-1 Wednesday to book their berths at next years Asian Cup soccer tournament.Amnesty wants inquiry into detainee cases CTV.ca - Oct 12 7:43 AM
Amnesty International is calling on the federal government to follow the recommendations of the Maher Arar commission and launch an inquiry into the cases of three men who were also detained in Syria.DEAR LEADER BRINGS IT ON Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 3:04 AM
Well, Bush showed them, didn't he?US no-talks policy comes under fire The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 1:00 AM
President Bush has made his stance clear: The US doesn't negotiate directly with its enemies.Ramadan TV soaps tackle militancy BBC News - Oct 13 7:38 AM
Once again during the month of Ramadan, Arab broadcasters are revisiting the thorny issue of Islamic militancy through TV soaps and drama.Suicide bomber who finds a welcome in the living room Times Online - Oct 13 4:50 PM
ON THE fringes of the "axis of evil" they like nothing better than to settle in front of the TV to watch a thriller about a suicide bombing in Damascus....S.Korea qualify for Asian Cup with Syria draw Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 11 7:16 AM
(Adds quotes)Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 1:32 AM
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, three of them Hamas militants, on Friday in the worst upsurge of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip for weeks, residents said.Syria calls on Germany to help solve problems of Mideast AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 10:27 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem reportedly called on Germany to help solve the problems in the Middle East, in remarks to a delegation of visiting German lawmakers.Soccer-South Korea draw with Syria to qualify for Asian Cup Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 11 7:02 AM
(Corrects name of South Korean goalscorer to Cho Jae-jin)main Kavkaz Center - Oct 12 8:37 AM
Adygeyan (Circassian) public organizations of Russia, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Syria, the USA, Belgium, Canada and Germany have sent the president of the European parliament Mr. Joseph Borrell Fontelles the reference with request for recognition of the genocide against Adygeyan (Circassian) people within and after the Russian-Caucasian war of the XVIII-XIX centuries.As things get worse, will we stay or will we go? Electronic Iraq - Oct 12 7:19 AM
Jan England, the UN's top humanitarian official, has called revenge killings in Iraq " totally out of control ," with more than 1,000 Iraqis fleeing their homes every day and 2,000 crossing daily into neighboring Syria.Rick Jacobs: A Modest Proposal: Send Undocumented Students Home HuffingtonPost - Oct 13 11:49 AM
Thursday afternoon at Cal State LA , my good friend Erika Glazer joined with progressive heroes Congresswoman Hilda Solis, State Senator Gil Cedillo and Assembly member Hector de la Torre to kick off a major fund to send undocumented students home. The first five students were given a mighty lift on their journey today. You see, we welcomed these smart, tough, determined fighting kids, who have Israel kills 9 in Gaza; Hamas speaks out AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 8:55 PM
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a building in a crowded Gaza City neighborhood after nightfall Thursday killed a Palestinian girl, her father and a militant, Palestinians said.Assad: Syria and Israel can achieve peace UPI - Oct 09 9:41 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the BBC that the United States cannot function as "an impartial arbiter" in talks with Israel.Kunieda appointed Japanese ambassador to Syria Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 09 5:38 PM
_ The Japanese government appointed Masaki Kunieda as ambassador to Syria on Tuesday.Lebanon minister threatens Israeli planes UPI - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The defense minister of Lebanon says his country will soon have the capacity to bring down Israeli planes that violate its airspace.North Korea arms trade seen as threat AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 8:27 PM
North Korea's claimed test of a nuclear weapon is only the tip of what frightens the rest of the world. It's all the more worrisome because the country has shown itself to be a virtual bazaar for spreading missiles, conventional weapons and nuclear technology around the globe.Basra fears a security disaster if British leave the field to militias Times Online - Oct 13 4:51 PM
EVER since they arrived in southern Iraq, and six Royal Military policemen were killed by an armed mob of tribesmen, British forces have faced at best a mixed reaction from the Shia population....