Tag: Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Formula-One Grand Prix officials threatened in Bahrain Pressure grows for a new round of United Nations diplomacy for Syria Greece extends deadline for holdouts from bond swap Spain moving rapidly to become ‘the next

Syria showed no let up in assaults on protest hubs Wednesday as peace envoy Kofi Annan said there was still a chance to salvage a peace plan for a complete halt to hostilities within 24 hours. Activist group the Local

The Syrian government and its security forces are using women and children as human shields in the government’s war with Syrian rebels. The brutal regime of Bashar Assad has forced thousands of Syrians to flee to Turkey as a result of

Diplomatic efforts to halt Syria’s bloodshed have “failed” and the world must send military aid to rebels to stop further slaughter, US Senator John McCain said Tuesday at a refugee camp in Turkey. The two lawmakers visited the Syrian refugee

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Philippines to commemorate 70th anniversary of the Bataan Death March North Korea appears to be preparing for new underground nuclear test Japan deploys Patriot missile batteries in Tokyo over N. Korean missile test Syria’s

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has voiced concern to US President Barack Obama that the easy money policies of developed countries threaten the growth of emerging economies like Brazil. The comments from the leader of Brazil, the world’s sixth largest economy,

Syria faced a deadline Tuesday to withdraw its forces from urban areas as Washington said Damascus had shown no sign of complying with a peace deal amid fierce clashes that killed more than 100. Fighting spilled over into neighboring countries

UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an “immediate investigation” into the death of Trayvon Martin.   Leaving aside the matter of the despicable record of the UN on human rights, what kind of record does Pillay herself have

Tension escalated on Monday between Turkey and Syria after shots from the Syrian side into Turkey injured three people, angering Ankara a day before a visit by international envoy Kofi Annan. Two Syrians and a Turkish translator were wounded near

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria’s Assad says that the world has ‘misinterpreted’ him Egyptians cooperating with Israel to fight Sinai terror Venezuela’s Chavez returns again to Cuba for cancer treatment Ethnic violence growing in southern Libya between Tibu

A peace plan for Syria was in jeopardy Monday after a rebel commander rejected fresh conditions from the government for a pullout of regime troops from protest hubs amid a new spike in violence. Under a peace deal brokered by

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. U.S. accuses Syria’s Assad of lying about army pullbacks Dissent begins to grow among al-Assad’s Alawite supporters Signs of a major political crisis emerge in China’s leadership U.S. accuses Syria’s Assad of lying about

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing 74 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week’s U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed. At least 15

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria increases massacre of innocent Arab civilians after agreeing to peace deal Turkey appeals to United Nations over flood of refugees from Syria Iran, Hezbollah significantly increase aid to Syria’s Assad Sobbing, Venezuela’s Hugo

Nearly 700 Syrian refugees poured into Turkey in 24 hours, bringing to more than 24,000 the total number of Syrians seeking haven in the neighboring country, a Turkish official said on Saturday. Turkey is home to a growing number of

Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters took to the streets for anti-government rallies, activists said, as regime forces pounded rebel cities, earning a stern rebuke from UN chief Ban Ki-moon. At least 35 people were killed on Friday, 22 of

(AP) Activists: 43 killed in ongoing Syria offensivesBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 43 civilians across the country on Saturday, activists said, as the U.S. posted online satellite images of troop deployments

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Russia plans to flatten Georgia if Israel attacks Iran Syria crisis worsens as April 10 ‘peace deadline’ approaches Euro crisis worsens again as Spain’s bond yields rise Russia plans to flatten Georgia if Israel

Fighting raged on Friday between army deserters and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, monitors said, as activists called for massive protests in support of arming the rebellion. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that fierce battles were taking

(AP) Syrian troops attack Damascus suburbBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around

Iraq’s fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Shiite government of waging a systematic campaign against Sunni Arabs in Iraq. In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera network aired late on Wednesday, Hashemi said the accusations

The United States said it will ease restrictions on investment to Myanmar and quickly appoint an ambassador as it seeks to boost reformers who allowed landmark elections in the long-closed nation. In its latest gestures under a three-year diplomatic drive