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World View: Greece Greets Merkel with Nazi Signs, Violent Protests

World View: Greece Greets Merkel with Nazi Signs, Violent Protests

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: German Chancellor Merkel greeted with hate-filled protests in Athens Greece Nato will defend Turkey as border tension with Syria escalates Turkey’s politics become bitterly sectarian IMF warns of an ‘alarmingly high’ risk of deep

Panetta: Syria Clash with Turkey May Escalate

Panetta: Syria Clash with Turkey May Escalate

(AP) Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalateBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressMONTEVIDEO, UruguayThe continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said

Turkey Returns Fire After Round of Syrian Shelling

Turkey Returns Fire After Round of Syrian Shelling

By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTTurkish artillery fired shells into Syria for the fourth day in a row on Saturday, retaliating for mortars that landed on Turkish soil. Rebels clashed with Syrian government troops near the border amid renewed

World View: Turkey Expands Rules of Engagement Against Syria

World View: Turkey Expands Rules of Engagement Against Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Turkey continues shelling Syrian military positions Turkey’s Erdogan delivers harsh speech and expands rules of engagement UN Security Council issues a watered-down statement on Syria Turkey may have captured the killers of U.S. envoy

Turkey Renews Artillery Strikes on Syria

Turkey Renews Artillery Strikes on Syria

(AP) Turkey renews artillery strikes on SyriaBy SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeyTurkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in

World View: Turkey, Syria Exchange Fire Across Border

World View: Turkey, Syria Exchange Fire Across Border

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkish army returns fire after Syrian shells kill five in Turkey Iran’s currency crash brings riots and government crisis Turkish army returns fire after Syrian shells kill five in Turkey The Syria conflict took

World View: AmEx Fined $112.5M over Massive Consumer Fraud

World View: AmEx Fined $112.5M over Massive Consumer Fraud

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com American Express fined $112.5 million over massive consumer fraud Subprime mortgages are back in volume EU finance ministers appear ready to give in to Athens rioters Syria’s Foreign Minister gives farcical speech at the

Syria: UN Council Members Support 'Terrorism'

Syria: UN Council Members Support 'Terrorism'

(AP) Syria: UN council members support ‘terrorism’UNITED NATIONSSyrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused some U.N. Security Council members Monday of supporting “terrorism” in the country in a speech clearly aimed at the U.S. and its allies who support the opposition.

Americana Revisited: Rockwell's Models Reuniting

Americana Revisited: Rockwell's Models Reuniting

By LISA RATHKE and MICHAEL HILLAssociated PressARLINGTON, Vt.Don Trachte’s cowlick has been tamed. Mary Hall is no longer a towhead. Butch Corbett is still thin, but not the beanpole he once was. And Tom Paquin’s carrot top is thinner and

Egypt Tourism Takes a Hit from Prophet Protests

Egypt Tourism Takes a Hit from Prophet Protests

(AP) Egypt tourism takes a hit from prophet protestsBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressCAIROOne of the world’s largest cruise ships, its foreign passengers primed for onshore spending, was supposed to dock in Egypt this month. The port call, however, was scrapped because

AP Interview: Ahmadinejad Pushes New World Order

AP Interview: Ahmadinejad Pushes New World Order

By CHRISTOPHER CHESTER and MARIA SANMINIATELLIAssociated PressNEW YORKAfter an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic _ his “new order”

Israel: Syrian Mortars Accidentally Land in Golan

Israel: Syrian Mortars Accidentally Land in Golan

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian soldiers fought rebels Tuesday in a firefight that killed nine people and sent several mortars sailing across the border into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli military said nobody was hurt in the shelling and that

Syrian Rebels Seize Control of a Border Crossing

Syrian Rebels Seize Control of a Border Crossing

(AP) Syrian rebels seize control of a border crossingBy NEBI QENAAssociated PressAKCAKALE, TurkeyRebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, pulling down the Syrian flag and sending a stream of jubilant people pouring across

UN: Islamists Fighting With Syrian Rebels 'Scary,' 'Alarming'

UN: Islamists Fighting With Syrian Rebels 'Scary,' 'Alarming'

GENEVA —An increasing number of “foreign elements” including jihadis are now operating in Syria, an independent U.N. panel confirmed Monday in its first report to say that outside “terrorists” have joined a war spiraling out of control. The investigative panel

US Orders Diplomats, Families Out of Sudan, Tunisia

US Orders Diplomats, Families Out of Sudan, Tunisia

(AP) US orders some diplomats out of Sudan, TunisiaBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential U.S. government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. citizens against

Obama Asks Erdogan to Speak Against Arab World Violence

Obama Asks Erdogan to Speak Against Arab World Violence

The White House said Friday President Barack Obama asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak out against anti-American attacks in Arab countries and the YouTube movie that sparked them. Erdogan followed through on Obama’s request, saying in Ukraine