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The White House on Monday promised to work with Turkey and other NATO allies to hold Syria “accountable” for what American officials have described as the deliberate downing of a Turkish military jet, apparently in international airspace. Turkey said it would push

When New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid died in Syria earlier this year, his death was absorbed along with the civic unrest and military upheaval that have been prevalent in that country for some time. Add the inherent dangers of

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Cyprus announces it will seek a European bailout Spain formally requests €100 billion bailout Turkey says it has ‘no intention’ of going to war with Syria Turkey threatens to cut off electricity to Syria

(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey’s prime minister, responding to the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, said Tuesday that Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elements. Syria insists that the Turkish plane violated

By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTA Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families. The general defected in

Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday said Syria’s shooting of a Turkish fighter plane was a “hostile act of the highest order”.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi declared President of Egypt Is Egypt following the path of Iran? Turkey invokes Nato charter over Syria’s downing of Turkish jet Turkey says that Syria ‘should pay’ for its

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece seeks two-year delay on new austerity measures Egypt may announce Muslim Brotherhood candidate’s victory on Sunday Turkey says ‘We are 100% right’ in blaming Syria for shooting down plane Syria’s pilots may be

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria shoots down Turkey’s air force jet Turkey’s Erdogan and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ Cyprus plays the Russia card in bailout negotiations US supercarrier leads joint military exercises with South Korea in Yellow

By SELCAN HACAOGLU and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeySyria says it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to “determinedly take necessary steps” in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation

(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyA Turkish military jet disappeared on Friday while flying over the Mediterranean Sea near Syria, and both countries were searching for it, officials told Turkey’s state-run media. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the missing plane,

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Fighting escalates between Turkey and PKK in northern Iraq Attorney General Eric Holder threatened with Contempt of Congress Federal Reserve extends ‘Operation Twist’ to end of year Antonis Samaras becomes Greece’s Prime Minister, seeks

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. An anxious world awaits the results of Greece’s elections Greece and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ American jihadist group to hold conference in Chicago on Sunday Mubarak’s military cronies seem poised to rule Egypt

Global experts were polled by TrustLaw, a foundation of Thomson/Reuters, before the G20 Summit on June 18-19. According to the poll, Canada was voted as the best country to be a woman and India the worst. The United States came

By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces pushed out scores of rebels holed up in a rebellious area near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday and state television said they retook control of the region following eight days of fierce shelling and clashes. The

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and warned that the Arab country’s 15-month conflict could become even deadlier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the

Since the day Egyptians began gathering in Tahrir Square, pundits have declared that an Arab Spring has given the region a new hope for self-determination, democracy and individual rights. This so called “Spring” has yielded little fruit but many weed

The United States said it would exempt seven emerging economies including India from tough new sanctions after they cut back on oil from Iran, but the punishment still loomed for China. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added India, Malaysia, South

President Obama has seen a ten-point drop in his support level in the American Jewish community. And no wonder. Over the weekend, the United States blocked Israel from participating in the Global Counterterrorism Forum meeting in Turkey, although Israel has

The flow of refugees from strife-torn Syria to neighbouring Turkey has resumed in earnest after the failure of an April peace plan, with more than 2,000 arrivals in the past three days, officials said Tuesday. The number of Syrian refugees

(AP) UN: Syria permits aid workers to enter 4 provincesBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyria’s government has agreed to a written deal with the United Nations and other international organizations that would allow aid workers and supplies to enter four hard-hit provinces,

(AP) Clinton steps up pressure on Russia on SyriaBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressSTOCKHOLM U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is stepping up the pressure on Russia to join intensified international efforts for a political transition in Syria that will see