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Breaking News Wed, 8 Feb 2012
Russian Foreign Minister Segey Lavrov is seen inside a car as pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
Photos   Russia   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 Novosti 
U.S. Skeptical about al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives
| The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. | Russian Foreign Minister Ser... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 The Independent 
Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
| Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, that the embattled leader had pledged to talk to the opposition, hold a referendum on a new draft of the constitution a... (photo: AP / SANA)
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, as Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov smiles second right, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  Ohio 
Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
| BEIRUT: Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a sett... (photo: AP)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011.  WPXI 
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
| Russian foreign minister pushes reforms in Syria as bloodshed intensifies | BEIRUT (AP) — Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms ... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
Top Stories
Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday. The Star
Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
| KHARTOUM/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers on Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan wh... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
Business   China   Khartoum   Photos   Wikipedia: Sudan  
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, as Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov smiles second right, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Ohio
Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
| BEIRUT: Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President ... (photo: AP)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011. WPXI
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
| Russian foreign minister pushes reforms in Syria as bloodshed intensifies | BEIRUT (AP) — Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
Syrian protesters carry a long syrian flag while shouting anti presidential slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest march organised by the syrian citizens in Bucharest Sept. 2, 2011. The Washington Post
Russia’s Potemkin democracy
| I couldn’t decide whether to laugh or to cry when I heard that the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, had found a solution to the Syrian crisis. Speaki... (photo: AP / Octav Ganea)
Democracy   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. The Examiner
A World At Risk
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can any one individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the comp... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Century   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Politics of the United States   World  
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton delivers a statement during a debate on the situation in Libya, Wednesday March 9, 2011, at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg eastern France. Khaleej Times
EU eyes new Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS ' The European Union stepped up pressure on Syria on Tuesday as several nations recalled their ambassadors from Damascus and the bloc considered new sanctions to... (photo: AP / Christian Lutz)
Damascus   EU   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: International reactions to the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during an interview at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, May 19, 2011. FIFA President Sepp Blatter says a whistleblower from Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid will be interviewed over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters. The whistleblower claims that FIFA executive committee members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma were paid US $1.5 million to vote for Qatar. CNN
FIFA gives $250K to families of Egypt riot victims
PRINT EMAIL FACEBOOK Tweet RSS SHARE | ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA is giving $250,000 in aid to the families of the victims of last week's soccer melee in Egypt. | FIFA says it w... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
Egypt   FIFA   Football   Photos   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes  
 15 Mar 2001: Portrait of PSV Eindhoven coach Eric Gerets during the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals second leg match against Kaiserslautern played at the Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Holland. Kaiserslautern won the match 1-0.   Goal
Moroccan FA renews confidence in Eric Gerets despite 2012 Afcon exit - report
Morocco’s football federation president Ali Fassi Fihri says that the Belgian coach has long-term goals with the Atlas Lions and there is no intention to sack him | Sig... (photo: Jamie McDonald/Allsport)
Football   Morocco   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Eric Gerets  
Politics Business
- Army operations continue in Syria's Homs
- Russia U.N. veto on Syria aimed at crushing West's crusa
- Attacks in Syria's Homs resume
- Syrian Crisis: Embassy closure, UN Security Council vetoes i
In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
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- EU chokes Syria economically: Central bank, gold trade may b
- EU states consider sanctions on Syria central bank, other tr
- EU states consider sanctions on Syria central bank, other tr
- EU states consider sanctions on Syria central bank, other tr
File - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian photographers take pictures of burnt police vehicles, after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising.
Syria: The revenge of Hama 30 years on
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Culture Travel
- Israeli radio in Farsi transmits peace to Iran
- A U.S. author's book, an Iranian translator's peril
- A story of Palestinian refugees, but not a 'nakba book&#
- Going 200 years back in history
File - President Barack Obama arrives to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention in Washington, Sunday, May 22, 2011, after a contentious couple of days this week when he clashed publicly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ideas for a permanent Palestinian state.
The American Dilemma by Gilad Atzmon
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- Wadi Al Nakhur, Oman, Middle East
- Oman: Between a rock and a hard place
- Ailing Team Sky sprint star Mark Cavendish grabs first win o
- Cavendish sprints to Tour of Qatar stage win
A PTV aboard an Etihad Airways aircraft, part of the in-flight entertainment system. Economy class is known as the Coral Zone.
Etihad Airways offers complimentary 96-hour UAE visas
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Industry Oil
- A convergence of convergences: Friedman vs Parenti
- New online talent agency to help movie firms hire extras in
- DAWN: Celebrating a whitewash
- Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
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- India and Iran reach oil pay deal despite sanctions
- Iran defaults on rice payments to India-traders
- India to pay in rupees for 45% of Iran oil imports
- India, Iran seal oil payment mechanism
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.
A World At Risk
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Sport Health
- US drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan
- Diego Maradona and UAE Football Association at odds over nat
- UAE Football Association clarifies Ahmed Ali age after Iraqi
- Saudi Arabian giants Al Ittihad sack ex-Slovenia coach Matja
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during an interview at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, May 19, 2011. FIFA President Sepp Blatter says a whistleblower from Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid will be interviewed over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters. The whistleblower claims that FIFA executive committee members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma were paid US $1.5 million to vote for Qatar.
FIFA gives $250K to families of Egypt riot victims
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- Officials: US missiles kill 9 people in Pakistan
- Monroeville ex-manager's severance: 7 months pay
- Trial Date in Alleged Plot to Kill a Saudi Official Is Set
- Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
Assaid Ibrahim, 23, lies burned and with a broken leg as his brother, above left, speaks to a friend who was with him when he was wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, at the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle.
Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
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