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Statement to the press by Joint Special Envoy for Syria upon arrival in Damascus Is there any chance left that it might work?
Sudan bombs South on eve of peace talks Juba – South Sudan said on Monday Sudanese war planes and artillery had bombarded its territory on the eve of peace talks, as Southern officials set off to attend African Union-led negotiations in Ethiopia.
aljazeera: A Syrian woman in the town of Houla says she hid behind a door as gunmen shot dead children in the house. The government has blamed “terrorists” for the killings, which the opposition said were carried out by government forces and pro-Assad thugs.
The UN says at least 32 children under 10 were among the 92 people killed Friday in Houla.
everythingyntk: Time to call Pakistan what it is — a state supporter of terrorism. In the West, the killing of Osama Bin Laden was considered a triumph. In Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leader lived out his final years, attitudes are very different: On Wednesday, a Pakistani court convicted Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, to a 33-year prison sentence for helping the CIA locate bin Laden in May, 2011…
NATO delivers at Chicago Summit NATO leaders reached agreements in Chicago that will enable the Alliance to provide security for the decade to come and beyond.
U.S. ambassador: NATO has no plans for military intervention in Syria The U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed
Chicago’s wall of security penetrated by … Commander in Chief It was close to midnight on Saturday night when eyewitnesses say Obama simply left his safe and secure room upstairs and hopped on an elevator with his security detail to get a peek at the lobby. Hotel guests and various tourists who were wandering the lobby in the highly unlikely event of bumping into the president let out shrieks and screams as the man himself suddenly walked off the elevator. He started shaking hands all around and even stopped to pose for cell phone photos, including with one stunned guy…
NATO summit opens against backdrop of protests, foiled terror plot The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they gather Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago.
