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Tanks, Reinforcements Sent to Besieged Syrian City

BEIRUT -- The Syrian army sent more tanks and reinforcements into Daraa on Wednesday as part of a widening crackdown against opponents of President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime, and gunfire and sporadic explosions were heard in the tense southern city. In addition to the unrest in Daraa - where the uprising began...

Thousands of Syrian Troops Raid Rebellious City

BEIRUT -- Thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and snipers moved in before dawn to the city where Syria's anti-government uprising began, causing panic in the streets when they opened fire indiscriminately on civilians and went house-to-house rounding up suspected protesters. At least 11 people were killed and 14 others...

Opponents of Yemen's President Divided Over Deal

SANAA, Yemen - Deep divisions within Yemen's opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a nation already beset by deep poverty and conflict. President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled for 32 years, agreed Saturday...

Egypt Prosecutor Orders Mubarak to Army Hospital

CAIRO -- Egypt's prosecutor general ordered Sunday that former president Hosni Mubarak be moved from his hospital in a Red Sea resort town to a military medical facility, according to his website. Mubarak was originally supposed to be moved to Cairo's Tora prison hospital, but it was deemed not yet ready to receive him,...

Yemeni President Agrees to Step Down in 30 Days

SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's embattled president agreed Saturday to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a major about-face for the autocratic leader who has ruled for 32 years. A coalition of seven opposition parties said they also...

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06/04/12 'Keep your hands off my body' Source: Times Live - South Africa Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul yesterday to protest against the Turkish prime minister's plan to introduce a new law on abortion, a practice he has called "murder".
06/04/12 Montreal tourism fears summer chill from Quebec... Source: The West Australian Massimo Lecas, co-owner of Buonanotte, an upscale Italian supper club in downtown Montreal, put in the year's biggest meat and fish order last week, as he always does ahead of the Grand Prix. Lecas needs rib-eye steaks, veal chops and lobster to load three massive barbecue grills set up in the street for the Formula One event and the glitzy three-day party it inspires.
06/04/12 The Houla Hoaxsters Source: Antiwar.com It was supposed to be another "Benghazi moment"â an incident so horrific that it would spark Western military intervention in Syria's increasingly violent civil war.
06/04/12 Hundreds march in Colombia against rape, murder Source: Seven News Ltd Hundreds of protesters poured into the streets of the Colombian capital to protest the brutal rape and assassination of a 35-year-old woman in one of the city parks.
06/04/12 US pushes China on Tiananmen anniversary Source: Bangkok Post The United States urged China to free all those still jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the protests.