Syria Slips Towards Civil War As Sanctions Bid Fails -- The Independent
UN resolution diluted after veto threat from China and Russia.
Fears are mounting that Syria may be on the verge of civil war as reports emerged yesterday that hundreds of army deserters were battling Bashar al-Assad's forces in the first major confrontation against the regime.
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MIDDLE EAST
Fresh clashes, explosions rock Yemeni capital. Fresh fighting breaks out in Yemen.
Bahrain sentences protester to death and jails doctors.
US ambassador Robert Ford pelted with tomatoes in Syria.
Turkey's elephant in the room: Religious freedom.
Saudi king overturns lashes for driving.
Saudi Arabia to spend over $100B on 16 nuclear reactors: Ex-Envoy.
ASIA
The Afghan Taliban says it supports Haqqani, not Pakistan.
US 'threat' of military action unites Pakistan. Pakistan says U.S. pressure on militants must end.
Terror groups merge in Philippines.
US groups say hunger worsening in N.Korea.
Chinese growth to 'halve by 2016': survey.
AFRICA
Kadafi foes keep up assault on stronghold. Libyan interim government forces capture Sirte airport. Libya: exodus from Sirte as thousands flee rebel offensive.
4 GOP senators travel to post-Gadhafi Libya.
Libyans claim Gadhafi is hiding in western border area.
Frustrations with Egypt's military rulers grow.
Zambia's new President Sata sets new mining rules for China.
EUROPE
Tensions persist in Kosovo, NATO maintains presence.
Lithuania: Rights group calls for new CIA probe.
Disaffected youth may dampen Polish PM's poll hopes.
Key war crimes trial witness found dead in Germany.
AMERICAS
Chavez in hospital for emergency care: report.
Mexican president orders federal police, troops to state where 35 bodies dumped on street.
Bolivia highway protests spread, paralysing La Paz.
Long-term unemployment in U.S. a ‘national crisis,’ Bernanke says.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Rezwan Ferdaus held over Pentagon and Capitol bomb plot. Plot to bomb Capitol with explosive-laden model planes foiled, FBI says.
Al Qaeda chides Iran over 9/11 'conspiracy theories'.
Guantanamo prepares for next military trial of terrorism suspect.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Report: North American oil output will hit all-time record by 2016.
Samsung “knows it can’t rely on Google” says exec.
Surprise rise in US growth as jobless claims fall.
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