Syrian Rebels Desperate As Help And Weapons Dry Up -- Sydney Morning Herald
ANTAKYA, Turkey: Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime are running out of ammunition, say rebel commanders and army defectors who have crossed into Turkish border towns seeking money to buy arms as black market supplies dry up, neighbouring countries tighten borders and international promises of help fail to materialise.
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MIDDLE EAST
Ambushed, outgunned, Syrian rebels plead for arms. Syrian activists: Clashes near Turkish border. Syria troops bomb towns as EU grounds First Lady. Syria: Asma al-Assad hit with EU sanctions.
Shelling in Yemen kills 29 al-Qaida militants.
Displaced Iraqis still suffering from sectarian war.
Iraq terror suspects escape in Kirkuk jail break.
US companies lose as sanctions strangle Iran.
ASIA
Japan readies anti-missile defence for N Korea rocket.
China 'warns' India with border drill.
China coup rumors may be wild, but tension is real.
China taking measures to tamp down boom in home prices.
Chinese plans in Seychelles revive Indian fears of encirclement.
AFRICA
Mali coup decried by Western and African leaders. Mali president's whereabouts unknown after coup.
Mali: rebels claim northern town amid coup chaos.
African Union force to step up hunt for Kony.
Egypt helps ease Gaza oil crisis.
Shell in court over Nigeria oil spill compensation.
EUROPE
New president vows to steel Germany against extremism.
French Muslims hold breath as France takes stock.
In Russia, some seek justice in European Court of Human Rights.
Baroness Ashton called on to resign after likening shooting at Toulouse school to troubles of Palestinian children in Gaza.
Europe launches heaviest ever craft into space.
AMERICAS
U.S. Arctic plans could serve as a wake-up call for Canada.
Human rights in Cuba deteriorate, warns Amnesty.
Pope decries drug violence in Mexico.
Pope says communism does not work in Cuba.
Guatemala's Perez lowers expectations for drug legalization.
Drug lords targeted by Fast and Furious were FBI informants.
U.S. gun sales explode as election looms.
New docs show Occupy Wall Street was a political nightmare for Obama's Homeland Security Department.
Another green shoot: U.S. millionaire households rising.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Germans warned of Toulouse-style terror.
Al Qaeda fanatic is DEAD: French serial killer jumps out his flat window with all guns blazing in dramatic end to 32-hour siege.
Bin Laden's 'favourite wife' has lost use of her leg after she was shot by SEALs, claims her brother.
Frustrations of an al-Qaeda captive.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. Fed officials clash on view of economy.
Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms.
iPhone outsells RIM's BlackBerry in Canada for the first time.
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