 Los Angeles Times | Amid unease, Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution Los Angeles Times Demonstrators chant slogans condemning the United States and Israel, and speakers vow the nation won't be swayed by sanctions over its nuclear program. Iranians gather in Tehran to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Iran To Announce Nuclear Progress: Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad: Iran to Unveil New Nuclear Achievements 'US sanctions on Iran orchestrated by Israeli lobby' |
 Los Angeles Times | Syrian general assassinated in Damascus Los Angeles Times The senior military physician is believed to be one of the highest-ranking officers killed in the conflict. President Bashar Assad's government blames 'an armed terrorist group.' Syrian Brig. Gen. Issa Kholi, who ran a Damascus hospital, ... Signs Syrian opposition making inroads in Damascus Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis Syrian city shelled ahead of Arab meeting |
 Globe and Mail | Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis Hindustan Times Arab League foreign ministers will meet on Sunday in Cairo to discuss their next move over the Syrian crisis with the bloodshed showing no signs of abating, even spilling over into Lebanon. The Syrian National Council (SNC) said Arab recognition of the ... Syrian city shelled ahead of Arab meeting Syrian forces shell Homs ahead of Arab meeting Syrian general assassinated in Damascus |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Syrian forces shell Homs ahead of Arab meeting Reuters India By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of a meeting of Arab foreign ministers due to discuss ... Syrian General Is Killed by Gunmen in Damascus Ambush Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus Syrian general gunned down |
Globe and Mail | Syrian General Is Killed by Gunmen in Damascus Ambush New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon รข€" Three gunmen ambushed a military general on a residential street in Damascus on Saturday, the Syrian government reported, in an assassination of a government stalwart that was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital and another ... Syrian forces shell Homs ahead of Arab meeting Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus Syrian general gunned down |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Iran to announce nuclear achievements soon San Francisco Chronicle AP - Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday while reiterating Tehran's readiness to revive talks with the West over the country's controversial nuclear program. Ahmadinejad spoke at a rally in ... Ahmadinejad: Iran to reveal new nuke achievements Have they now got nukes? Iran pledges to unveil 'big, new nuclear achievements' Iran to reveal 'very big nuclear achievements' |
 Daily Mail | Have they now got nukes? Iran pledges to unveil 'big, new nuclear achievements' Daily Mail President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not elaborate on the announcement รข€" but insisted Iran would never give up its uranium enrichment process. Western powers, including Britain and the United States, suspect the country's nuclear programme is aimed at ... Ahmadinejad: Iran to Unveil New Nuclear Achievements 'Iran to announce opening of Fordow nuke plant' Iran to reveal 'very big nuclear achievements' |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt detains Australian journalist, US student Reuters | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities detained an Australian journalist and an American student on Saturday on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike called by activists demanding an end to army rule ... Top US general discusses crackdown with Egypt military ruler, as 2 more ... A Year After Mubarak, Where Does Egypt Stand? UPDATE 1-Top US general discusses NGO case in Cairo |
 Ynetnews | 'Iran to announce opening of Fordow nuke plant' Ynetnews While the Iranian people celebrated the 33rd anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution on Saturday, pundits in the Islamic Republic attempted to decipher what President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meant when he declared that Tehran will soon unveil some "very ... Ahmadinejad: Iran to Unveil New Nuclear Achievements Iran to reveal 'very big nuclear achievements' SoCal Iranians launch rally against Iran's regime, Russia and China |
 TIME | Syrian general gunned down CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Syrian general was gunned down in the heart of the capital on Saturday as fresh violence flared in several cities and world powers mulled a way to halt the government's bloody offensive against civilians. Top general assassinated in Damascus Activists protest Moscow's defense of Assad in TA Gunmen Kill Government Stalwart in Syrian Capital |
TIME | Activists protest Moscow's defense of Assad in TA Jerusalem Post By BEN HARTMAN 02/11/2012 22:46 Candlelight vigil outside of Russian embassy in Tel Aviv shows support for those "being butchered" in Syria. By Ben Hartman As the body count rises in Syria, a group of activists held a candlelight vigil Saturday night ... Free Syrian Army is all that stands between civilians and tanks Horror escalates in Syria as UN tries again to reach resolution Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Free Syrian Army is all that stands between civilians and tanks Telegraph.co.uk As Syria's rebellious cities are bombarded and the regime's tank crews prepare to move, only a rag-tag and poorly armed but determined army stands in their way. By Richard Spencer, Homs The last straw for Captain Abu Mahmoud came when 13 of his fellow ... US: Satellite images show Assad's 'ruthlessness' Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN Horror escalates in Syria as UN tries again to reach resolution |
 CBC.ca | Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN CBS News Two Syrian rebels evacuate an injured fellow rebel in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and ... Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus Horror escalates in Syria as UN tries again to reach resolution Gunmen Kill Government Stalwart in Syrian Capital |
 NEWS.com.au | Ahmadinejad: Iran to Unveil New Nuclear Achievements Voice of America February 11, 2012 Ahmadinejad: Iran to Unveil New Nuclear Achievements VOA News Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Saturday that Iran will soon unveil new nuclear achievements. Mr. Ahmadinejad spoke at Tehran's famous Azadi (Freedom) ... Iran to announce nuclear progress State rallies in Iran mark 1979 Islamic Revolution Ahmadinejad teases 'big' new nuclear announcement |
Globe and Mail | Horror escalates in Syria as UN tries again to reach resolution CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Fresh violence flared in several Syrian cities Saturday, including the killing of a Syrian general, as world powers mulled a way to halt the government's bloody offensive against civilians. Hundreds of people have died in ... Gunmen Kill Government Stalwart in Syrian Capital Two explosion hit northern Syrian city of Aleppo Syria forces shell Homs as Russia to oppose UN resolution |
Globe and Mail | Syria forces shell Homs as Russia to oppose UN resolution Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of Homs city on Saturday in a campaign to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, whose ally Russia said it would not support an Arab peace ... Syria 'relaunches' assault on Homs City of Homs becomes focus of Syria's uprising Gunmen Kill Syrian General Day After Aleppo Suicide Bombing Leaves 28 Dead |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Syrian general gunned down in Damascus Christian Science Monitor The state news agency reports the high-ranking officer was killed by gunmen as he left his home, a sign that violence is reaching the Syrian capital. By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press / February 11, 2012 Gunmen assassinated an army general in ... Gunmen Assassinate Syrian Army General 'Gunmen assassinate senior Syrian military official' Syrian military hospital chief 'killed in Damascus' |
 BBC News | Syrian military hospital chief 'killed in Damascus' BBC News The head of a Syrian military hospital has been killed by members of an "armed terrorist group" in the capital Damascus, the state news agency says. Three men opened fire on Brig-Gen Dr Isa al-Kholi as he left his home in the north of the city, ... Gunmen assassinate Syrian army general in Damascus Assad regime official assassinated in Damascus Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push UN resolution |
 The Guardian | Iran to announce 'major nuclear progress' The Guardian Iran will soon reveal "very big new achievements" in its controversial nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced. Speaking at a rally in Tehran to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Ahmadinejad also said Iran ... Iran to make major nuclear announcement within days, Ahmadinejad says Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad Iran to unveil 'great nuclear achievements' |
 BBC News | ACTA ignites concerns about threat to Internet freedom USA TODAY By Josie Le Blond, Special for USA TODAY BERLIN รข€" Braving subzero temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Europeans across the continent were to take to the streets Saturday, protesting an international trade agreement many say will overrule democratic ... Germany delays internet copyright law treaty Acta: Germany delays signing anti-piracy agreement ACTA protests gain steam in Europe |
 BBC News | Iran to unveil 'great nuclear achievements' BBC News Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says "great" nuclear achievements will be announced in the next few days. He did not give any details, but insisted that Iran would never halt its programme to enrich uranium, which can be used to make a nuclear ... Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad: Major nuclear announcement expected within days Ahmadinejad: Iran to reveal new nuke achievements |
Globe and Mail | Horror escalates in Syria as UN tries again to reach resolution CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- As UN diplomats make another attempt to condemn Syria's massacre of civilians, one resident in the besieged city of Homs pleaded for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to have mercy on the most innocent victims. Syria draft resolution reaches UN General Assembly Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN Rebels defy Assad by carving out their slice of a free Syria |
 BBC News | Syria draft resolution reaches UN General Assembly BBC News The United Nations General Assembly is becoming the focus of attempts to apply pressure on the Syrian government over its continued crackdown on dissent. Saudi Arabia is circulating a draft resolution calling for an end to violence by all sides and for ... Rebels defy Assad by carving out their slice of a free Syria Activists: Assad's forces intensify shelling on Syria's Homs Terror grips besieged city |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Rebels defy Assad by carving out their slice of a free Syria Telegraph.co.uk Within a few miles of the hellfire being poured on to the rebellious suburbs of Homs by an enraged dictator, people can walk the streets hurling venom at him, smuggle arms to the rebel army, and take on his forces and win. By Richard Spencer, near Homs ... Formerly calm Syrian city hit by 2 car bombs Terror grips besieged city US says signs growing that Syrian elite wants out |
