Saturday, March 3, 2012

Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks access - CBS News


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Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks access
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A man sits next to the bodies of a three Free Syrian Army fighters allegedly killed by the Syrian Army during their funeral in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (Rodrigo Abd) BEIRUT â€" Syrian forces launched a fresh ...
Red Cross attempts entry to Baba Amr for a third timeBBC News
Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks access to bloodied Baba Amr districtWashington Post
New Syrian videos indicate more deaths, horror after fall of Baba AmrCNN International

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Red Cross attempts entry to Baba Amr for a third time - BBC News


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Red Cross attempts entry to Baba Amr for a third time
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The International Red Cross is to attempt to deliver aid to the devastated Baba Amr district of the Syrian city of Homs for a third day. A spokesman said the Red Cross would resume negotiations with officials who barred its convoy on Saturday.
Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks accessThe Associated Press

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China offers plan on Syria but nixes intervention - CBS News


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China offers plan on Syria but nixes intervention
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A Free Syrian Army fighter stands among protesters during an anti government protest in a town in north Syria, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (AP) BEIJING - China is offering a proposal to end the violence in Syria, calling for an immediate end ...
China offers proposal to end Syria crisis but holds firm against interventionWashington Post
China demands end to violence as Syria blocks aidTimes of India
China demands end to Syria violenceHerald Sun

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China demands end to Syria violence - Sydney Morning Herald


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China demands end to Syria violence
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China has called for an end to violence in Syria after the regime of Bashar al-Assad sparked international outrage by blocking aid from reaching a battered neighbourhood in the flashpoint city of Homs. As more bloodshed was reported across Syria, ...
China offers plan on Syria but nixes interventionCBS News
China demands end to violence as Syria blocks aidTimes of India

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China issues framework for settling Syrian crisis - CNN


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China issues framework for settling Syrian crisis
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By the CNN Wire Staff Graffitti reading "Thank you, Russia" and "Thank you, China" on the wall of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, February 15. Beijing (CNN) -- China is calling on the Syrian government and others involved to "immediately" stop ...
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in eastReuters
Atrocity claims as Syrians bar Red CrossSydney Morning Herald
Turkey steps up rhetoric on Syrian 'massacre'The Guardian
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Atrocity claims as Syrians bar Red Cross - Sydney Morning Herald


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Atrocity claims as Syrians bar Red Cross
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Activists defy the Syrian government by making banners, placards and uniforms to support the anti-government movement. SYRIAN authorities have blocked the Red Cross from entering the Baba Amr district of Homs, where civilians have endured days of ...
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in eastReuters
Syrian forces assault Homs, block Red Cross accessSan Francisco Chronicle
Journalists' bodies leave SyriaThe Press Association
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Syria hands over remains of 2 slain foreign journalists to embassies ahead of ... - Washington Post


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Syria hands over remains of 2 slain foreign journalists to embassies ahead of ...
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DAMASCUS, Syria â€" The bodies of two foreign journalists who were killed in shelling while trapped inside a besieged district in the central Syrian city of Homs have left Syria late Saturday on board a French plane to Paris, the Polish Foreign Ministry ...
Syrian forces widen their shelling in HomsToronto Star
Journalists' bodies handed over by Syrian regimeThe Independent
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in eastReuters Africa
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Syria hands over bodies of 2 foreign journalists - The Associated Press


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Syria hands over bodies of 2 foreign journalists
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) â€" The bodies of two foreign journalists who were killed in shelling while trapped inside a besieged district in the central Syrian city of Homs have left Syria late Saturday on board a French plane to Paris, the Polish Foreign ...
Bodies of Marie Colvin, Remi Ochlik en route to ParisAFP
Turkey steps up rhetoric on Syrian 'massacre'The Guardian
Latest in mysterious car bombings in Syria kills threeLos Angeles Times
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Turkey steps up rhetoric on Syrian 'massacre' - The Guardian


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Turkey steps up rhetoric on Syrian 'massacre'
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Turkey has called the violence in Syria "a crime against humanity" on the scale of the 1990s bloodshed in the Balkans, as a Red Cross convoy was once again barred from entering the Homs suburb of Baba Amr. The comment by Turkish foreign minister Ahmet ...
Latest in mysterious car bombings in Syria kills threeLos Angeles Times
Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross tries to get inCTV.ca
Outcry as Syria blocks Red Cross aidThe Australian
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Iran vote: Khamenei loyalists appear to do well - Christian Science Monitor


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Iran vote: Khamenei loyalists appear to do well
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Good results for Ayatollah Khamenei's candidates in Iran's parliamentary vote could strengthen the supreme leader's hand before a presidential vote next year. By Parisa Hafezi and Mitra Amiri, Reuters / March 3, 2012 A Muslim cleric prepares to vote in ...
Iran elections strengthen Khamenei, weaken AhmadinejadYnetnews
Clerical hard-liners appear headed for big victory in IranLos Angeles Times
Iranian reformists, Ahmadinejad face tough election defeats as hardline ...National Post
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Latest in mysterious car bombings in Syria kills three - Los Angeles Times


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Latest in mysterious car bombings in Syria kills three
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REPORTING FROM BEIRUT -- A car bomb exploded Saturday in the southern Syrian city where the revolt against President Bashar Assad began almost a year ago, authorities said, the latest in a string of mysterious blasts that have added a disturbing ...
Syria's Government Blocks Aid Convoy, Tightening Its Hold on a Devastated AreaNew York Times
Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks accessThe Associated Press
Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel StrongholdVoice of America
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China calls for Syria calm; ICRC still denied access - Jerusalem Post


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China calls for Syria calm; ICRC still denied access
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By REUTERS 03/03/2012 21:08 Red Cross says it's still unsuccessful at bringing humanitarian aid into Homs; Beijing supports mediation by former UN sec.-gen. Kofi Annan, expresses concerns over intervention under "pretext of humanitarian issues.
Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel StrongholdVoice of America
Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks accessThe Associated Press
Edith Bouvier's escape from HomsThe Guardian
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I am not bluffing on Iran military option: Obama - Hindustan Times


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I am not bluffing on Iran military option: Obama
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US President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of US military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also cautioned against a pre-emptive Israeli strike. don't ...
Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'The Atlantic
Does Obama-Netanyahu relationship matter in 2012 election?USA TODAY
Obama, Netanyahu to Hold Critical Talks on Iran OptionsVoice of America
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President Obama rules out 'containment' as an option on Iran - Boston Herald


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President Obama rules out 'containment' as an option on Iran
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By Christi Parsons and Paul Richter / Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said for the first time that he does not view "containment" as an option if Iran were to develop a nuclear weapon, warning Iran's leaders to take ...
Obama warns Iran of military plan in worksmsnbc.com
Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'The Atlantic
Israeli diplomat: J'lem can rely on the US, full stopJerusalem Post
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Dozens of defecting Syrian soldiers executed, activists say - CNN International


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Dozens of defecting Syrian soldiers executed, activists say
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syria smoldered on Saturday as soldiers executed dozens of defectors in Idlib province and shelling persisted in the besieged city of Homs, activists told CNN. More than 40 soldiers trying to defect from an army unit in ...
Red Cross denied entry to Baba Amr for second dayBBC News
Syria stops Red Cross from reaching civilians in HomsThe Guardian
Syrian forces continue shelling rebel strongholdChristian Science Monitor
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Syria keeps up 'suffocating siege' on Homs, opposition says - CNN


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Syria keeps up 'suffocating siege' on Homs, opposition says
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syria endured more bloodshed and misery Saturday as regime shelling persisted in Homs and a car bomb exploded in Daraa, where the anti-government uprising was born last year. Also Saturday, the bodies of two journalists ...
Syrian forces pound Homs anewReuters
Syria Hands Over Bodies Of 2 Foreign JournalistsNPR
Shelling in Syria as Red Cross appeals for accessBoston.com

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Syrian forces pound Homs anew - Reuters


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Syrian forces pound Homs anew
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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Oliver Holmes | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded parts of the shattered city of Homs anew on Saturday and blocked the first Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former ...
Shelling in Syria as Red Cross appeals for accessThe Associated Press
Syria hands over remains of 2 slain foreign journalists to embassies ahead of ...Washington Post
Syria keeps up 'suffocating siege' on Homs, opposition saysCNN
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Does Obama-Netanyahu relationship matter in 2012 election? - USA TODAY


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Does Obama-Netanyahu relationship matter in 2012 election?
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By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY Is President Obama's relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu really all that bad? And more importantly, is it all that important as he tries to hang on to Jewish voters in 2012?
Iran trumps Palestinians as top US-Israel issueCBS News
Palestinian peace talks on the backburner as Iran dominates at White House ...Washington Post
US urges Israeli patience on IranYnetnews
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Obama, Netanyahu to Hold Critical Talks on Iran Options - Voice of America


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Obama, Netanyahu to Hold Critical Talks on Iran Options
Voice of America
March 02, 2012 Obama, Netanyahu to Hold Critical Talks on Iran Options Dan Robinson | White House President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House on Monday to discuss Iran. President Obama made his strongest ...
Obama warns that US is 'not bluffing' on Iran threatSydney Morning Herald
Obama warns both Iran and Israel, 'I don't bluff'The Sheboygan Press
Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'The Atlantic
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Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel Stronghold - Voice of America


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Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel Stronghold
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March 03, 2012 Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel Stronghold Syrian troops shelled several districts in the flashpoint city of Homs Saturday where a standoff continued between authorities and Red Cross workers trying to deliver medical ...
Syrian forces pounds Homs, block aid convoyReuters
Red Cross desperate to deliver aid as Syria shells Homs againmsnbc.com
Shelling in Syria as Red Cross appeals for accessThe Associated Press
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Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff' - The Atlantic


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Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'
The Atlantic
By Jeffrey Goldberg Dismissing a strategy of "containment," the president tells me it's "unacceptable" for the Islamic Republic to have a nuclear weapon. At the White House on Monday, President Obama will seek to persuade the Israeli prime minister, ...
Obama 'Not Bluffing' On Iran's Nuclear ProgramRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Obama Says Iran Strike Is an Option, but Warns IsraelNew York Times
Obama says US serious about using force against a nuclear IranLos Angeles Times
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Obama 'Not Bluffing' On Iran's Nuclear Program - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty


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Obama 'Not Bluffing' On Iran's Nuclear Program
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US President Barack Obama (left) is flanked by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he speaks at a Cabinet meeting in Washington in late January. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will not draw any "red lines" for action regarding ...
Obama warns both Iran and Israel, 'I don't bluff'Boston.com
Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'The Atlantic
Obama Says Iran Strike Is an Option, but Warns IsraelNew York Times
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Homs shelled again as Syrian troops keep Red Cross out - The Guardian


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Homs shelled again as Syrian troops keep Red Cross out
The Guardian
Syrian activists say troops are shelling several districts in the rebellious central city of Homs where the government is stopping a Red Cross convoy from reaching thousands stranded in the area. Abu Hassan al-Homsi, a doctor at a makeshift clinic in ...
Syria unrest: Red Cross urges access to Baba Amr, HomsBBC News
Syrian troops shell Homs area, Red Cross blockedMiamiHerald.com

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Syria unrest: Red Cross urges access to Baba Amr, Homs - BBC News


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Syria unrest: Red Cross urges access to Baba Amr, Homs
BBC News
The Red Cross says it will try again to be allowed access to the devastated Baba Amr district of the Syrian city of Homs, after being blocked on Friday. It said it was "unacceptable" that its seven-lorry convoy had been stopped.
Q&A: Understanding Syria's uprisingBoston.com
Syria bars aid to reeling HomsBoston Globe
UN presses Syria to accept Red CrossThe Australian
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