 NEWS.com.au | Syria Talks Won't Include the Saudis or Iranians New York Times GENEVA â€" Kofi Annan, the special Syria representative from the United Nations and the Arab League whose paralyzed peace plan is in danger of collapse, announced in a statement on Wednesday that he was convening an “action group†meeting of influential ... Syrian transitional government 'could include Assad followers' Rebels storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel US Condemns Attack on Pro-Assad Syrian TV Station |
 BBC News | Rebels storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel Reuters By Oliver Holmes | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol of the authoritarian ... Attack Destroys Pro-Government TV Station Near Damascus US Condemns Attack on Pro-Assad Syrian TV Station 'Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity govt' |
 Sydney Morning Herald | 'Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity govt' Hindustan Times Russia and other big powers have told mediator Kofi Annan that they support his idea of a Syrian national unity cabinet that could include government and opposition members but would exclude those whose participation would undermine it, envoys said on ... US Condemns Attack on Pro-Assad Syrian TV Station World leaders to talk Syria without Iran, Saudis Iran Blames Foreigners For Syrian Unrest |
 Voice of America | US Condemns Attack on Pro-Assad Syrian TV Station Voice of America The United States has condemned a deadly attack by gunmen on a Syrian pro-government television station and said it hopes an upcoming meeting of world powers in Geneva will be a turning point in resolving Syria's 15-month conflict. Exclusive: Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity government: envoys In Brazen TV Raid, Syria and Rebels Differ on Attackers United Nations to hold emergency session on Syria |
 BBC News | Merkel heads to Brussels for crucial euro summit BBC News European Union leaders are preparing to meet for a closely-watched Brussels summit on the fate of the euro. On the summit's eve, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held two hours of talks with the French President Francois Hollande in Paris. GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares edge up, euro vulnerable on divided EU summit Clash rules out defining euro deal Germany offers vision of federalism for the European Union |
 Christian Science Monitor | UN to hold emergency meeting on Syria as violence continues to rage Christian Science Monitor The United Nations will once again meet to try to broker a peace deal as the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate. By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times / June 27, 2012 Major-General Robert Mood, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria ... Exclusive: Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity government - envoys United Nations to hold emergency session on Syria Russia Said to Endorse Replacing Assad in Turn From Ally |
 The Guardian | United Nations to hold emergency session on Syria Los Angeles Times BEIRUT â€" With a new warning that strife-torn Syria confronts a "catastrophic" fate, the United Nations said Wednesday that it would convene an emergency session this weekend in a bid to salvage a UN-brokered peace plan that has failed to halt the ... Exclusive: Annan calls for Syria national unity government: envoys Syria crisis: Hillary Clinton, Russian foreign minister to attend emergency talks Gunmen storm pro-Assad TV station |
Sydney Morning Herald | Syria crisis: Hillary Clinton, Russian foreign minister to attend emergency talks Washington Post Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart agreed Wednesday to attend an emergency meeting on Syria this weekend following personal appeals by UN envoy Kofi Annan to consider new proposals for a Syrian political transition. Rebels storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel Can the US and Russia Agree on How to End Syria's War? Seven die in attack on pro-regime Syrian TV station |
 Christian Science Monitor | Top Pakistani and US generals meet as analysts question the value of military ... Christian Science Monitor Gen. John Allen, commander of US troops in Afghanistan, is visiting Pakistan's military chief. Do these sorts of talks undermine America's professed goal of strengthening Pakistan's civilian government? By Mahvish Ahmad, Correspondent / June 27, ... Taliban release video of beheaded Pakistani soldiers Taliban release video purportedly showing heads of 17 Pakistani soldiers ... Taliban Video Shows 17 Beheaded Pakistani Soldiers |
 USA TODAY | Iran, Saudi Arabia not invited to Syria conference USA TODAY BEIRUT â€" Gunmen attacked a pro-government TV station Wednesday near the Syrian capital, killing seven employees in the latest barrage of violence as world powers prepared for a high-level meeting that the US hopes will be a turning point in the crisis. US condemns the storming of a pro-Assad TV station Syria violence escalates as US seeks turning point Clinton hopeful Syria meeting can be turning point |
 The Associated Press | Syria violence escalates as US seeks turning point The Associated Press By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, AP â€" 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) â€" Gunmen attacked a pro-government TV station Wednesday near the Syrian capital, killing seven employees in the latest barrage of violence as world powers prepared for a high-level meeting that the ... Clinton hopeful Syria meeting can be turning point White House condemns all violence in Syria Syrian violence escalates as UN prepares for conference |
 Christian Science Monitor | What war in Syria looks like: journalist killings, deadlier IEDs Christian Science Monitor Whatever restraint that was being exercised by the parties to Syria's civil war appears to have been cast aside. By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / June 27, 2012 In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 26, a Syrian rebel, left, fires by his AK-47 machine gun ... Gunmen storm pro-Assad TV station Kofi Annan convenes emergency meeting on Syrian crisis Syrian violence escalates as UN prepares for conference |
 Toronto Star | Rebels storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel Reuters * Attack on TV station south of Damascus * "We are in a war" says Assad * US sees Assad holding firm, digging in (Adds White House comments) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June 27 (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on ... In Brazen TV Raid, Syria and Rebels Differ Over Attackers US agrees with Assad -- that Syria situation is 'dire' Syrian TV station attacked, 7 staffers die |
 BBC News | Iconic images from the Northern Ireland peace process BBC News The meeting which involved Gerry Adams, John Hume and Albert Reynolds at Government Buildings in Dublin in 1994 was one of the first steps on the path to the historic handshake between the Queen and Martin McGuinness. A TV still of one of the first ... Britain's queen shakes hands with ex-IRA chief | Queen-McGuinness handshake hailed Queen and McGuinness meet in Belfast |
 BBC News | Egypt 'to sue' Iran's Fars news agency over Mursi report BBC News The office of Egypt's president-elect Mohammed Mursi is to take legal action against the Iranian Fars news agency for fabricating an interview with him, the official Mena news agency said. Fars quoted Mr Mursi saying the two countries should improve ... Egypt's Mursi to Appoint Deputies Including Woman, Christian For Egypt's new president, getting elected was the easy part Analysts: Morsi's Inauguration 1st Salvo in Egypt Power Struggle |
 CBC.ca | Rebels storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel | Reuters By Oliver Holmes | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol of the authoritarian ... Turkey won't strike back at Syria, for now NATO Condemns Syria for Downing Turkish Jet Backed by NATO, Turkey Steps Up Warning to Syria |
 Globe and Mail | Queen Elizabeth, ex-IRA leader share historic handshake Los Angeles Times LONDON -- In a meeting symbolizing the end of years of enmity between British rule and Northern Ireland republicans, Queen Elizabeth shook hands Wednesday with a former Irish Republican Army commander. Martin McGuinness, now a deputy first minister of ... Queen, ex-IRA chief shake hands in Belfast Martin McGuinness: Butcher of Bogside to brave statesman Queen and Martin McGuinness share handshake on road to peace |
BBC News | Gunmen Attack TV Station in Syria as Assad Talks of War New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon â€" A day after President Bashar al-Assad said Syria was living in a “state of war,†rebels operating with increasing audacity around the capital were reported by the country's official media on Wednesday to have stormed into a ... Syria in a state of war, says Assad - live updates Rebels storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel Syria: Gunmen attack pro-government TV station, killing 7 employees |
 The Guardian | Syria in a state of war, says Assad - live updates The Guardian 12.29pm: Syria/Turkey: Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan insist that Turkey has no intention of attacking Syria after in retaliation for the shooting down of Turkish jet last Friday. The Turkish daily Zaman quoted him saying: We as Turkey ... Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel | Rebels Attack Syrian Broadcaster as Assad Talks of War Fierce fighting rages close to Damascus, Assad acknowledges country is at war |
Globe and Mail | Britain's queen shakes hands with ex-IRA chief Reuters By Conor Humphries | BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth shook the hand of former Irish Republican Army (IRA) commander Martin McGuinness for the first time on Wednesday, drawing a line under a conflict that cost the lives of thousands of ... Queen Elizabeth II, ex-IRA chief Martin McGuinness shake hands in ... Never thought I'd see this day: Reflecting on queen's historic meeting with ex ... The Queen and the IRA, what's in a handshake? |
 Haaretz | Israeli official: Egypt likely to preserve peace treaty with Israel Haaretz Defense official tells Haaretz that Gaza and Hamas will continue to be a 'shared headache' for both countries, and that Iran and terror will remain shared enemies, as well. By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff | Jun.27, 2012 | 1:33 AM | 5 Mohammed Morsi ... Celebrating the Brotherhood's Victory: A New President is Elected in Egypt Egypt: Presidential loser Ahmed Shafik leaves as graft inquiry launched Morsi takes control of Egypt, but on behalf of whom? |
 BBC News | Gunmen 'kill three' at Syrian pro-Assad Ikhbariya TV BBC News Gunmen have attacked a Syrian pro-government TV channel, killing three people, state media say. The attack on Ikhbariya TV south of Damascus blew up the newsroom, Sana news agency reported. Hours earlier, President Bashar al-Assad said Syria was in "a ... Gunmen storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel Three killed in attack on pro-Assad TV station Syria: TV station attacked, 3 staffers killed |
Haaretz | In bid to end military rule, Egypt's new president reaches out to women ... Washington Post CAIRO â€" President-elect Mohammed Morsi tried to ease the turmoil that has rocked Egypt since the uprising 16 months ago, reaching out Tuesday to Christians, women and secular revolutionaries to join his new Islamist-led government. New president moves to unify Egypt's factions Egyptian court: Army can't arrest civilians Analysts: Morsi's Inauguration 1st Salvo in Egypt Power Struggle |
 CBS News | Syria describes 'state of war' as claims of propaganda fly CNN (CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is offering no concessions to those demanding his ouster, saying his country is in "a state of real war" and indicating his regime must quash the opposition. "When we're in a state of war, all of our politics ... President Assad says Syria 'in a state of war' Syria is 'in a state of war', says its president NATO envoys to discuss downing of Turkish jet |
