Thursday, February 28, 2013

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Syrian clashes reach 12th century Aleppo mosque
Free Syrian Army fighters from the Knights of the North brigade move to reconnaissance a Syrian army forces base of al-Karmid, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes on rebels trying to storm a police academy outside Aleppo on Wednesday, while jihadi fighters battled government troops along a key supply road leading to the southeastern part of the city, activists said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian activists say rebels are clashing with government forces around a historic 12th century mosque inside the walled old city of Aleppo.


2 Palestinians in Israeli jail end hunger strike
Men march in support of the Palestinian prisoners, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Palestinians have been staging support rallies for nearly 4,600 prisoners held by Israel, particularly for four inmates who have been on extended hunger strikes. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail have ended their fast while two others have been hospitalized.


China says US-based hackers target its websites
BEIJING (AP) -- China’s military says overseas computer hackers targeted two of its websites an average of 144,000 times per month last year, with almost two thirds of the attacks originating in the United States.


Benedict XVI greets cardinals on final quiet day as pope before flying off into retirement
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has greeted his cardinals for the last time as pontiff, beginning a quiet final day as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics before flying off into retirement.


Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks
CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT THE NATIONAL REVOLUTION FRONT IS MALAYSIAN-BASED - Thailand's National Security Council Secretary General Paradorn Pattanathabutr, left, and Malaysian-based National Revolution Front chief Hassan Taib, right, exchange signed documents as Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Mohamed Thajudeen Abdul Wahab witnesses during the signing ceremony of the general consensus document to launch a dialogue proces   s for peace in the border provinces of southern Thailand, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Thai authorities and Muslim militant leaders based in neighboring Malaysia agreed Thursday to hold talks to help ease nearly a decade of unrest in southern Thailand. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Thailand's government signed a breakthrough deal with Muslim insurgents for the first time ever Thursday, agreeing to hold talks to ease nearly a decade of violence in the country's southern provinces that has killed more than 5,000 people.


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