 NDTV | Former PM Yitzhak Shamir passes away at age 96 in Tel Aviv Jerusalem Post By GIL HOFFMAN Israel's seventh prime minister, the country's second-longest serving, leaves behind two children, five grandchildren; Netanyahu: Shamir รข€œbelonged to the generation of giants that established the State of Israel. Yitzhak Shamir, hawkish Israeli premier, dies Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir dies at 96 A Former Israeli Leader Who Clung to Territories |
 BBC News | Mexico set to elect new president BBC News Mexicans are set to go to the polls in a presidential election dominated by the economy and war on drugs. Ex-governor Enrique Pena Nieto - seen by many as the leading candidate - is attempting to win the presidency back for the PRI party that ruled for ... Voters choose president in Mexico amid accusations of vote buying Pocketbook Issues Weigh Heavily as Mexicans Vote Backgrounder: Key facts about Mexico's general elections |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Assad's Future Blurry as World Powers Set New Syria Peace Plan Businessweek By Scott Rose and Indira AR Lakshmanan on June 30, 2012 World powers agreed yesterday on a plan for a Syrian transition government that doesn't directly address the fate of President Bashar al-Assad. The parties altered a draft agreement proposed by ... Syria transition plan has support, but may not be the answer Carr urges Russia to back Syria peace plan World powers agree on steps for Syria; blast shatters funeral |
