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Bomb explodes during UN visit in Syria
A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, the latest incident in which the unarmed observer mission has nearly been caught up in the country’s bloodshed.
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Blast near UN monitors as Damascus rocked by clashes
A rocket-propelled grenade exploded near a team of UN observers in a Damascus suburb on Sunday, the military said, as clashes between regime troops and armed rebels raged in and around the Syrian capital.
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Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was speaking to reporters on a plane on his way back from the G8 summit in Camp David, where the G8 leaders signaled their [...]
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Putin foes hold mass walk in his native town
The peculiar silent strolls used by Moscow protesters against Vladimir Putin spread Sunday to his native Saint Petersburg and at least two other cities in a test of the movement’s national strength.
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Blast near UN monitors in Damascus
A rocket-propelled grenade exploded near a team of UN observers in a Damascus suburb on Sunday, the military said, as clashes between regime troops and armed rebels raged in and around the Syrian capital.
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Clashes rock Damascus, Baath official assassinated
Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight while a Baath party official became the latest victim of a spate of political killings, a watchdog said on Sunday.
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Bomb explodes near UN observers’ chief in Syria
A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, blowing off the front of a parked vehicle but causing no casualties.
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No foreign treatment for Tymoshenko: president
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Sunday nixed the idea that jailed and ailing ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko be released for treatment abroad ahead of next month’s Euro football tournament.
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Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital; top officials deny assassination claims
BEIRUT – A restive district of the Syrian capital that has been a hotbed of dissent against President Bashar Assad was rocked by fighting overnight between government forces and army defectors, opposition groups said Sunday.
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Russia forces kill two suspected militants in Dagestan raid
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) – Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in a gunfight at a private house in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, Interfax reported on Sunday, quoting local authorities. Police stormed the house in a village near Khasavyurt, a town about 80 km (50 miles) west of the provincial capital of [...]
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