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A Syrian protester waves a national flag as others rally in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Arab world   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  Khaleej Times 
Syria protesters find little hope in Arab monitor mission
Fri 20 Jan 2012
BEIRUT - Syrian protesters turned out in force to greet Arab monitors in one flashpoint town in the early days of their mission. But the observers never showed up, one activist said. Instead, security... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian pro-government protesters carry national flags along with pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally in support of the reform program in the border town of Quneitra, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 18, 2011.
Beirut   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  The Guardian 
Activists: Syrians pull back from besieged town
Thu 19 Jan 2012
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists and eyewitnesses say Syrian troops have pulled back from a mountain resort town near the capital Damascus that had fallen under the control of the opposition. The besieged town... (photo: AP / SANA)
Afghan men looks at the blood stained clothing after a explosion in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb, 24, 2011. A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing one Afghan intelligence service officer and wounding more than two dozen other people.  The New York Times  Thu 19 Jan 2012
Afghanistan: Deadly Bomb Hits Bazaar
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Dozens of civilians, NATO coalition troops and Afghan security forces were killed and wounded Wednesday... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul)
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban(3rd left) Jose Manuel Barroso  The New York Times  Wed 18 Jan 2012
Pressed by Europe, Hungary Backtracks on New Laws
BRUSSELS — Accused of undermining fundamental democratic principles, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, beat a tactical retreat on Wednesday. He offered to change details of... (photo: EC / EU)
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Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans as they gather outside the Syrian foreign ministry where Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem helds a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. The Washington Times Wed 18 Jan 2012
Assad insists no foreign troops will be allowed in
BEIRUT — Syria “absolutely rejects” any plans to send foreign Arab troops into the country, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the death toll mounted... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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An Israeli girl of Iranian origin holds Iranian and Israeli flags, as people gather to express their solidarity with the Iranian people, after the contested presidential election in Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Middle East Online Tue 17 Jan 2012
Israel-America-Iran Dangers Grow
BEIRUT - The events and tensions that revolve around Iran and its multi-faceted relations with its immediate neighbors -- and its antagonists further afield in the United... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
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In this image from television Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 and released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, empty streets with debris are shown of what SANA describes as the Syrian army restoring "security and stability" to the central city of Hama, Syria. The New York Times Tue 17 Jan 2012
New Wave of Killings in Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Violence surged Tuesday in Syria as activists reported at least 30 people killed, including four soldiers who had defected, in several towns and... (photo: AP / SANA)
Beirut   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)
Freed Syrian prisoners gather in front of posters showing Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, and his father Hafez Assad, left, after they were released from Adra Prison on the north-east outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday Jan. 15, 2012. The Independent Mon 16 Jan 2012
Assad offers an amnesty to the 'criminals' of the Syrian uprising
Mr Assad, who has faced a 10-month insurrection that shows no sign of fizzling out, tried to stave off the threat to his 11-year rule by offering to pardon those guilty... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the international organizations on Libya at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 14, 2011. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chaired a meeting Thursday of international and regional organizations in Cairo to improve the coordination of the international response on Libya. Scoop Sun 15 Jan 2012
UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing Own People
Monday, 16 January 2012, 11:48 am Press Release: UN News UN Chief Urges Syrian President to Stop Killing His Own People New York, Jan 15 2012 - Secretary-General Ban... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
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Secretary general Ban Ki-moon has a Helicopter overflight of the flood-affected areas of Bangkok Overflight of flood-affected areas of Bangkok The helicopter will take off and land at the same Thai army base (located 10 minutes from ESCAP), at 2nd Army Cavalry Division, Sanam Pao. The flight itself is expected to last for 30 min and will give the Secretary-General a bird-eye view of flooded areas in Bangkok, in particular the western part of the city, the Thonburi area, which has experienced the worst flood situation. Sydney Morning Herald Sun 15 Jan 2012
Travel advice unchanged despite terror warning for Bangkok
Australia has not altered its travel warnings for Thailand in response to warnings by US authorities about the increased chances of terrorist attacks in Bangkok. The... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra - India- Politics Vohra Calls for Vigil on Frontiers Kashmir Observer
India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City Will India's poor remain hungry? Al Jazeera
Chairman of All Partie Hurriyat conference Syed Ali Geelani shake hands with Former 'Prime Minister' of Pakistan occupied kashmir (POK) Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary During a meeting in Srinagar on 20, September 2011. India has no right to celebrate its Republic Day in Kashmir: Gilani The Siasat Daily
Larger section of Kashmiri youth have little interest in politics, a study report says. DNA exclusive: GenNext in Valley largely uninterested in politics DNA India
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with he Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran UN chief condemns assasination of Iranian scientist Irna
Pro-Syrian regime protesters shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans during a protest against the Arab League meeting, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday Nov. 24, 2011. Syrian president vows to crush 'conspiracy' Springfield News-Sun
A Syrian man checks his damaged car after a car bomb blew up in a southern neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday Sept. 27, 2008. A car bomb struck a crowded residential street in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, killing 17 people and injuring 14 others, Syrian television reporte Syria says up to 25 killed in Damascus blast my SA
Syrian investigators, right, inspect next to a damaged car at the scene of a bomb in Midan neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Friday Jan. 6, 2012. 25 die in Damascus bombing Jakarta Globe
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Tibetan freedom candle light-Dharamshala-India Tibetan Youth Calls on China to Stop Military Crackdowns in Tibet‏ WorldNews.com
Ms. Tsering Tsomo (R), the director of TCHRD and her assistant Mr. Jampal Monlam during a press conference being held in Dharamshala, India, 23rd January 2012. Human Rights Situation has Worsened in Tibet: Annual Report WorldNews.com
A protester waves an Egyptian flag that reads "We Love Egypt" during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square where many have set up protest tent camps in the main city square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday July 29, 2011. Revolution in the Arab world The Guardian
Family members of Myanmar prisoners sit behind barricades and wait in front of Myanmar's notorious Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar as they hope their relatives will be freed Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners The State
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