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Extra! Extra!: Snipers Open Fire on UN Inspectors in Syria, Norway’s Progress Party Promises Legal Moonshine

Snipers Open Fire on UN Chemical Weapons Inspection Team in Syria Need More Testosterone? UC Santa Barbara Scientists Recommend Chopping Wood US Electrical Grid Possibly Unstable School Year Begins in Chicago with Fewer Teachers, Schools Russia Warns US Against Syria Intervention Archaeological Secrets of Beowulf Japanese School Board Bans Antiwar Manga The Washington Post Debuts […]

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Quote of the Day: President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani Addresses the Syria Crisis

“Many of the innocent people of Syria have been injured and martyred by chemical agents and this is unfortunate. We completely and strongly condemn the use of chemical weapons. The Islamic Republic gives notice to the international community to use all its might to prevent the use of these weapons anywhere in the world, especially in Syria.” […]

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Headline News August 25, 2013: Hong Kong Cracks Down on Triads, Syria Warns Middle East, Nordic Newspapers Write UK PM David Cameron

Silvio Berlusconi Threatens to Bring Down Italian Government Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Exile in London Hong Kong Police Arrest 1,800 in Crackdown on Triads Doctors Without Borders Confirms Gas Attacks in Syria Australian Politician Blames the United States’ Lax Gun Laws for Killing of Chris Lane Nigerian Islamists Accused of Slaughtering Villagers Nordic Newspapers Write […]

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Documentary

A History of Syria

The civil war in Syria stands out among the recent uprisings in the Middle East for its longevity and brutality. The nation of Syria, an old nation at the center of events in the Middle East, faces untold scores of casualties and depravities when it seeks to rebuild after the fighting is over. This video […]

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The Civil War in Syria

The civil war in Syria continues to wreck havoc across the country as rebel groups continue their struggle against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and tens of thousands of casualties are being reported.

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News Headlines May 25, 2013

French Soldier Stabbed in Paris, Investigators Seek Link to Woolwich, UK Murder Riots in Sweden Spread Beyond the Capital of Stockholm Suicide Bomber Strikes in Dagestan Attacks on Muslims in the UK Increase in Wake of Woolwich Murder Google to Bring Wireless Internet Access to Africa British Police Arrest 3 More in Connection to Woolwich […]

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News Headlines May 18, 2013

North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Missiles Somaliland Marks 22 Years of Independence Meteor Smashes Into Earth’s Moon Greece’s Golden Dawn Makes Genocidal Anti-Muslim Statements Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Will Not Step Down, Grants Rare Television Interview Russia Deploys 12 Warships to Syria Pakistan Female Politician Zahra Shahid Hussain Assassinated in Karachi Lebanese Man Murders Sister […]

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News Headlines May 17, 2013

Greek Golden Dawn MP Shouts ‘Heil Hitler’ During Parliamentary Session Russia Confused About International Outrage Over Syrian Arms Sales UK Public Accounts Committee Chairperson Margaret Hodges Tells Google: ‘You Do Evil’ in Underpaying Taxes Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Protest Israeli Defense Ministry Plans to Draft Them Bashar Al-Assad Winning in Syrian Civil War Internet Sensation, […]

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News Headlines May 15, 2013

Smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Into Gaza Tibetan Monk in Possession of Tapes of the Dalai Lama Beaten to Death 11 Governments Meeting in Peru to Discuss Control Over the Internet Czech Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Marijuana OECD Claims Rich-Poor Divide Widening Brits Financially Lacking Compared to Neighbors Star Wars and Doctor Who Fans Battle at […]

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Israel Threatens to Strike Syria If Rebels Gain Access to Chemical Weapons

Silvan Shalom, Israel’s vice premier, said that if it appeared that the Syrian government was losing control of its chemical weapons stockpile in its struggle against rebels fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad that Israel would launch military strikes on those bases.   Silvan Shalom was commenting on a report that leaked to the […]

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