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State Department pick John Kerry draws praise at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry urged Congress to fix the U.S. economy to ensure America's role as a world leader and p...
Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes hold but mistrust runs deep
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of confl...
Obama takes world stage to fend off Romney attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Taking a detour from the campaign trail to the world stage, President Barack Obama sought on Tuesd...
Bomb strikes Damascus near U.N. and Army sites
By Hadeel Al ShalchiALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in central Damascus on Wednesday near several military building...
Syria in civil war, U.N. official says
By Louis Charbonneau and Dominic EvansUNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's 15-month uprising has grown into a full-s...
Annan Says Syria Accepts Peace Plan, Fighting Enters Lebanon
By Chris Buckley and Oliver HolmesBEIJING/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has accepted a ceasefire and peace plan drawn up by U.N. a...
Red Cross Tells Syria: Let Homs Aid Through
By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Red Cross told Syria on Friday it was unacceptable that its aid convoy had been preven...
Sixty-nine killed in Syria on Monday: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 69 people were killed in southern Syria on Monday, most of them in clashes between army deserters...
Obama: Gaddafi death a warning to iron-fist rulers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hailed Muammar Gaddafi's death on Thursday as a warning to authoritarian leader...
Palestinians to push U.N. bid despite Obama
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told the United Nations on Wednesday there was no short cut to Middle East ...
Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's ...
France urges sanctions, U.N. pressure on Syria
PARIS (Reuters) - France wants tougher sanctions on Syria and more pressure from the United Nations to bring about a democrat...
Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after jubilant rebels fo...
Gaddafi hunted as loyalists fight on in Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the ...
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar al-Assad's pledge that his milita...
Assad: Syria won't stop fight against 'terrorists'
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday his forces would continue to pursue "terrorist groups...