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'besieged' Homs Endures Tank Assault

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

The Syrian military is reportedly moving deeper into residential areas in the city of Homs, a day after the Russian foreign minister said President Bashar al-Assad was 'fully committed' to ending the bloodshed.

'raining Bombs' Causing Hundreds To Flee Northern Nigeria

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

'I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us... Kano is no longer safe,' said pregnant Funke Nweke of her decision to flee Nigeria’s northern state with her five-year-old daughter.

Books: A Global Empire, Yet a 'United States of Fear'

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.

Bahrain Braces For More Shia Protests

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year’s crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.

Burma In The Throes Of Change - Part 1

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.

Burma In The Throes Of Change — Part 1

Monday, February 06, 2012

Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karens in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught critics of the regime by surprise.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu

Saturday, February 04, 2012

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

Unicef Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions Of Children At Risk

Friday, February 03, 2012

If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.

India-Pakistan: Food Heals Historic Hostility

Friday, February 03, 2012

If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then the path to peace between India and Pakistan may lie in the commonalities in their cultures and cuisines.

Early End To U.S. Combat Role In Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion

Thursday, February 02, 2012

U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions, as well as a fair bit of confusion, from both critics and supporters of the 11-year-old war here.

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