Monthly Archives: July 2011

BENGHAZI, Libya – Clashes between rival factions of the Libyan rebels killed four people Sunday in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, deepening the worst crisis so far for the movement after its chief military commander was killed, possibly by fighters … Continue reading →

KILLARNEY, Ireland (AFP) – England’s Simon Dyson won the Irish Open in dramatic fashion on Sunday as he held off a ferocious challenge from Australia’s Richard Green to take the title by one shot. Dyson carded a four under par … Continue reading →

Once again, it seems an Assad is trying to make an example of the defiant, religiously conservative Syrian city of Hama. Some three decades after his father and predecessor Hafez al-Assad ruthlessly crushed an Islamist uprising in the city in … Continue reading →

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – When Iraq’s northern Kurdish region sent a division of troops to surround Kirkuk in February, it may have been a signal of the delicate balancing act to come when U.S. forces leave the disputed oil city. … Continue reading →

BERLIN (Reuters) – The recent mass killing in Norway could easily serve as a blueprint for other anti-Muslim militants, one of Germany’s top security officials warned in a magazine interview Sunday. Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in bombing and … Continue reading →

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama Sunday, killing at least 80 civilians in a move to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, rights activists and residents said. Assad’s forces began their … Continue reading →

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said verdicts on American hikers detained on charges of espionage will be announced in the coming days, its Arabic language al-Alam television quoted a judiciary official as saying Sunday. Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd … Continue reading →

BEIJING (Reuters) – Police shot dead four “rioters” in China’s far west on Sunday after at least three people, including a policeman, were killed in the latest in a series attacks in the region this month, the state-run news agency … Continue reading →

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama Sunday, killing at least 80 civilians in a move to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, rights activists and residents said. Assad’s forces began their … Continue reading →