Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado May 17th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off. (Source: Associated P... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rights, groups, syria, thousands, incommunicado, Top Keywords

Hollywood trade groups tepid about Harvey Weinstein's royalty scheme May 9th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) By Ira Teinowitz LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein's hopes of getting Congress to enact a royalty-based compensation system for movie clips played on the web so far appears to be a long shot. None of the movie industry trade associati... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hollywood, trade, groups, tepid, harvey, weinstein's, royalty, scheme, Top Keywords

Israel groups say PM halts new settlement building May 7th, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped approving new construction in West Bank settlements, two prominent Israeli activist groups said Tuesday, in what could be an attempt to clear the way for renewed peace talks with the Pale... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, groups, halts, settlement, building, weinstein's, royalty, scheme, Top Keywords

Israeli groups: PM freezes new settlement building May 7th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Two prominent Israeli groups say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped approving new construction in West Bank settlements in what could be an attempt to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, groups, freezes, settlement, building, weinstein's, royalty, scheme, Top Keywords

Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria Apr 24th, 2013 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad grumbles about the lack of ammunition for his men. He blames Qatar, saying the oil-rich Gulf ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : qatar, faces, backlash, among, rebel, groups, syria, scheme, Top Keywords

U.S. business groups worried by cybersecurity law aimed at China Apr 8th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying information technology systems from China.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : business, groups, worried, cybersecurity, aimed, china, syria, scheme, Top Keywords

Gay rights groups await Putin in Amsterdam Apr 8th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (AP) - After getting an earful from Chancellor Angela Merkel on the importance of democratic issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Amsterdam on Monday to face an eyeful of protests from gay rights activists. (Source: Associate... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rights, groups, await, putin, amsterdam, china, syria, scheme, Top Keywords

Syrian, Iraqi jihadi groups said to be cooperating Apr 2nd, 2013 - 22:42h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - The wounded Syrian government troops were returning to their country in trucks escorted by Iraqi soldiers. They'd almost reached the border, near the frontier town of Akashat, when the attackers struck. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, iraqi, jihadi, groups, said, cooperating, syria, scheme, Top Keywords

Rights groups fears for hunger strikers in Bahrain Mar 26th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A rights group says two imprisoned pro-democracy activists on hunger strike to protest their detention in crisis-hit Bahrain have started refusing water. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rights, groups, fears, hunger, strikers, bahrain, syria, scheme, Top Keywords

After violence, Egypt groups blame each other Mar 23rd, 2013 - 20:13h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood says it holds the opposition and "thugs" responsible for the most violent clashes yet outside the Islamist group's headquarters in Cairo. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : violence, egypt, groups, blame, each, other, syria, scheme, Top Keywords