Syrian troops push into strategic southern town May 8th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - An activist group says government forces have pushed into a strategic town south of Damascus on the highway leading to the border with Jordan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, troops, push, strategic, southern, town, Top Keywords

NATO: 5 Americans killed in southern Afghanistan May 4th, 2013 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An official with the U.S.-led international military coalition says the five troops killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan were all Americans. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nato, americans, killed, southern, afghanistan, town, Top Keywords

NATO: 5 troops killed in southern Afghanistan May 4th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nato, troops, killed, southern, afghanistan, town, Top Keywords

Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma May 1st, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - The growing power of Islamist fighters in southern Syria is causing alarm in neighboring Jordan, which backs rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad but fears those linked to al Qaeda... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, rebel, gains, southern, syria, sharpen, jordan's, dilemma, Top Keywords

Rockets fired at Eilat in southern Israel Apr 17th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, highlighting what Israel says is a dire security situation in its southern neighbor.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rockets, fired, eilat, southern, israel, sharpen, jordan's, dilemma, Top Keywords

Rebels capture military base in southern Syria Apr 3rd, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels captured a military base in southern Syria on Wednesday in the latest advance by opposition fighters near the strategic border area with Jordan, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rebels, capture, military, base, southern, syria, jordan's, dilemma, Top Keywords

Algeria's southern unemployed demand oil jobs Mar 30th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Protests by the unemployed in southern Algeria are raising the specter of rising unrest in the country's sensitive oil regions, and are increasingly attracting the attention of al-Qaida. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : algeria's, southern, unemployed, demand, jobs, syria, jordan's, dilemma, Top Keywords

Rebels seize air defense base in southern Syria Mar 23rd, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels on Saturday seized a major air defense base in a strategic region of southern Syria near the Jordanian border in the latest battlefield triumph for fighters seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, activists said. (Source... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rebels, seize, defense, base, southern, syria, jordan's, dilemma, Top Keywords

Rockets explode in southern Israel as Obama visits: police Mar 21st, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two rockets exploded in a southern Israeli town near the Gaza border on Thursday, the second day of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the Jewish state, Israeli police said. One of the rockets damaged the yard of an Isr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rockets, explode, southern, israel, obama, visits, police, dilemma, Top Keywords

Rebels free 21 UN captives in southern Syria Mar 9th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels in southern Syria freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers on Friday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after accusations from Western officials that the little-known group had tarnished the image ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rebels, free, captives, southern, syria, visits, police, dilemma, Top Keywords