Sectarian kidnappings spread strife in north Syria Feb 16th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - A rural patch of north Syria has been shaken by a series of tit-for-tat, sectarian kidnappings, anti-regime activists said Saturday, highlighting how much the country's civil war has enflamed tensions between different religious gr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sectarian, kidnappings, spread, strife, north, syria, Top Keywords

Bombs kill 23 across Iraq as sectarian strife grows Jan 1st, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and 87 wounded in attacks across Iraq on Monday, police said, underlining sectarian and ethnic divisions that threaten to further destabilize the country a year after U.S. troops left. Tensions betwe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, kill, across, iraq, sectarian, strife, grows, Top Keywords

S&P cuts Egypt rating on political strife Dec 24th, 2012 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (Reuters) - Standard & Poors' cut Egypt's long-term credit rating on Monday and said another cut was possible if political turbulence worsened, undermining the country's ability to make hard choices on public finances. The ag... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, cuts, egypt, rating, political, strife, grows, Top Keywords

AP Exclusive: Strife hardens Syrian rebel brigade Dec 2nd, 2012 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) A year ago, a soft-spoken sweet shop owner from this poor Syrian town got together with his little brother and eight friends to declare war on President Bashar Assad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, strife, hardens, syrian, rebel, brigade, grows, Top Keywords

Human rights groups decry Myanmar ethnic strife Oct 27th, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) Western Myanmar appeared calm Saturday after almost a week of deadly ethnic strife, a government spokesman said as human rights groups called for action to end the violence that one said it has documented with satellite imagery. (Source: Associated P... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : human, rights, groups, decry, myanmar, ethnic, strife, Top Keywords

Myanmar says ethnic strife killed 67 Oct 26th, 2012 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) Myanmar authorities on Friday revised downward the death toll from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to shift to democratic rule. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : myanmar, says, ethnic, strife, killed, ethnic, strife, Top Keywords

Myanmar lowers ethnic strife death toll to 64 Oct 26th, 2012 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) Myanmar authorities have revised downward to 64 the death toll from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to shift to democratic rule. (Source... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : myanmar, lowers, ethnic, strife, death, toll, strife, Top Keywords

Death toll tops 100 in Myanmar ethnic strife Oct 26th, 2012 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said Friday, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : death, toll, tops, myanmar, ethnic, strife, strife, Top Keywords

Q&A: Why marches trigger Northern Ireland strife Sep 28th, 2012 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) Belfast is bracing for one of its biggest Protestant parades in years on Saturday, with tens of thousands expected to participate amid fears that it will degenerate into street clashes with the police and Northern Ireland's Catholic minority. Th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : q&a, marches, trigger, northern, ireland, strife, strife, Top Keywords

Circassians flee Syria strife for Russia homeland Aug 21st, 2012 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) Natai Al Sharkas' great-grandfather killed his Russian commanding officer and defected to the enemy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : circassians, flee, syria, strife, russia, homeland, strife, Top Keywords