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Syria forces storm rebel town despite peace pledge
Mar 28th, 2012
Syrian forces on Wednesday stormed a rebel bastion as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to "immediately" implement a UN-Arab League peace plan he reportedly accepted. (Source: AFP) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad unleashed on Saturday their heaviest artillery and rocket barrage yet in a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from a strategic western town, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opened on a soggy French Riviera. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state media say rebels have fired mortar shells at the central prison in an embattled northern city, killing and wounding several inmates. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the third straight day Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Stanley White and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept policy steady on Wednesday despite concerns over recent volatility in bond market, saying growth is starting to pick up even as risks loomed from an uncertain global outlook. The central bank upgraded its assessment of the economy, saying it "has started picking up,&quo... [Full Article]
VIENNA (AP) - Austria said Friday that it may rethink its U.N. peacekeeping role in the Golan Heights, if the European Union doesn't extend its arms embargo to Syria. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (AP) - A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international organizations pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) to help reconstruct the conflict-ridden West African nation. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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