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Syrian opposition rejects new international plan
Jul 1st, 2012
Syria's main opposition groups rejected on Sunday a new international plan that calls for a transitional government because the compromise agreement did not bar President Bashar Assad from participating. (Source: Associated Press) -
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding on joining a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in Syria, its leader said Monday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey - offering refuge to rebel fighters in country's north. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (AP) - Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]