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NATO chief warns Syria to avoid escalation with Turkey
Jul 5th, 2012
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Syria Thursday to find a political solution to the country's crisis and warned against any new incidents with Turkey after a plane was shot down. (Source: AFP) -
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two children, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (AP) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday. (Source: A... [Full Article]
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesday, Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an ... [Full Article]
By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks were spared a full-blown inquiry into the personal current account market after the consumer watchdog said changes already being implemented could stimulate competition in the industry. The Office of Fair Trading decided not to refer the industry to the Competition Commission for the ... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be on their way to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]