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Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing
Reuters* Emir of Qatar calls for Palestinian state within 1967 borders * Sheikh Hamad says Qatari backing for Arab Spring was important * With little democracy at home, Sheikh says reform must be gradual By Regan Doherty DOHA, May 20 (Reuters) - Qatar's...Tags: Heads of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Qatar, Arab Spring
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian...Tags: Elections, Iran, Egypt, Caucasus, Literature
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Steaks, Bacon, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush
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Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law
Reuters* European rights, democracy body says law could have 'chilling effect' * Independent pollster says law may put it out of business By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia, May 20 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, United Nations, U.S. Department of State, Justice and Rights
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WRAPUP 3-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: Free Syrian Army, Saudi Arabia, Michel Suleiman, Russia, Executive Branch
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Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town: activists
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday....Tags: Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Freedom of the Press, Rebellions
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Two bombings kill four, injure dozens in Dagestan
MOSCOW -- Twin explosions rocked the capital of Dagestan on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens in the Russian region most recently known for its association with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. A car bomb detonated in the center of...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Islam, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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WRAPUP 4-Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: Free Syrian Army, Michel Suleiman, Saudi Arabia, Russia, European Union
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'
ReutersAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. About 30...Tags: Free Syrian Army, Saudi Arabia, Michel Suleiman, Russia, Executive Branch
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. - - - - SEOUL - North Korea fired its fifth short-range...Tags: France, Baghdad (Iraq), Armed Conflicts, U.S. Congress, Egypt
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Django Unchained (movie), White House, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Congress, Asia, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Game Playing, Washington, DC
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