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28 September 2012 Last updated at 02:42 ET Kenya says AU forces storm Somali rebel city of Kismayo Kenya's military says African Union (AU) forces have launched a beach assault and taken control of parts of Kismayo, the last major Islamist militant bastion in southern Somalia. The...

During the 16 months of fighting in Syria, the capital city Damascus has largely escaped the violence. But now a spokesman of the Free Syrian Army is saying that thousands of fighters have converged on Damascus for a final battle to "liberate Damascus." The forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime...

France expects the West to deploy military forces in Mali In a significant change in policy, France is now considering Western military intervention in Mali. The change was triggered by the spread in northern Mali of Ansar al-Dine (Defenders of Faith), a terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda in...

U.S. deploys sea drones to Persian Gulf to clear Iranian mines The U.S. Navy is sending the drones, known as the SeaFox, to destroy sea mines as part of an operation aimed at preventing any closure of the Strait of Hormuz. By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times July 11, 2012 ,7:53 p.m. U.S...

Doubts Cast on Turkey's Story of Jet Doubts Cast on Turkish Account of Jet Incident - WSJ.com U.S. Intelligence, Contradicting Ankara, Indicates Aircraft Was Shot Down by Syria in Its Own Airspace, Officials Say By JULIAN E. BARNES , ADAM ENTOUS and JOE PARKINSON U.S...

Netanyahu has decided to attack Iran before the U.S. Elections Netanyahu has decided to attack Iran before the U.S. Elections in November | _ Global Research - by Michael Carmichael Senior Israeli officials now confirm that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has, “decided to attack Iran...

Turkey's army on red alert, threatening retaliation against Syria Tensions between Turkey and Syria escalated sharply on Tuesday, when Turkey's furious Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened military retaliation against Syria along the border between the two countries: "[It is now...

Report: Russia to send marines to Syria Russia's Interfax news agency reported that two Russian navy ships are prepared to head to Syria to protect Russian citizens and a naval base there. "We must protect our citizens," Maj. Gen. Vladimir Gradusov was quoted as saying. "We won't...

Renewed Armenia-Azerbaijan military clashes threat Caucasus stability The threat of a renewal of war between Azerbaijan and Armenia became increasingly possible following an escalation in border clashes between the two countries since they ended their war with a cease-fire agreement in 1994...

An important side show of the crisis in Syria is now entering its third week. A busload of Shia Lebanese citizens were kidnapped in Syria on May 22, as they traveled back to Lebanon from a religious pilgrimage to Iran. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who is normally the one instigating...

I wanted to share an article I read and get your opinions on it. This passage was in response to the article by a man named John j. Xenakis, journalist/ analysis. He believes there is no way Syrias conflict will develop into a huge civil war. This is his analysis of the conflict in Syria...

The army of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad is following in Latakia a pattern similar to what preceded the recent horrific massacre in Houla that killed 108 people, half of them children. Syrian forces attacked the Sunni-dominated protest hub with helicopter gunships, tanks and gunfire on...

Hezbollah's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who is normally the one fomenting terrorist acts, is now threatening war over a terrorist act targeting him. Last week,a busload of Shia Lebanese citizens were kidnapped in Syria, as they traveled back to Lebanon from a religious pilgrimage to Iran...

US President Barack Obama, though widely expected to pursue direct action against Syrian ruler Bashar following the Houla atrocity, is preoccupied with what he regards as a greater threat to the world: a potential grab for the huge Syrian stock of chemical and biological weapons by Al Qaeda’s or...

The European Union presidency rotates through the member countries in six-month terms, and beginning July 1, the president of Greek Cyprus will be president of the EU. Turkey and Greece fought a very bitter proxy war in Cyprus in the 1970s, causing Cyprus to be split into Greek and Turkish...

The conflict between Greece and Europe over austerity is growing, and reaching a critical stage. Alexis Tsipras, 38, whose Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party is currently expected to win Greece's June 17 elections, has said that he'll end Greece's austerity measures, and claims that...

The long road to Egypt's presidential palace - Presidential elections news - Presidential elections 2012 - Ahram Online

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Two strong explosions ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing at least 40, wounding 170 and damaging a military intelligence building, officials said. The blasts happened at about 7:50 a.m. when employees are usually arriving at work. An Associated Press reporter at the scene...

http://bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-09/cnooc-deploys-oil-rig-as-weapon-to-assert-south-china-sea-claims.html I give alot of credit to the Philippines to be able to express restraint, although theres not really a Damn thing they can do about it.