Rebellions

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

2013-05-17 17:21:00

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...

Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say

2013-05-17 17:56:00

MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...

Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator

2013-05-17 11:46:00

BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87. He...

Turkey bombings prompt outcry over support for Syria rebels

2013-05-13 17:06:00

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Deadly weekend car bombings in a southern Turkish city have galvanized domestic opposition to the government's steadfast support for Syrian rebels amid fears that Turkey is being dragged into the bloody conflict across its border....

Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-11 19:28:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...

Pakistanis vote in landmark election

2013-05-11 19:52:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...

4 U.N. peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels

2013-05-12 03:31:00

BEIRUT--Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers Sunday, five days after the Filipino troops were seized in the increasingly volatile buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A rebel group reportedly said the four...

Car bombs in Turkey kill at least 42 near Syria border

2013-05-11 18:01:00

BEIRUT — At least 42 people were reported dead Saturday in a pair of car bombings in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli, the latest apparent example of spillover violence from the conflict in nearby Syria. More than 140 people were injured,...

U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad

2013-05-09 17:56:00

BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...

Lebanon border region caught in Syria conflict

2013-05-01 17:59:00

ARSAL, Lebanon — When Mustafa Ezzedine, a Sunni Muslim from this Sunni border town, wanted to buy some furniture, he undertook a clandestine trip into war-torn Syria rather than face harassment, or worse, from Shiite Muslim security officers or...

The hawks are squawking about Obama's rubbery red line in Syria

2013-05-01 05:00:00

The hawks are squawking. Congressional conservatives and the right-wing media are blasting President Obama for going soft on the Syrians. The president insists that there is a "game-changing" red line the Syrian government will have crossed if it is...

ESPN's Chris Broussard sparks uproar with Jason Collins remarks

2013-04-29 17:32:00

Chris Broussard usually offers expertise on fast breaks and zone defense, but on Monday he drove right into America's culture wars by calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to God" and implying that gay people can't be Christians.� Speaking on ESPN'...

Kashmiri muslim woman mourn during the funeral of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant, Imtiyaz Ahmed in Pulwama some 55kms south of Srinagar.

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Rebel fighters take position in a flat during a battle against Syrian government forces in the Salaheddin district of the northern city of Aleppo.

2012-10-31 00:00:00

The Whiskey Rebellion Heritage Festival will hold its 4th annual Rummage and Clothing Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Monday (Memorial Day) at the Berlin Community Grove. The sale will not be held Sunday.

2012-05-21 11:21:00