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| The paradox of the new Middle East is that as America’s influence declines, its ability to sustain its essential interests remains intact. Related | Times Topics: Syria — Protests (2011–) | Libya â€...
UK lawmakers warn defense cuts would make Libya-style intervention difficult
| LONDON - Britain would struggle to mount another operation on the scale of its intervention in Libya because of deep defense cuts, a report from lawmakers warned Wednesday. | The Libya campaign, which led to ...
UK lawmakers question military capabilities
| Britain would struggle to mount another operation on the scale of its intervention in Libya because of deep defense cuts, a report from lawmakers warned Wednesday. | The Libya campaign, which led to the overt...
Insight - In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
| KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed the battery from his cellphone. Skilled wo...
UK to buy another Boeing C-17 military plane
| LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will buy a new Boeing C-17 military aircraft to help move troops around. | Cameron's announcement followed a critical report by U.K. lawmakers warning ...
US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence
| WASHINGTON — The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria. | The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar...
Russia's Putin warns against outside interference
| MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the world faced a growing "cult of violence" and Moscow must not let events like those in Libya and Syria be repeated in Russia, issuing a w...
Insight: In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
| KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed the battery from his cellphone. | "It's so...
UK to buy another Boeing C-17 military plane
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will buy a new Boeing C-17 military aircraft to help move troops around. | Cameron's announcement followed a critical report by U.K. lawmakers warning tha...
Growing push to topple Assad despite Russian optimism
| DAMASCUS: The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, is ''completely committed'' to stopping fighting in the country, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said after discussions on the mounting violence. ...
Australia as the bad neighbour
| The country's regional reputation is becoming increasingly damaged. | NO MATTER who ultimately prevails from the present political ruckus - be it Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd or Tony Abbott - the Australian prim...
The bloodiest 24 hours yet: '18 premature babies die in Homs hospital after power cut ...
| Rockets and mortars are raining down on the Syrian city of Homs for a fifth consecutive day today - with at least 67 civilians killed in what has become the bloodiest 24 hours yet. | President Bashar Assad co...
UK to buy another Boeing C-17 military plane
| LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will buy a new Boeing C-17 military aircraft to help move troops around. Election 2012: Across the nation | Romney's bad day is Santorum's best in GOP ...
In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
By Ulf Laessing and Alexander Dziadosz KHARTOUM, Feb 8(Reuters) - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed...
ICC Should Not Defer Gaddafi's Case to Libya
[Hirondelle] The Hague - The Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated in a document released on February 2 that there was "no basis for asserting that...
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