Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 628
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-53
•
Next >
-
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
BERLIN (AP) — Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of...
Tags: G8, Berlin (Germany), Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Politics
-
Lugar: Syrian rebels need safe zones in Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. should work with Turkey to establish safe zones for retreating Syrian rebels. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana says the so-called safe zones would be on...Tags: CNN (tv network), Richard Lugar, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
-
Asia assets hammered on China fears, Fed upset
ReutersTOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world's second largest economy hit a nine-month low....Tags: New Zealand, World Bank Group, Finland, Financial Markets, The Associated Press
-
MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Gulf markets can ride out political risk
Reuters* Escalation of Syrian civil war worries Gulf Arab states * Saudi stocks suffer biggest one-day fall in two years * But good economic backdrop expected to prevent any downtrend * Kuwait faces political uncertainty before surprise elections * But...Tags: Voting, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Politics, Commodity Markets
-
U.S. cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking -report
Reuters* Advocates call on Obama administration for sanctions * About 27 mln victims worldwide, just 40,000 ID'd in 2012 By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the...Tags: Human Rights, Chris Smith (New Jersey Politician), China, Politics, White House
-
COLUMN - The new Iranian president's restrained power: Bremmer
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer June 19 (Reuters) - This past weekend, centrist candidate Hassan Rohani won the Iranian presidential election by a landslide. Rohani beat the two perceived front-runners...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Nuclear Policy, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-
The new Iranian president's restrained power: Bremmer
Reuters(Reuters) - This past weekend, centrist candidate Hassan Rohani won the Iranian presidential election by a landslide. Rohani beat the two perceived front-runners who were hand-selected conservative loyalists to supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and he did it...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Elections, Nuclear Policy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-
Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT June 19
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban and halted negotiations with Washington on a troop pact, underscoring the fragile nature of hopes for a...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Hamid Karzai, European Union, WikiLeaks, Bashar Assad
-
Oil prices: The triple-digit barrel
SCRATCH the surface of the planet and the chances that hydrocarbons will spew forth appear to grow by the day. This week America's Energy Information Administration (EIA) released new estimates of the amount of gas in the world's shale beds. It reckons...Tags: Environmental Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Energy Saving, Commodity Markets
-
Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near a military site in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday, opposition groups and state media said, but the cause of the blast was unclear. Explosions in Latakia, part of President Bashar al-Assad's...Tags: Human Rights, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Politics
-
Editorial: The case for arms to Syria
The Syrian rebels battling President Bashar Assad's forces are on the ropes. They've lost one strategic city and may be on the brink of losing a stronghold in Aleppo to government forces, fortified by Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters. Assad's enabler-in-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Missile Systems, Armed Forces, White House
-
Obama, Syria and the Aspin Doctrine
As President Barack Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton’s first secretary of defense, Les Aspin. In 1993, the Clinton...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Weaponry
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Jun 3, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 19, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Original site for Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ) topic gallery.
