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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: Central Intelligence Agency, Heads of State, Revolutions, Israel, 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: Emergency Incidents, Arts and Culture, Israel, Egypt, Barack Obama
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Palestinian group reports human rights violations by rulers increasing in Gaza, West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its annual report Tuesday that incidents...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, West Bank, Hamas, Justice and Rights, Fatah
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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
Tags: Rebellions, Skype, Petroleum Industry, Lebanon, Politics
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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: Justice System, Vladimir Putin, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, 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: Israel, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Benjamin Netanyahu, White House
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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: Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, Activism
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Terrorism, Politics
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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: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, White House
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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: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia
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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: Minority Groups, African Union, Central African Republic, White House, Africa
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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: Minority Groups, Travel, Game Playing, Chess Playing, Civil Rights
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