Russia calls for daily humanitarian ceasefires in Syria to allow aid into the areas worst affected by fighting, following a meeting with the Red Cross. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17438937

What is the plan? For how long do we insist that the goal is a worthwhile one? And for the most difficult part, how do we convince the American public and the international community we are doing the right thing? Read more: Iraq War, Middle East, US Foreign Policy, Iran,…

To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. … Read more: Photos, Photography, George Clooney Arrested, Pictures of the Week, Afghanistan, Photos of the Week, Slidewide, Obama, Exposure, George Clooney, Culture News from The Huffington Post News Team via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/pictures-of-the-week-march-photos_n_1354592.html

Opposition supporters demonstrate against President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who they say took power in a coup. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/2012319164024877872.html

Prosecutors link deadly attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse with killings of three soldiers in same region. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/201231915543301991.html

With foreign visitors and local people blazing a trail in West Bank, diplomat Stefan Szepesi publishes guide to 25 walks Mohammed Atari heaved the rock into position, its painted red and white sign marking a seven-mile trail across wheat fields, olive groves and gentle stony hills in the north of…

Human rights group Amnesty International calls on Nato to investigate civilian deaths from its bombing campaign in Libya last year. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17429117

Second judge quits in six months, citing political interference over investigations into Khmer Rouge atrocities. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/03/2012319143340854125.html

Opposition says any talks with government must be preceded by “guarantees of seriousness” and include jailed leaders. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201231915643806429.html

Unverified film from a social media site in which gunshots can purportedly be heard in the Syrian capital from (author unknown) via http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/mar/19/damascus-syrian-rebels-assad-video