Several petrol bombs exploded close to the pitch, prompting the referee to end the match prematurely. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/201231921419753150.html
The blast comes the day after two other explosions killed 27. The rebellion against President Bashar Assad is entering its second year. A car bomb explosion killed at least two people and injured 30 in the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian authorities said Sunday, raising fears of a new wave…
A heavy firefight is reported to have broken out in the Syrian capital Damascus between rebels of the Free Syrian Army and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17425062
Romney wins another primary as he faces a growing challenge from Santorum in Illinois. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/03/201231911948643892.html
The Yemini Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tawakul Karman has visited a refugee camp in Turkey for displaced Syrians. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17424912
Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad clashing in al-Mezze district, say residents A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the capital Damascus, witnesses said. The sound of heavy machine…
With Syria a kind of geopolitical chessboard on which interests great and small play for their advantage, the prospect of Mideast instability is high. The raging conflict in Syria that has left thousands dead and stymied all international peace entreaties is not just about the fate of President Bashar Assad.…
Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church was seen as a spiritual and sometimes political leader who guarded the rights of Egypt’s minority Christians. Millions of Coptic Christians turned out across Egypt on Sunday to mourn Pope Shenouda III and reflect on the sharpening tensions Christians here face as…
Thinktank says ‘contortion’ of security council resolution makes agreement from countries such as China or Russia harder to win The Libya campaign led by Britain and France was a military success but has come at a potentially high price, making future UN-backed missions to protect civilians less likely, a report…
Ansar al-Sharia claims the killing was in response to west’s campaign of Christian proselytising An al-Qaida linked militant group has claimed responsibility for the killing an American teacher in city of Taiz in Yemen on Sunday. Joel Shrun, 29, was shot dead by a gunman on motorbike, driven by an…