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Sixty-nine killed in Syria on Monday: activists: At least 69 people were killed in southern Syria on Monday, most of them in clashes between army deserters and Syrian troops
http://yhoo.it/tDQmBk
Syrian Soldiers Killed in Clash With Army Deserters: Dozens of soldiers and security forces were gunned down by suspected army defectors in southern Syria, a deadly ambush that comes as President Bashar Assad increasingly appears unable to manage the crisis, activists said Tuesday.
http://fxn.ws/v9o6iw
Syria: At least 40 dead in clash near Jordan border: At least 40 Syrians were killed in clashes on Monday between Syrian army forces and gunmen in a town near the border with Jordan, local activists said, according to Reuters. According to them, troops killed 20 people -- army defectors, insurgents and civilians -- in a clash on Khirbet Ghazaleh . A similar number of troops were killed, they added.
http://www.albawaba.com/news/syria-least-40-dead-clash-near-jordan-border-401002
Syrian opposition in Moscow for talks: As violence continues unabated in this Arab Republic, members of the Syrian opposition are telling Russian diplomats they are against any foreign military intervention in the settlement of their country's conflict.
http://rt.com/politics/syria-moscow-opposition-nato-lavrov-377/
Syria frees 1,180 prisoners:
On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 34 Syrian soldiers were killed in an attack by armed groups in the southern province of Daraa. According to the observatory, 12 armed men and over 20 civilians were also killed in the clashes.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/210319.html
Israeli secret service the Mossad linked to Iran military blast:
Israeli media report claims the Mossad was behind 'huge blast' at Bid Ganeh base that killed leading Iranian missile researcher http://bit.ly/s0r4PN
Iran students form chain to defend nuclear site:
Hundreds of Iranian students on Tuesday formed a human chain around one of the Islamic republic's nuclear sites, vowing to strongly respond to any strike by arch-foe Israel, Fars news agency reported.
http://bit.ly/te34LE
US kills 17 people in Somalia:
The attack occurred in a civilian region near the town of Dhobley in southern Somalia on Tuesday. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/210237.html
US Drones Moving From Iraq to Turkey:
"In line with the U.S. plan to pull out of Iraq, Predators will fly for the last time from Iraq on Nov. 22; from then onwards the four predators currently based in Turkey will be taking over surveillance missions," said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu according to the Anatolia news agency.
http://mnstr.me/u6q3OD
US occupation force soldier killed in central Iraq: military: : A member of the US military has been killed in an attack in Iraq, the second to be killed since Washington announced its forces would depart by year's end, the US military said on Tuesday. http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=51915
Pakistan: 'Sixteen suspected militants' killed in operation: -
Pakistan's military on Tuesday killed 16 suspected insurgents during an offensive in the northwest Orakzai tribal region, according to a local official.
http://bit.ly/vbmguT
US kills 7 people in Pakistan :
A suspected US drone fired missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border early Tuesday morning, killing seven alleged militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
http://arabnews.com/world/article533953.ece
5 "Insurgents" Killed in Afghan Offensive: At least 5 insurgents were killed in Afghan security forces' operations in the past 24 hours in several provinces, Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Tuesday.
http://tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/4426-5-insurgents-killed-in-afghan-offensive
One killed, 17 wounded in northern Afghanistan bombing: -
An Afghan police officer was killed and 17 civilians wounded when a bomb strapped onto a donkey went off Tuesday in northern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said.
http://bit.ly/uYwgBB
NATO Countries May Face War Crimes Inquiry:
Alliance blamed for civilian deaths: Some NATO members are worried that their organization may be investigated by the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor said allegations of crimes committed by NATO in Libya would be examined "impartially and independently,"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29720.htm
Fatah, Hamas agree to establish caretaker government without Palestinian PM Fayyad:
Rival factions to hold elections on unity government in May; Fatah-Hamas dispute posed major obstacle to UN Security Council decision on Palestinian membership.
http://bit.ly/u27GWa
Obama visits Australia to announce expanded U.S. military presence: - President Obama will touch down on Australian soil for the first time Wednesday morning for a whirlwind two-day visit that the administration will use to unveil an expanded military presence that is part of its shifting focus on security in the Asian Pacific region.
http://wapo.st/smnLF5
Clinton to Philippines in US Asia drive:
Amid concern in several Asian countries about China's growing clout, Clinton said the United States was "updating" relationships with its five treaty-bound regional allies -- Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/clinton-philippines-us-asia-drive
Fukushima fallout fears over Japan farms: New research has found that radioactive material in parts of north-eastern Japan exceeds levels considered safe for farming
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15691571
Frozen Planet won't be shown in the U.S. as viewers don't believe in global warming:
An episode of the BBC's Frozen Planet documentary series that looks at climate change has been scrapped in the U.S., where many are hostile to the idea of global warming.
http://bit.ly/vDoq9T
Court order allows Occupy Wall St. protesters back: -
Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed and economic inequality.
http://bit.ly/v7gZa5
Police Clear Occupy Oakland Encampment, but Protesters Return: Protesters returned to a downtown plaza Monday evening, after hundreds of police officers raided the Occupy Oakland encampment there early Monday, arresting 33 people and flattening tents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/us/police-raid-occupy-oakland-camp.html
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