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Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesday, Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the tow
- Iran bars candidates for presidential election
- Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
- As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
- With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
- UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM
- MLS deal with billionaire oil sheikh could be bigger than Beckham
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- Exclusive: Iran's frontrunner for president speaks of his life battling US power
- Los Angeles votes in mayor's race without a clear front-runner
- Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
- Iran candidate list for presidential race
- Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse
- Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
- Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
- Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
- FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
- Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
- The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
- Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
- Spain's former PM Aznar suggests may challenge Rajoy
- Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24
- Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters
- Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
- Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K
- China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
- UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
- Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released
- New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
- Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post
British ‘opt-out’ from EU could complicate law enforcement in Irish ‘bandit country’
COUNTY LOUTH, Ireland — The narrow, winding road along the border between counties Armagh and Louth looks like any other in rural Ireland. But there are video cameras on the trees leading to the farm of Thomas “Slab” Murphy, raided by hundreds of police in helicopters two months ago during a crackdown on suspected cross-border fuel laundering. Read full article >>
- Autobahn speed limit proposal revs up debate in Germany
- In France, some suffer malaise as universities offer English-language courses
- At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
- U.N. chief, in Russia, talks up Syria peace conference
- François Hollande, France’s Socialist leader, is steering a middle-line path
- Russia protests to U.S. over alleged spy
- Ryan C. Fogle, U.S. diplomat accused of spying, ordered to leave Russia
- At Eurovision, Britain may be out of tune
- U.S., Russia finding room to talk
- Kerry warns Russia against selling high-performance missiles to Syria
- Putin celebrates Russia’s Victory Day
- Russian deputy prime minister Vladislav Surkov resigns following Putin reprimand
- U.S., Russia pledge to work together for a Syrian transitional government
- Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Italian prime minister, dies at 94
- Thousands protest in Moscow, in attempt to reinvigorate opposition to Putin government
- Germany struggles with skilled labor shortage, shrinking population
- European carbon market in trouble
- A year into Russia crackdown, protesters try again
- U.K. Independence Party surges in elections
- In Europe, widening impatience over austerity hits politicians hard
- After Boston bombing, seeking answers in Russia’s terror-weary Dagestan
- British winemakers credit climate change for boom in bubbly sales
- Two police officers shot outside Italian premier’s office in Rome as new government is sworn in
- In St. Petersburg, spaces to explore the relationship of the individual to the power of the state
- Russia cracks down on U.S.-linked NGOs
- Putin says Russia had nothing to offer on Tsarnaev brothers
- Trial of Putin critic opens in Russia
- Promise of shale gas throws ‘unexpected wrench’ into Germany’s green energy plans
- At London Marathon, running for Boston
Asia News: News and Headlines China, Japan, Korea & More - The Washington Post
Infrastructure failings clip the wings of Indonesian airport
KUALA NAMU, Indonesia — The state-of-the-art $527-million Kuala Namu International Airport rises elegantly out of degraded plantation and swamp land 18 miles from the rapidly expanding city of Medan, the biggest on the resource-rich island of Sumatra. Read full article >>
- Afghan peace lost in transition worries
- Activists bristle as India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs
- Without U.S. helicopters, Afghans struggle to save wounded
- Pakistan army chief meets incoming prime minister in ‘good omen’
- In South Korea, high-profile defector is accused of spying for the North — by his sister
- N. Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters, South reports
- Nothing entertaining in anti-Japan films, Chinese censor says
- White House visit by Burma’s Thein Sein a sign of changing times
- Taliban rival claims Kabul blast that leaves at least 15 dead, including two U.S. troops
- Bomb in Kabul kills 4 NATO forces, 6 Afghans
- Afghans voice wariness of Pakistan’s Sharif
- Cat war breaks out in New Zealand
- China’s prostitutes routinely extorted, abused by police, report says
- Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif locks down victory
- Pakistan’s Sharif claims victory after polls close in historic national election
- In Pakistan’s northwest, young women buck tradition to monitor historic vote
- China wrestles with stubborn air polluters
- Frustrated Chinese complain to Obama
- Gunmen kidnap Pakistani candidate, son of former prime minister Gilani
- Has Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif changed his stripes?
- Pakistan election violence targets both secular, Islamist politicians
- Afghan, Pakistani forces again clash on disputed border; NATO troops broker truce
- ‘Iron Man 3’ is latest Hollywood movie to court Chinese censors
- Karzai acknowledges CIA payments
- Prosecutor in Musharraf case gunned down on his way to court
- Bangladesh factory collapse a catalyst for workers’ rights
- U.S. demands release of American sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea
- India, China remain at odds over alleged border incursion
- Afghan police officer killed in border clash with Pakistanis
The Americas News: News and Headlines from Canada, South America & More - The Washington Post
Jorge Rafael Videla, ruthless Argentine junta leader, dies at 87
Jorge Rafael Videla, the remorseless Argentine army commander who came to power in a coup that launched the most barbaric period of the country’s modern history, including thousands of extrajudicial killings and kidnappings, died May 17 at a prison near Buenos Aires. He was 87. Read full article >>
- Maligned dollar flourishes in Venezuela
- Uruguay’s Mujica talks up Brazil ties
- Colombian rebels recruit child fighters even as they negotiate to end conflict
- In Mexico, restrictions on U.S. agents signal drug war shift
- Venezuelan president, accused of electoral fraud at home, finds backing abroad
- To power Mexico forward, Peña Nieto looks to energy reform
- Obama wraps up Latin American trip, reaffirms hopes for immigration reform
- Obama’s trip to Mexico hints at new balance of power
- Venezuela’s president orders arrest of American filmmaker
- Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as Venezuelan president after disputed vote
- Venezuelans are polarized in post-election crisis
- Venezuelan government blames losing presidential candidate for deadly violence
- Venezuela government defends election result, backtracks on recount pledge
- Nicolas Maduro narrowly wins presidential election in Venezuela
- With sale, Venezuela’s last critical news outlet may be neutralized
- In Mexico, an upsurge of vigilantism
- Brazil grapples with dysfunctional Congress
- Argentina, Iran to investigate ’94 bombing of Jewish center
- Maids’ win impinges on Brazil’s economy
- Brazilian chief uses technology to help save his tribe and curb deforestation
- In Pope Francis, other faiths see a friend
- Pope Francis was often quiet on Argentine sex abuse cases as archbishop
- Notable death: Jose Alfredo Martinez de Hoz, former Argentine economy minister
- Bergoglio tested by Argentine leaders
- Yoani Sanchez, dissident Cuban blogger behind ‘Generation Y,’ goes on tour
- Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announces he will run for president
- Leaders of Latin America’s new left gather to say farewell to Hugo Chavez
- A day after his death, Venezuela pays homage to Hugo Chavez
- In death, Hugo Chavez is venerated and vilified
Middle East News: News and Headlines from Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon & More - The Washington Post
Iranian soldiers fighting for Assad in Syria, says State Department official
MUSCAT, Oman — Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Read full article >>
- Israel warns Syria to halt attacks after exchange of fire in the Golan Heights
- Iranian presidential candidates announced; Rafsanjani disqualified
- In Iran, disputes over foreign policy divide presidential candidates
- Hezbollah members killed in Syria fighting
- Syrian army, fighting alongside Hezbollah guerrillas, launch assault on rebel stronghold
- In Iran, opponents use age to attack Rafsanjani campaign
- In interview, Syria’s Assad says he will not step down, voices skepticism on peace talks
- U.N. chief, in Russia, talks up Syria peace conference
- Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war
- Syrian rebels demand weapons before talks
- Turkey looks for international aid, and countries to host refugees, in Syrian crisis
- Palestinians curb Israeli reporters’ access to West Bank
- Video purporting to show Syrian rebel atrocity highlights challenges facing West on aid
- Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama
- Turkey says bombing suspects are linked to Syria
- Bombing kills at least 40 in Turkish border town
- Last-minute entries reshape Iran’s presidential field
- Russian foreign minister denies new weapons sales to Syria
- Former Iranian president Rafsanjani ponders run in upcoming election
- Israel holds grand mufti for questioning on al-Aqsa mosque disturbance
- Israel, once energy-dependent, is new big gas producer
- Four U.N. observers detained in Golan Heights
- Would-be Iranian presidents seek a place on the ballot
- Israel tries to lower tensions with Syria after reports of airstrikes
- Syria threatens Israel, says airstrikes near Damascus open door to ‘all options’
- Syrian report: Israel bombs outskirts of Damascus for second time in recent days
- Syrian report: Israel bombs outskirts of Damascus for second time in recent days
- Ancient Syrian castles serve again as fighting positions
- Fractured Syrian rebels scramble for cash as private sponsors dwindle
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