The Daily Telegraph UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000 UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in Syria. | United Nations chief ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Photos Qaeda Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) Detroit Free Press Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago | WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's pl... (photo: US Army / DOD) Afghanistan Nato Photos US Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan Top Stories The Guardian Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4 | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say three bombs have struck a bird market in eastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding doz... (photo: AP / Emad Matti) Iraq Market Photos Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency The Guardian NATO: 2 international troops killed in Afghanistan | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An insurgent attack in Afghanistan has killed two members of the international military coalition. | NATO says the two died Friday in easter... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Daniel Wulz) Afghanistan Nato Photos Troops Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) Chicago Tribune The burqa reminder Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. | As world leaders gather i... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Afghanistan Military Photos Rights Wikipedia: Afghanistan Women The Siasat Daily Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria Sofia, May 18: | After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. | The ban... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Bulgaria People Photos Smoking Wikipedia: Bulgaria ABC News Questions about Clinton | Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: | Does perpetual motion equa... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr) Hillary Clinton Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton WorldNews.com President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When the White House refused to offer an explanation as to why U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan killed six innocent civili... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast) Human Rights Photos US War Wikipedia: United States war crimes France24 Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt | AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent netw... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid) Egypt Election Muslim Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 ABC News US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel | The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to I... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) Iran Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran France24 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated | AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising
