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• As new vets go online, VA and others follow
• Obama faces major challenges in dealing with Libya attack
• Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack
• Pope urges Lebanon to set an example for co-existence
• Pope tells Syrians he admires their courage
• Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet
• UK military says no plan to cut short Prince Harry's Afghan deployment after Taliban attack
• UK military: No plan to end Harry's Afghan tour
• Pope calls for religious freedom in Middle East
• Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie makes case for Syrian refugees in Iraq
• Angelina Jolie pushes plight of refugees in Iraq
• Fiction Follows a Man who Serves Both Christianity and Islam
• Ex-soldier pleads guilty to weapons charge in NYC
• Obama leads mourning for Americans killed in Libya

As new vets go online, VA and others follow Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT Busy, tech-savvy and often miles from their peers, thousands of new veterans are going online to find camaraderie or get their questions answered — forcing big changes in long-established veterans groups and inspiring entrepreneurs to launch new ones.

Obama faces major challenges in dealing with Libya attack Posted: 15 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT President Obama faces two major challenges in the wake of the killing of a US ambassador and worldwide anti-US protests over an offensive anti-Islam video: Explaining how the violent and apparently coordinated attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya – possibly linked to Al Qaeda – was allowed to occur; and responding diplomatically and militarily in ways that prevent further attacks.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish separatists killed four Turkish soldiers and wounded five more in an attack on a military convoy near the border with Iran and Iraq, a Turkish regional authority said on Saturday. The past few months have seen some of the heaviest fighting since the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU - took up arms in 1984 with the aim of carving out a Kurdish state. ...

Pope urges Lebanon to set an example for co-existence Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged multi-faith Lebanon on Saturday to be a model of religious peace for the Middle East, as a civil war raged in neighboring Syria, deepening sectarian divisions. "Lebanon is called, now more than ever, to be an example," he told political and religious leaders on the second day of a visit that coincided with violent protests across the Muslim world against a U.S.-made film insulting Islam. Lebanon - torn apart by a 1975-1990 sectarian civil war - is a religious mosaic of over four million people whose Muslim majority includes Sunnis, Shi'ites and Alawites. ...

Pope tells Syrians he admires their courage Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI told Syrians at a rally for young people Saturday that he admired their courage and that he does not forget those in the Middle East who are suffering.

Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT The new international envoy tasked with ending Syria's civil war summed up his first foray to Damascus Saturday with a startling and frank admission that he still has no plan for stopping the bloodshed which he warned could threaten world peace.

UK military says no plan to cut short Prince Harry's Afghan deployment after Taliban attack Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT LONDON - Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.

UK military: No plan to end Harry's Afghan tour Posted: 15 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT Britain says it doesn't plan to cut short Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, despite the Taliban attack on the base where he is stationed.

Pope calls for religious freedom in Middle East Posted: 15 Sep 2012 06:37 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife.

Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie makes case for Syrian refugees in Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT BAGHDAD - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is in Iraq meeting with leaders about the plight of an estimated 50,000 refugees who fled to escape violence in Syria.

Angelina Jolie pushes plight of refugees in Iraq Posted: 15 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is in Iraq meeting with leaders about the plight of an estimated 50,000 refugees who fled to escape violence in Syria.

Fiction Follows a Man who Serves Both Christianity and Islam Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT Author D.W. Smith's new fiction novel explores the possibility of serving both religions without offending the otherMount Holly, NJ (PRWEB) September 15, 2012 Since time immemorial, Christianity and Islam have been finding ways to end their enduring conflict. Last 2007, a document titled "A Common Word Between Us And You" is an extraordinary communication from the Muslim world that pleads to Christians to recognize their "common ground. ...

Ex-soldier pleads guilty to weapons charge in NYC Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:18 PM PDT An ex-U.S. Army soldier has admitted he took two grenades from Fort Bragg, N.C., to his home in New York City after shipping them back from his service in Iraq.

Obama leads mourning for Americans killed in Libya Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT On a day mixing somber ceremony with campaign clamor, President Barack Obama on Friday eulogized four Americans killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a diplomatic post overseas while Republicans pledged a tougher foreign policy to confront U.S. enemies.

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