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• Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack: activists
• Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria
• New sanctions on Iran boost oil prices
• US to Iraq: Review case of acquitted militant
• Activists: Massacre in Syria kills more than 100
• U.S. says Syria envoy's defection shows Assad losing grip
• In Wyoming, Romney rustles up cash with the Cheney gang
• More Than Half of Obama's TV Spending Since April Has Been on Negative Ads
• White House moves to extradite prisoner from Iraq
• Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat
• AP Interview: Moderate Taliban want peace, US says
• U.S. urges China to open talks on South China Sea
• Syria defections raise hopes among Assad opponents
• Six charged in Britain over faulty Iraq bomb detectors
• Syrian ambassador's defection boosts idea of booting Assad, keeping others
• Super rich eye Thames water highway to Olympics
• PSCPets.com Rescue Outreach Program Donates to Military Working Dogs
• Former Syria diplomat: Only force can topple Assad
• Syrian Diplomat Defects to Rebellion
• WikiLeaks claims payment win in Icelandic court
• Nawaf Fares: defected Syrian raises suspicion
• Rights groups and activists slam Iraq Internet law
• No longer just a U.S. toy, drones go global
• The Numbers Behind Obama's Negative Ad Campaign
• AP Interview: Afghan civil war unlikely, US says
• UK men "sold fake bomb detectors" to Iraq
• Another day, another defector from Assad's Syria
• In Iraq, Katie Couric Sells Blackouts
• Secure social network helps U.S. detect bomb chemicals
• Powerful New Book, "The American Nurse," Thanks, Recognizes and Honors the Dedicated, Compassionate and Wise Women and Men at the Heart of America's Healthcare System
• GratitudeAmerica Launches Website on Indepenence Day
• Syrian Diplomat Defects, Gets Fired
• Syria: ambassador who defected should be punished
• Defecting Syrian envoy now in Qatar-Iraqi minister
• Syria fires ambassador who joined uprising
• Take me to the (Thames) river: Super rich aim to beat London traffic to the Olympics via water
• Syria acknowledges defection of Iraq ambassador
• Syrian ambassador defects, says joined revolution
• 10 things you need to know today: July 12, 2012

Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack: activists Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:25 PM PDT AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said. If confirmed, it would be the worst single incident of violence in 16 months of conflict in which rebels are fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad and diplomacy to halt the bloodshed has been stymied by jostling between world powers. ...

Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:17 PM PDT Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 100 people in a central village, rights activists said Friday -- news that cast a dark shadow over efforts to stop the bloodshed.

New sanctions on Iran boost oil prices Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:06 PM PDT Fears of violence in the Persian Gulf escalated Thursday, pushing the price of oil higher.

US to Iraq: Review case of acquitted militant Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:42 PM PDT The White House has asked Iraq to review the case of a Hezbollah commander who was accused of masterminding a 2007 attack that killed five American soldiers or hand him over to the United States, a senior Obama administration official said Thursday, though two Iraqi courts have declared him not guilty.

Activists: Massacre in Syria kills more than 100 Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT Syrian activists reported a new massacre late Thursday in the central Hama province, saying regime forces killed more than 100 people in shelling and other attacks.

U.S. says Syria envoy's defection shows Assad losing grip Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that the defection of a Syrian ambassador showed that desperation was growing within President Bashar Assad's government and was a further sign that he was losing his grip on power. "Those around him, both in his inner circle and more broadly in the military and governmental leadership are beginning to assess Assad's chances of remaining in power ... and making the choice that they will abandon him in favor of the Syrian people," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. ...

In Wyoming, Romney rustles up cash with the Cheney gang Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:08 PM PDT JACKSON, Wyoming (Reuters) - Republican party grandees gathered in the shadow of Wyoming's majestic Grand Teton mountains on Thursday for a high-dollar fundraising event that will add to presidential candidate Mitt Romney's brimming campaign coffers. Hosted by former vice president and native son Dick Cheney, who often goes fly-fishing for trout in nearby streams, the country club reception and dinner are expected to bring in $4 million for Romney, in one of the biggest fundraising nights of the 2012 election season. ...

More Than Half of Obama's TV Spending Since April Has Been on Negative Ads Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT Looking for a little hope and change from President Obama's reelection campaign? Give it up.

White House moves to extradite prisoner from Iraq Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT The White House has asked Iraq to hand over a Hezbollah commander who was accused of masterminding a 2007 attack that killed five American soldiers, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, though two Iraqi courts have declared him not guilty.

Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT After 16 months of carnage in Syria, enough evidence and reports of systematic brutality and crimes against humanity exist to send the case to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, according to diplomats. The reports, including names of Syrian officials and details on massacres, amount to a mass tipping point, they say, and allow a "referral" by the UN Security Council to the ICC that would result in indictments.

AP Interview: Moderate Taliban want peace, US says Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT Moderate Taliban figures have expressed interest in the fragile peace process, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Thursday, referring to a deal that appears even more elusive with this summer's rash of suicide attacks and bombings.

U.S. urges China to open talks on South China Sea Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:08 PM PDT PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The United States urged China to open talks with Southeast Asian nations on Thursday to calm tensions over their rival claims to the potentially oil-rich and increasingly militarized South China Sea. While U.S. and Chinese officials sounded conciliatory notes as they met at an annual forum for regional foreign ministers, it remained unclear whether China was willing to seriously engage on rules of the road for the strategic waters. ...

Syria defections raise hopes among Assad opponents Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT A string of high-profile defections from the Syrian regime has stirred hopes in the West that President Bashar Assad's inner circle will start abandoning him in greater numbers, hastening his downfall.

Six charged in Britain over faulty Iraq bomb detectors Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT British prosecutors have charged six men with fraud for selling bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective that were sold to countries including Iraq, officials said Thursday.

Syrian ambassador's defection boosts idea of booting Assad, keeping others Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT Recent defections of high-profile officials from the inner circle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are boosting an idea for change in Syria that until now has received little attention: focus on removing Assad but not the entire Syrian government.

Super rich eye Thames water highway to Olympics Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT In two weeks, if the worst transportation predictions come true, the streets of London will be clogged with hopeless Olympic gridlock, the venerable but tottering subway will be a nightmare of delays and overcrowding and commuter trains will slow to a crawl.

PSCPets.com Rescue Outreach Program Donates to Military Working Dogs Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:02 AM PDT PSCPets.com and Customers Donate Joint Health to Dogs on the Front Lines.Menomonie, Wisconsin (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 PSCPets.com, a leading online supplier of health and wellness products for pets, has teamed up to Support Military Working Dogs. Throughout the month of July 2012, PSCPets.com will be sponsoring a Rescue Outreach Program and will be working with customers to donate PSCPets Joint Support for working military dogs in need to help celebrate Independence Day. ...

Former Syria diplomat: Only force can topple Assad Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT Syria's highest ranking diplomat to defect to the opposition dismissed the main international plan seeking to stop the violence, saying Thursday that nothing short of President Bashar Assad's ouster is acceptable.

Syrian Diplomat Defects to Rebellion Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT In a move similar to the beginnings of the downfall of Libya's Muammar Gadhafi, a Syrian diplomat disavowed his ties to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks claims payment win in Icelandic court Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT The WikiLeaks whistleblower site claimed on Thursday a victory in an Icelandic court against efforts to block donations to it since 2010.

Nawaf Fares: defected Syrian raises suspicion Posted: 12 Jul 2012 09:39 AM PDT Nawaf Fares, the first Syrian ambassador to defect to the opposition, was widely seen as a regime hardliner and his decision to break ranks has triggered suspicion among activists.

Rights groups and activists slam Iraq Internet law Posted: 12 Jul 2012 09:32 AM PDT An Iraqi draft law that would jail web users for life for a variety of ill-defined crimes has been condemned by rights groups and activists who have slammed its vague language and hefty penalties.

No longer just a U.S. toy, drones go global Posted: 12 Jul 2012 09:28 AM PDT FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Having revolutionized warfare for the United States in the last 15 years, unmanned aerial drones are going global as the number of countries building and operating them soars. Until now, such systems have largely been the exclusive purview of the U.S. and a handful of allies. Washington allowed Britain, Italy and Turkey to buy U.S.-built drones and operate them usually alongside U.S. forces, but largely rejected requests from other nations keen to acquire the same capability. But that is quickly changing. U.S. ...

The Numbers Behind Obama's Negative Ad Campaign Posted: 12 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT Looking for a little hope and change from President Obama's reelection campaign? Give it up.

AP Interview: Afghan civil war unlikely, US says Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:41 AM PDT The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Thursday that he thinks it's unlikely that the departure of most foreign troops by 2014 will plunge the country into another civil war or prompt a precipitous economic slide.

UK men "sold fake bomb detectors" to Iraq Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:39 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Police have charged six people over the sale of allegedly fake bomb detection equipment to foreign countries, prosecutors said on Thursday. James McCormick, 55, who has been charged with six counts of fraud, was the director of British-based security company ATSC that sold explosive-detecting devices to countries including Iraq. The ATSC website says its equipment can detect explosives, narcotics and other substances at long distances through electro-magnetic attraction. ...

Another day, another defector from Assad's Syria Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:34 AM PDT The defection of another senior Sunni Syrian official in a week is a further signal of growing unease on the fringes of the Alawite-dominated regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But the core of the regime appears to remain united and shows no sign of imminent collapse, suggesting that the confrontation will become more protracted and take on a harder sectarian edge in the weeks and months ahead.

In Iraq, Katie Couric Sells Blackouts Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT Baghdad might not be able to get power to all its residents, but its PR machine has an hit upon an effective way to sooth some people's frustrations about their powerless, hot, summer misery: Katie Couric.

Secure social network helps U.S. detect bomb chemicals Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A U.S.-led effort to stop the spread of roadside bombs in places like Afghanistan and Iraq is meeting with some success, by using a secure Facebook-style network to trade tips with other countries about suspect chemical shipments. Operation Global Shield tracks chemicals that can be used as bomb ingredients, building on knowledge from the fight against drug trafficking, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) head John Morton told Reuters in an interview. ...

Powerful New Book, "The American Nurse," Thanks, Recognizes and Honors the Dedicated, Compassionate and Wise Women and Men at the Heart of America's Healthcare System Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:03 AM PDT In her unprecedented new book "The American Nurse," photographer and award-winning filmmaker Carolyn Jones–through quiet photographs and deeply moving text–tells the inspiring personal stories of 75 nurses from across the U.S. From tiny clinics to mega-hospitals, from end-of-life care to neo-natal, from AIDS to cancer – these are stories of compassion, strength, endurance and gratitude.New York, NY (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 While books, television shows, and New Yorker articles by and about doctors abound, nurses have remained mostly unsung—until now. ...

GratitudeAmerica Launches Website on Indepenence Day Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:04 AM PDT Military and veterans support organization has also joined forces with Easter Seals to assist military heroes and their families.Fernandina Beach, Fla. (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 GratitudeAmerica, a nonprofit whose mission is to connect, coordinate and collaborate support and assistance for military service members, veterans, their families and the families of the fallen, commemorated Independence Day 2012 by launching its website, http://www.gratitudeamerica.org. ...

Syrian Diplomat Defects, Gets Fired Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT Nawaf Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, has defected to the opposition and is now urging the army to turn its guns on President Basahr al-Assad's regime. ...

Syria: ambassador who defected should be punished Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:40 AM PDT Syria's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the country's former ambassador to Iraq should be punished after his defection to the opposition seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad.

Defecting Syrian envoy now in Qatar-Iraqi minister Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:16 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The Syrian ambassador to Iraq who defected, Nawaf al-Fares, is currently in Qatar, Iraq's foreign minister told reporters on Thursday. "He has not defected while in Iraq ... He had left Iraq and today he has an interview with al-Jazeera (television) in Qatar," Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told reporters in Paris, where he was opening a new embassy building. Fares was the first senior diplomat to quit the embattled Syrian government, and Iraq's Zebari said his defection on Wednesday was a surprise because he was loyal to Bashar al-Assad's government. ...

Syria fires ambassador who joined uprising Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:34 AM PDT Syria's Foreign Ministry says it has fired the country's ambassador to Iraq after he defected to the opposition.

Take me to the (Thames) river: Super rich aim to beat London traffic to the Olympics via water Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:29 AM PDT LONDON - In two weeks, if the worst transportation predictions come true, the streets of London will be clogged with hopeless Olympic gridlock, the venerable but tottering subway will be a nightmare of delays and overcrowding and commuter trains will slow to a crawl.

Syria acknowledges defection of Iraq ambassador Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:49 AM PDT DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria said on Thursday its ambassador to Iraq had left without prior warning, after Nawaf al Fares said he had defected. "The Syrian foreign ministry declares that Nawaf al-Fares has been relieved of his duties and he no longer has any link to our embassy in Baghdad or the foreign ministry. The embassy in Iraq will continue carrying out its normal duties," it said in a statement. (Reporting by Marwan Makdesi)

Syrian ambassador defects, says joined revolution Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:49 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's ambassador to Iraq Nawaf al-Fares said on Wednesday he had defected and joined the revolution against President Bashar al-Assad, becoming the first senior diplomat to quit the embattled government. Fares called on Syrian soldiers to follow his lead and turn their guns on the Damascus leadership, in a video statement posted on Facebook "I declare that I have joined, from this moment, the ranks of the revolution of the Syrian people," Fares said. "I ask ... the members of the military to join the revolution and to defend the country and the citizens ... ...

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