Syrian army, Hezbollah attack rebels in border town
AMMAN - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels, the heaviest fighting yet involving the Lebanese armed group, opposition activists said. Full Article
Job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early
- The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.
Training fails to halt military sexual assault crisis
WASHINGTON - The U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games. But that has failed to prevent a reported 37 percent jump in sexual assault cases in 2012. Full Article
British PM's rift with party core widens
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons". Full Article
After Mali win, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
BAMAKO - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg rebels. Full Article
Frontier markets booming but risks mounting
NEW YORK - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets track record. Full Article
Karzai seeks Indian aid amid border tensions
KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan. Full Article
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The rise and fall of China's Suntech Power
HONG KONG - Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power was once valued in billions of dollars, but now is worth a fraction of that, in part driven by a global race to cash in on alternative energy. Full Article
Syrian refugees hit 1.5 million mark
May 19 - The UN says that the number of Syrian refugees has reached 1.5 million and is set to swell to 3 million by the end of the year. Sunita Rappai reports.
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The radical force of 'Abenomics'
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Washington-gate
An increasingly polarized Washington is devouring its own. Ceaseless, take-no-prisoners political warfare, not nefarious White House plots, ravages government. Commentary
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‘Reset’ on Iran now
Evidence that sanctions are not achieving their purpose should give President Obama political breathing room to have negotiators put serious sanctions relief on the table – which could prove to be in America’s national security interest. Commentary
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Obama, Nixon and press freedom
James Goodale, who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, says President Obama is quickly becoming the president who does the most to erode freedom of the press. Video
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