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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two year-old civil war involving Hezbollah, a Shi'ite gr
- North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
- Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
- Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
- Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
- British PM urges more action on tax from UK territories
- Why IRS investigation is already Obama's Watergate – and Benghazi, too
- Obama to detail terrorism policy including drone attacks and Guantánamo Bay prison
- In Israel, a modern wall is halted by ancient terraces
- South Korea: The little dynamo that sneaked up on the world
- Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
- Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
- Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out
- Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing
- Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
- Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field
- SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
- 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
- Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties
- Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force
- AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
- Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
- Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cozying up to India
- Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
- Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident
- Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
- One killed in northern Lebanese city of Tripoli
- Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
- Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
- Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing
Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post
In France, some suffer malaise as universities offer English-language courses
PARIS — There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way in French, and, of course, lovers traded sweet nothings in French. Read full article >>
- 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
- Conflict in the Caucasus reflected in suspect’s YouTube playlist
- Europe, U.S. privacy differs on Boston bombing
Asia News: News and Headlines China, Japan, Korea & More - The Washington Post
Activists bristle as India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs
Amid an intensifying crackdown on nongovernmental groups that receive foreign funding, Indian activists are accusing the government of stifling their right to dissent in the world’s largest democracy.India has tightened the rules on nongovernmental organizations over the past two years, following protests that delayed several important industrial projects. About a dozen NGOs that the governme
- 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
- In Indian mining town, the barons are back
- Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng’s family reports growing retaliation
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
Syrian army, fighting alongside Hezbollah guerrillas, launch assault on rebel stronghold
Syrian government forces, backed by militants from the Lebanese group Hezbollah, are reported to have made significant advances into the rebel stronghold of Qusair near the Lebanese border.The army launched a sustained assault on the small but strategic town Sunday morning, bombarding it with airstrikes and shelling. Syrian state television said 70 “terrorists” were killed, while activists sa
- 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
- Afghan police officer killed in border clash with Pakistanis
- Netanyahu cool to Arab land-swap initiative
- Deadly car bomb hits busy street in Damascus
- Syrian rebels tackle local government
- West Bank settler, Gaza militant killed in latest Israel-Palestinian violence
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