MOMENTUM WEAKENED FOR ASSAD’S OUSTER IN SYRIA
By LARA JAKES In this March 21, 2013 photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad are distracted by fragmentation…
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AP INTERVIEW: JORDAN KING SAYS ASSAD DAYS NUMBERED
By JAMAL HALABY King Abdullah II of Jordan poses for the camera after an interview with The Associated Press at the Royal Palace, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday March, 20, 2013.…
OBAMA VOWS UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW LEE President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Perez, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion…
COMMANDER: CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER WAY FOR SYRIA
By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNER Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before…
RENEWED NUKE SALE FEAR AFTER RECENT NKOREA TEST
By FOSTER KLUG A North Korean soldier looks at the southern side through a pair of binoculars at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas…
OBAMA AIM: KEEP MIDEAST TROUBLES FROM BOILING OVER
By JULIE PACE FILE — In this Monday, May 18, 2009 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, looks towards President Barack Obama as he speaks to reporters in…
MISSILE PLAN CHANGES MAY PROVIDE OPENING FOR TALKS
By DESMOND BUTLER Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to…
HISTORY SHOWS NKOREAN PATTERN: WAIT, THEN ATTACK
By FOSTER KLUG In this March 11, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed March 12, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader…