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Argentina, UK spar over nuclear submarine claims
11/02/2012 - ARGENTINA - UK

Argentina, UK spar over nuclear submarine claims

Argentina's foreign minister on Friday claimed the UK had dispatched a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic near the disputed Falkland Islands, a region covered by a nuclear prohibition treaty. Britain refused to discuss the claims.
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Free Syrian Army denies implication in Aleppo blasts
10/02/2012 - SYRIA

Free Syrian Army denies implication in Aleppo blasts

The head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), Ryad al-Bashar, has told FRANCE 24 that his forces were not involved in Friday's twin blasts on security buildings in Syria's second city of Aleppo, denying an earlier claim by an FSA colonel.
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Fears of major assault as Syrian tanks encircle Homs
10/02/2012 - SYRIA

Fears of major assault as Syrian tanks encircle Homs

Tanks encircled opposition neighbourhoods in Homs on Friday, prompting resident fears of an imminent major assault to subdue the town at the centre of the uprising. Local hospitals are already overflowing after a week of bloodshed.
Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN
09/02/2012 - SYRIA

Arab League plans to revive Syria mission, says UN

The United Nations is mulling an Arab League request to send a joint observer mission to Syria, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, amid fears that President Bashar al-Assad's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters could escalate.
Julien Barnes-Dacey, European Council on Foreign Relations
08/02/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Julien Barnes-Dacey, European Council on Foreign Relations

Should the West call Russia’s bluff and let Moscow go ahead and sponsor talks between Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition? How might the crisis in Syria eventually play out? Douglas Herbert asks Julien Barnes-Dacey, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
EU mulls harsher sanctions as Homs assault intensifies
08/02/2012 - SYRIA

EU mulls harsher sanctions as Homs assault intensifies

Syrian forces bombarded the city of Homs for the fifth straight day Wednesday, despite President al-Assad’s pledge to the Russians that he was committed to ending the violence. The EU also pledged to impose tougher sanctions.
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Syria live: Siege of Homs enters fifth straight day
08/02/2012 - SYRIA-LIVE BLOG

Syria live: Siege of Homs enters fifth straight day

Syrian forces bombarded the city of Homs on Wednesday for the fifth straight day as the civilian death toll mounted. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog as President Bashar al-Assad's forces continue their crackdown in the wake of the failed UN resolution.
Afghan civilian deaths reached record high in 2011
06/02/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan civilian deaths reached record high in 2011

The number of Afghan civilian deaths rose for a fifth consecutive year to a record 3,021 fatalities in 2011, the UN said in an annual report Saturday. Most civilians die in attacks by Taliban insurgents, often from improvised explosive devices.
'More than 200' killed in Homs ahead of UN resolution vote
04/02/2012 - SYRIA

'More than 200' killed in Homs ahead of UN resolution vote

Syrian activists say almost 200 people were killed during heavy shelling by security forces in the flashpoint city of Homs, a day before a crucial UN vote Saturday on a resolution that Russia has repeatedly threatened to veto.
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Russia refuses to support redrafted Syria resolution
03/02/2012 - SYRIA

Russia refuses to support redrafted Syria resolution

A senior Russian official on Friday said his country could not support a Western-Arab draft UN Security Council resolution condemning violence in Syria, even though the text had been revised to take some Russian concerns into account.
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