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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas and water cannon at protesters hurling petrol bombs outside parliament on Wednesday in one of the biggest rallies in months against the cuts the country must approve if it is to secure aid and avert bankruptcy. As lawmakers neared a vote on unpopular budget cuts and labor reforms, [...]
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Fighting erupts around Damascus ahead of ceasefire deadline
Posted by admin on October 25th, 2012
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired heavy tank and rocket barrages at a Damascus suburb on Thursday, killing five people, opposition activists said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is due to come into force. The fighting in Harasta, just northeast of Damascus, erupted after rebels overran army roadblocks, they said. On Wednesday [...]
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No Comments »Insight: If Caucasus erupts, war could spread
Posted by admin on September 11th, 2012
LINE OF CONTACT, Azerbaijan (Reuters) – A dusty trench, interrupted every few meters by lookout posts and gun positions, winds its way as far as the eye can see. “Put your head above the trench and they’ll shoot you,” says a young ethnic Armenian soldier, peering through a narrow slit in a concrete watchtower at [...]
‘It’s Been An Honor, Gentlemen,’ Shift Supervisor Says As Giant Vat Of Molten Cheese Erupts
Posted by admin on June 14th, 2012
NEW GLARUS, WI—As the walls of the molten-cheese containment unit groaned and the massive vat of coagulated milk curd began to give way, shift supervisor Derek Preston addressed his staff for the last time Thursday, bidding the close-knit team farew… Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Been, Cheese, erupts, Gentlemen', giant, Honor, It's, Molten, says, shift, supervisor No Comments »Alawite-Sunni fighting erupts in Lebanese port city
Posted by admin on May 13th, 2012
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were killed when fighting erupted overnight in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between members of the Alawite minority loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and majority Sunni residents, witnesses and security officials said on Sunday. Rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles were used in the fighting between armed groups in an [...]
