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** FILE ** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Iran OKs talks on nuclear program

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Illustration by John Camejo for The Washington Times

KOHN: Convention to bolster exports and jobs

By Richard M. Kohn - The Washington Times

Hassana Abu Firasl (left), a Syrian who fled the town of Qusair, near Homs, Syria, is seen with her family at the Lebanese-Syrian border village of Qaa, in eastern Lebanon, on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrian refugees in Lebanon recount terror

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Hussein Malla - Associated Press

The United Nations is sending two envoys to Syria to press the case to allow humanitarian relief workers unhindered access. These Syrian children fled with their families from Qusair, near Homs, to the Lebanese-Syrian border village of Qaa. (Associated Press)

Syrians fearing retribution pour into Lebanon

By Hussein Malla and Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Children attend the funeral of three Free Syrian Army fighters on Saturday, March 3, 2012, in a park converted to a cemetery in Idlib, Syria. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Red Cross handing out aid in Syria’s Homs

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

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COFFEY: Falklands are British, not Argentine

By Luke Coffey - The Washington Times

N. Korea nuclear envoy to visit U.S. on heels of deal

By Jean H. Lee - Associated Press

Residents stand by their house, which was destroyed in clashes between the Free Syrian Army and President Bashar Assad's forces, in Sarmin, Syria, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Syria vows to ‘cleanse’ rebel-held parts of Homs

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Free Syrian Army soldiers gather Feb. 28, 2012, outside a house destroyed in fighting against President Assad's forces in Sarmin, north Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops move to retake rebel-held district

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Briefly: Middle East

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Fayssal al-Hamwi, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, delivers Feb. 28, 2012, his statement to the debate on Syria during the 19th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. (Associated Press/Keystone)

U.S. slams Syria over U.N. rights meeting walkout

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs as Syrian government troops advance toward the town of Sarmin, in northern Syria, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Wounded British journalist escapes from Syria

By Bassem Mroue and Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Syrian student protesters chant slogans during a Feb. 22, 2012, demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Aleppo University's Square, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

At least 50 killed in Syria as regime pound rebels

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

People chant slogans against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime during a demonstration Feb. 24., 2012, in Kafar Taharim, northern Syria. (Associated Press)

‘Friends of Syria’ vow support for opposition

By Matthew Lee and Paul Schemm - Associated Press

Opponents of the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad hold up Kurdish flags Wednesday at a rally in Qamishli, Syria, in an image provided by activists, the authenticity of which could not be independently verified. (Associated Press)

Conferees to demand Syria allow foreign aid

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

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Bill Gates urges agencies to help poor farmers

By Frances d'Emilio - Associated Press

**FILE** A naval officer works Feb. 20, 2012, at the operation room of the EU NAVFOR, the European Union naval force responsible with anti-piracy patrols, at their headquarters in Northwood, England. The force said pirates who target international shipping from the shores in Somalia hijacked six vessels between May and December 2011, compared to 19 between January and April. (Associated Press)

Leaders meet in U.K. over fragile Somalia’s future

By David Stringer - Associated Press

A Jewish settler woman waits Feb. 22, 2012, for a ride outside the Jewish West Bank settlement of Shilo. Israel gave preliminary approval to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement deep inside the West Bank, a move that drew a rebuke from the United Nations and Palestinians and threatened to raise new tensions with the U.S. as the prime minister prepares to head to the White House. (Associated Press)

West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval

By Daniel Estrin - Associated Press

A Syrian boy chants slogans Feb. 20, 2012, during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)

Dozens killed in Syria; Red Cross urges cease-fire

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Houses are seen Feb. 20, 2012, destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria. An opposition group said several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria, a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syrian opposition says 16 die in intense shelling

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press