Israel Launches Second Airstrike In Syria, Targeting Weapons Shipment -- Washington Post
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have carried out an airstrike against a shipment of sophisticated missiles bound for the Lebanese political and military organization Hezbollah, officials in Washington and Israel told reporters Saturday.
Israeli officials described the missiles targeted in the Friday strike as “game-changing” weapons, according to the Associated Press. They said they were not chemical weapons, but advanced, long-range, ground-to-ground missiles.
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MIDDLE EAST
Israeli airstrike in Syria was directed at missiles from Iran, U.S. officials say.
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Moscow ready to talk with Free Syrian Army, foreign minister says.
Britain set to end arms embargo on Syrian rebels as Assad 'massacres up to 100 men, women and children' with knives and guns.
Netanyahu mutes military to avoid mixed signals on Syria.
Iraq still using phony bomb detectors at checkpoints.
US hopeful Mideast nuclear conference can be held soon.
ASIA
Bomb kills five U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan.
Karzai urges Taliban to fight Afghan enemies after Pakistan clash.
Karzai wants more CIA money. Afghan president hopes CIA payments will continue.
US study sees China 'coercive power' on Japan.
Bangladesh toll 547; search becomes more gruesome.
Bangladesh urges no harsh EU measures over factory deaths.
Protests in Chinese city over planned chemical plant.
S. Korea jails nuclear workers over bribe scandal.
AFRICA
Diehard South Sudan rebels warn of more attacks.
Tunisian army presses hunt for jihadists.
Outrage as Kenyan president invited to Britain despite facing war crimes trial for causing a thousand deaths.
Ex-Congo rebels rest in Rwanda after quitting war.
Senegal, Chad sign agreement to investigate wartime crimes.
Sudan Jebel Amir gold mine collapse rescue called off.
Tanzania says Malawi returns to border dispute talks.
Uganda: The rebels are too damn many.
Debate over Easter greetings roil Egypt’s sensitive religious tension.
EUROPE
EU recession deeper than expected.
Analysts concerned over impact of closer US-Russia anti-terrorism cooperation on Caucasus.
Russian city visited by Boston bomber a nest of terror, violence.
Moldovan parliament moves to sack judges as crisis deepens.
Portugal aims to cut 30,000 civil service jobs.
Hungarian far-right decries 'Israeli plot' before Jewish meeting.
Huge tornado strikes northern Italy.
'Welcome home': Pope Francis greets his new next-door neighbour as 'depressed' ex-Pontiff Benedict moves into Vatican retirement flat.
AMERICAS
Latin America growth key for war on drugs - Obama.
California's Springs Fire nearly triples in size.
Colombia, FARC say progress made in talks.
Venezuela's Maduro says Colombia's Uribe plotting to kill him.
Investigators sharpen focus on Boston bombing suspect’s widow.
Boston bombings: Pro-Tsarnaev posters in Chechnya.
Funeral home director: No one will bury body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.S. terror watch list grows to 875,000.
Terror database too unwieldy to flag Boston suspect, critics say.
Al Qaeda operatives unleashed in Benghazi attack: Report.
Yemen human rights minister in Washington to talk about Guantanamo detainees.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Buffett says he, Berkshire board in agreement on next CEO. Buffett’s annual meeting: It’s a party not a symposium.
Harper Lee sues agent over ‘Mockingbird’ royalties.
Asian nations say global liquidity may lead to asset bubbles.