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Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the

Protesters close Libyan oil terminal, halt exports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Protesters and disgruntled job seekers forced the closure of an eastern Libyan oil terminal on Wednesday for the second time in six months, disrupting exports, said an oil ministry official. Deputy Oil and Gas Minister Omar al-Shakmak said

Oil falls below $96 as fears over Syria ease

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil edged lower Tuesday as fears eased of Israeli involvement in Syria's civil war. The benchmark oil contract for June delivery was down 65 cents to $95.51 at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours - an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

A look at North Korea's military capabilities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military'

What now for gun control? A look at the issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They

What now for gun control? A look at the issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

Syria oil industry buckling under rebel gains

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's vital oil industry is breaking down as rebels capture many of the country's oil fields, with wells aflame and looters scooping up crude, depriving the government of much needed cash and fuel for its war machine against the uprising.