Syria denies blame for Turkish border bomb blast that killed at least 46
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Nine Turkish citizens were arrested Sunday in connection with the car bomb attacks that killed 46 people in a town near the Syrian border on Saturday.
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Exclusive: Turkish PM Erdogan: Syria has crossed red line, used chemical weapons
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Turkey’s prime minister is charging that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its people and has called on the U.S. to take stronger action, he told NBC News’ Ann Curry in an exclusive interview Thursday.
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McCain: Obama should ‘be prepared’ to act on Syria weapons
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On “Meet the Press,” Sen. John McCain said Obama needs a strategy to secure Syria’s chemical weapons should the regime fall. But, he warned, sending US troops could prompt resentment.
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BREAKING: Hagel says US intelligence believes Syria may have used chemical weapon
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the U.S. believes “with some degree of varying confidence” the Syrian government has used chemical weapons — specifically the nerve agent sarin — against its own people.
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‘Before the war life was sweet’: Teen tells of life robbed by sniper’s bullet
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ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan - A sniper’s bullet ripped through Hazem Mahmoud’s back seven months ago in Homs, Syria. The 15-year-old has felt nothing below his waist since then. His legs are pale, wasted and scarred by sores. One bites deep into his thigh.
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At least 15 reported dead, 53 wounded in Syria bombing
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A suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus on Monday, killing at least 15 people, setting cars ablaze and damaging buildings, according to state television.
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‘Amazing’: Obama turns tourist in ancient city of Petra
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PETRA, Jordan — President Barack Obama marveled at the sights of Jordan’s ancient city of Petra on Saturday as he wrapped up a four-day Middle East tour by setting aside weighty diplomatic matters and playing tourist for a day.
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Obama, Netanyahu address Iran, Syria threats
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During a wide-ranging press conference in Jerusalem, President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed Middle East conflicts and a potential two-state solution.
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Will US cash do enough for Syria rebels?
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Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that the U.S. will supply Syria’s opposition with $60 million in non-lethal aid. Yet, while the money is needed, it’s unlikely to immediately change anything.
Read the full analysis by NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin.
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US to send $60 million in aid direct to Syria rebels
ROME - In a policy shift, the United States on Thursday announced plans to send military rations and medical supplies directly to Syrian opposition fighters, but fell short of providing weapons and ammunition that the rebels had been asking for.
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President Barack Obama’s choice to be secretary of state, Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass, began his confirmation hearing Thursday morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one day after the same committee conducted a fractious hearing with current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over last September’s attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
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Syrian rebels freed 48 Iranian hostages on Wednesday in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government, according to the head of a Turkish aid agency that helped broker the deal.
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“There was no doubt that these were violent people and that they could have executed us at any time,” Engel told NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie in an interview Thursday night on “Rock Center.”
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Step one: Talib Kweli comes in for rehearsal and sees Al Roker on a bike.
Step two: Someone else spots Talib, then Al on his bike, and has the...
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