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(AP) UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. peacekeeping chief has told the Security Council that it’s too dangerous for U.N. observers in Syria to resume their mission. A diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said Tuesday that Herve Ladsous told a closed council meeting that the mission could restart at some point but that for the time being, it’s too dangerous. U.N. forces in Syria repeatedly came under fire before the U.N. suspended the 300-member mission earlier this month. Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the mission’s head, told the council at the time that the observers had suffered direct fire at least 10 times, 통영출장업소 had been in several indirect fire incidents. He said nine U.N. vehicles had been damaged or struck by small arms fire. Syria’s rebels not as Islamist as you think – yetWatch: Condoleezza Rice calls on U.S. to arm Syria...

(CBS/AP) BEIRUT – A video emerged Friday showing more than a dozen bloodied corpses in Syria, some of them piled on top of each other and in military uniforms, in what the government said was a “massacre” by rebels in the northern province of Aleppo. The circumstances of the killings were not immediately clear. But in the video — which could not be independently verified — the narrator said the dead were members of the “shabiha,” or pro-regime gunmen. Syria’s state-run news agency, SANA, said terrorist groups had killed and mutilated at least 25 people in Daret Azzeh, a rebel-held area in the Aleppo countryside. The government refers to rebels as terrorists. Activists report high-ranking Syrian army defectionsSyrian pilot defects to Jordan in fighter jet “The terrorist groups in Daret Azzeh committed a brutal massacre against the citizens, whom they had kidnapped earlier in the day,” SANA said. The report said at least 25 people were killed, but others were missing. Although the city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest, has been relatively quiet since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March last year, 화성출장만남 towns and villages around it have witnessed intense clashes between troops and opposition fighters. Activists say more than 14,000 people have been killed since the uprising began. Daret Azzeh has endured intense government shelling over the past two weeks as Assad’s forces try...

(AP) RAMALLAH, West Bank – Yasser Arafat’s body may be exhumed to allow for more testing of the causes of his death, the Palestinian president said Wednesday, after a Swiss lab said it found elevated levels of a radioactive isotope in belongings the Palestinian leader is said to have used in his final days. Arafat’s widow, Suha, called for an autopsy in the wake of the lab’s findings, first reported by the Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera. In an interview with the station, she did not explain why she waited nearly eight years to have the belongings, including a toothbrush and a fur hat, tested. At the time of his death, she refused to agree to an autopsy. The Palestinian leader died at a military hospital outside Paris in November 2004 of what French doctors called a massive brain hemorrhage — weeks after he fell violently ill at his West Bank compound. Doctors, including independent experts who reviewed his medical records on behalf of The Associated Press, have been unable to pinpoint the underlying cause of the hemorrhage. Speculation has lingered in the Arab world that he was killed by Israel, which viewed him as an obstacle to a peace treaty. Israeli officials have vociferously denied any foul play. Francois Bochud, who heads the Institute of Radiation Physics in Lausanne, Switzerland, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his...

(CBS) Jeff Probst is hoping to outwit, outplay and outlast on daytime television. The “Survivor” host has inked a deal with CBS Television Distribution to develop a first-run talk show slated to debut in fall 2012. Pictures: “Survivor: Redemption Island” The one-hour show will cover topics ranging from newsmakers of the day to families and individuals facing challenges. “I’m fascinated with human nature and thrilled that this show will allow me the opportunity to connect with real people and explore their stories on a personal level,” Probst said in a release. “As I continue with ‘Survivor,’ I am excited to extend my relationship with CBS with this new adventure in the world of daytime.” “Anyone who has seen Jeff on ‘Survivor’ knows how he connects with people, and has an instinct that makes him a natural and compelling host for daytime. With the same adventure Jeff approaches his own life, the show will take the same path. Whether it’s a newsmaker-of-the-day, a celebrity or ordinary folks, Jeff will go further than typical discussion. The show will cover a range of topics from relationships to human interest. And like Jeff, the show will encourage action, change and discovery. We are very fortunate to have him,” added Aaron Meyerson, president of Programming and Development for CTD. Probst has hosted all 22 seasons of “Survivor,” and is a regular fill-in for Regis...