Assad's forces executed the men near a mosque in the northern province of Idlib, according to Al Jazeera report; security forces continuing assault in central, northern Syria.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, welcomed President Obama's emphasis on diplomacy to resolve tensions over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
An opinion poll of 5,000 Europeans in 10 countries conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that more than 8 out of 10 Europeans continue to be concerned about Iran developing a nuclear weapon and more than 7 out of 10 expressed strong support for stricter sanctions.
Following is the full text of the speech by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on March 5,2012.
Republican White House hopefuls told Israel's supporters Tuesday that they would take tougher steps than US President Barack Obama to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy promised on Tuesday that if re-elected his first foreign visit would be to Germany and his second to Israel and the Palestinians to push a European peace initiative.
French FM says he is skeptical that renewed nuclear talks with Iran will succeed; Iranian parliament speaker accuses world powers of double standards on nuclear issue.
