U.S. and Iran discuss Syrian crisis in back channel diplomacy: report
Iranian and U.S. government representatives have discussed ways to prevent Syria descending into bloody chaos
NATO chief rules out no fly-zone and intervention in Syria
AFP, Tripoli
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen ruled out the possibility of a no-fly zone for Syria, in remarks to an AFP 
Saudi King names Prince Nayef as heir and deputy PM; Obama congratulates Saudis
Saudi Arabia’s interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, was named as the new crown prince and deputy prime
South Sudan offers oil, money if Khartoum gives up Abyei
Reuters, JUBA
South Sudan said on Friday it was offering its former civil war foe Khartoum oil at discounted prices and financial 
End of an era for Libya: Qaddafi is killed in Sirte
Former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an
Saudi Arabia reports Iran to U.N. over alleged plot to kill ambassador
Al Arabiya with Agencies
Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to have Iran reported to the United Nations Security Council, a move that could
U.S. says Iran denial of contacts not truthful; KSA asks U.N. council to probe plot
AGENCIES, DUBAI/WASHINGTON
The United States held direct contacts with Iran over allegations that Tehran was behind an alleged plot to kill the 
Clash between Syrian troops, defectors kills 3
BEIRUT (AP) — An activist group says clashes between Syrian troops and armed men believed to be army
Evidence of Iranian plot overwhelming-Saudi prince
LONDON (Reuters) – Evidence that Iran was behind a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to
Terror and Talibanisation in Balochistan
Double whammy of military occupation & religious fundamentalism
Pakistan tolerates the Taliban as a proxy force to crush the Baloch people
By Peter Tatchell
A former British Protectorate, Balochistan was granted independence in 1947 but invaded and annexed by Pakistan 
