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In this May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria.

Syrian TV: Troops Enter Rebel Stronghold of Qusair

Weeks-long offensive aimed to recapture strategic area connecting Damascus to Mediterranean coast More

Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al-Tadamon in Tunis, May 19, 2013.

Tunisians Fear Growing Threat of Radical Islamists

Sunday's incidents underscore growing clout of Muslim extremists in the once staunchly secular North African country More

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 19, 2013.

Netanyahu Takes Aim at Weapons 'Leakage' in Syria

Israeli PM holds out prospect of further strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah, other militant groupsMore

Report Says Iran Hangs 2 Spies Working for Israel, US

Fars news agency report does not say when the pair were arrested nor when trial took place More

FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad, Aug. 19, 2009.

Assad Says He Will Not Step Down

More than 70,000 people have been killed and several million displaced since uprising against Assad erupted More

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (file photo)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, March 17, 2013.

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Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, says missiles will embolden Assad and prolong suffering in Syria

Iranian and American wrestlers take part in an exhibition match at Grand Central Terminal in New York, May 15, 2013. (A. Azizzada/VOA)

Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

Iranians had been competing in US for first time in a decade

An Egyptian policeman wears a mask as he stands guard in front of a pick up truck full of pigs at the main slaughterhouse in Cairo, April 30, 2009.

Secret Life of Egyptian Pigs

Pigs are returning after being culled, purportedly for health reasons - a controversial move that left thousands of farmers jobless

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, Iraq, May 17, 2013.

Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores

Prime minister blames deadly wave of recents bombings on rising sectarian violence that has plagued country since April security forces raid in Kirkuk