Publication: Lebanon Daily Star

First reported 25 mins ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 1 reports

30 killed when bus plunges into Peru river

LIMA: At least 30 people died when a bus plunged off a highway into a river in central Peru, authorities said Wednesday."So far, I have 30 confirmed dead, but the police are continuing to search for victims," said Rodoricao Cubas Hurtado, chief of the ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Peru, San Ramon (Peru), Cuba

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 36 mins ago - 1 reports

United Nations

UN's Ban meets China's Xi for talks on N. Korea, Syria

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is pictured about to shake hands with the UN delegations as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves to Chinese officials during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Poo ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 3 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, China, Syria, United Nations, Korean Peninsula

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 43 mins ago - 1 reports

Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for hardline sermon

TUNIS, Tunisia: Tunisian authorities have announced the arrest of an imam after he gave a sermon described as "insubordinate."The statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday said the preacher from the southern Sidi Bouzid region called his ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Tunisia, Arrests, Sidi Bouzid, Tunis

First reported 44 mins ago - Updated 44 mins ago - 1 reports

New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

Saudi nurses and citizens walk outside the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf, some 370 kilometres East of the capital Riyadh, on June 16, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)LONDON: A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 44 mins ago]

Entities: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Virus, Perl (Germany)

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Hizballah

Hezbollah says spared lives of wounded Syrian rebels

Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks in front of students at the LU in Hadath, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban)BEIRUT: Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Wednesday his group fought “with honor” ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Naim Qassem, Future Movement (LB)

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Sidon in crosshairs of Syria crisis

Pro-Assir gunmen withdraw from a street under the watchful eye of Lebanese Army soldiers.Pro-Assir gunmen withdraw from a street under the watchful eye of Lebanese Army soldiers.SIDON, Lebanon: In the latest outburst of violence linked to the Syrian conflict, ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Bahia Hariri, Security, Hizballah, Armored Personnel Carrier

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 reports

Fuad Siniora

Siniora hands March 14 memo to Plumbly, leaves to Russia

Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora arrives at the Parliament in Beirut, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir)Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora arrives at the Parliament in Beirut, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Fuad Siniora, Beirut, Lebanon, Syria

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Lebanon sends memo on Syria violations to U.N.

The Daily StarPresident Michel Sleiman meets with U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Dereck Plumbly at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (The Daily Star/DalatiNohra, HO)BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman sent Tuesday a memorandum ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Adnan Mansour, Lebanon, Syria

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Sleiman sends memo on Syria violations of territory to U.N.

The Daily StarPresident Michel Sleiman, left, receives U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly in Baabda, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (The Daily Star/Dalati Nohra, HO)BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman sent a memorandum to the United Nations Tuesday ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Adnan Mansour, Syria, Derek Plumbly

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Tripoli residents protest over unpaid compensation

The Daily StarA Lebanese Sunni gunmen carries a weapon during clashes in Bab al-Tabbaneh in the northern city of Tripoli, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (The Daily Star/Stringer)A Lebanese Sunni gunmen carries a weapon during clashes in Bab al-Tabbaneh in the ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Protest, Sunni Islam

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Leaders urge swift investigation into Bekaa Valley killings

LABWEH/QASR, Lebanon: Religious and political leaders called for a swift investigation into the killing of three Lebanese Shiite men and a Turk in Wadi Rafeq Sunday, as they scrambled to contain the sectarian fallout from the attack.A cautious calm prevailed ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Ali Jaafar, Sectarianism, Hizballah

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

Turkey warns it may deploy army as protests rage

Turkish police guard the entrance of Gezi Park at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaTurkish police guard the entrance of Gezi Park at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaISTANBUL: Turkey warned on ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Gezi Park, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Protesters, Protest

Quotes

"So far, I have 30 confirmed dead, but the police are continuing to search for victims" said Rodoricao Cubas Hurtado, chief of the local highway police

30 killed when bus plunges into Peru river [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 25 mins ago]

"We understand too little about this virus when viewed against the magnitude of its potential threat" she said last month in Geneva

New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 44 mins ago]

"The two sides exchanged views on China-DPRK relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula" she told a regular briefing, referring to North Korea by the acronym of its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

UN's Ban meets China's Xi for talks on N. Korea, Syria [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 3 hours ago]

"In a special meeting chaired by President Hamid Karzai, the president has decided to suspend talks about a security pact with the U S because of their inconsistent statements and actions in regard to the peace process" spokesman Aimal Faizi told Reuters

Afghanistan suspends talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 10 hours ago]

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