As residents flee the violence in Syria, some towns in the North have been turned into virtual ghost towns. World News Videos by NewsLook
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Stratfor Europe analyst Kristen Cooper discusses the strategic importance of Cyprus as it assumes the EU presidency. World News Videos by NewsLook
South Africa’s economy is still in the apartheid era and blacks must wrest control of the continent’s financial and mining powerhouse from the white minority, President Jacob Zuma says at the start of the ANC’s policy conference. World News Videos by NewsLook
Delivering a speech directed at his new government on state television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country was in “a real state of war.” World News Videos by NewsLook
In a victory speech, Egyptian Election winner Mohamed Morsi says his government will respect the country’s commitments to human rights. World News Videos by NewsLook
Paraguay’s ousted leader Fernando Lugo accused lawmakers of carrying out a “parliamentary coup d’etat” to force him from power, as international protests mounted over his abrupt removal. World News Videos by NewsLook
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have flooded into South Sudan in the last month, fleeing the bombing and burning of their villages. World News Videos by NewsLook
World leaders gathering in Rio weighed steps to root out poverty and protect the environment as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that “time is not on our side” for fixing a mounting list of problems. World News Videos by NewsLook
A Pentagon official says the US believes three Russian ships carrying supplies and possibly personnel will be departing for Syria and the US has no reason to believe they are headed anywhere other than Russia’s naval base in Tartus. World News Videos by NewsLook
Stratfor Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Reva Bhalla explains how the Egyptian political transition is affecting its relationship with Israel. World News Videos by NewsLook
France’s Socialist Party has won a majority in parliamentary run-off elections, while the far-right Front National secured its first seats since 1980s. World News Videos by NewsLook
UN observers suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday, blaming intensifying violence as troops rained shells down on rebel bastions including Homs, where the opposition warned a massacre was imminent. World News Videos by NewsLook
Refugees fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar trying to enter Bangladesh by boat are turned away. World News Videos by NewsLook
Yemens Defense Minister made a visit to Zinjibar a day after the Yemeni army retakes the city from al Qaeda-linked militants. World News Videos by NewsLook
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Tuesday not to let Russia be weakened by social shocks as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Moscow to protest his historic third term. World News Videos by NewsLook
The EU bailout of Spain’s banks may have brought some relief to Madrid and eurozone leaders, but for those struggling to find work in the country the outlook remains grim.
U.S. and South Korean troops have conducted a joint military exercise simulating an attack from North Korea. World News Videos by NewsLook