Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A Syrian soldier secures a checkpoint in Homs January 23, 2012. Syria on Monday rebuffed as a "conspiracy" an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down in favour of a unity government to calm a 10-month-old revolt in which thousands of Syrians have been killed. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)
Soldiers are seen at an army checkpoint in Hula, near Homs November ...
Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Soldiers are seen at an army checkpoint in Hula, near Homs November 4, 2011. Syrian troops' response to anti-government protests after Friday prayers will be a litmus test of the president's agreement with the Arab League to stop shooting and open talks with the protesters, opposition leaders said. REUTERS/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Palestinians wait at Beituniya checkpoint near the West Bank ...
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:10:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Palestinians wait at Beituniya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails October 18, 2011. Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers released captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Tuesday in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a Hamas military source said, in a deal ending a saga that has gripped Israel for five years. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A Palestinian man waits at the Beituniya checkpoint near the ...
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:40:02 +0200 (Reuters) - A Palestinian man waits at the Beituniya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails October 18, 2011. Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers released captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Tuesday in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a Hamas military source said, in a deal ending a saga that has gripped Israel for five years. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)
Police arrive at the checkpoint of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper ...
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:10:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Police arrive at the checkpoint of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Grasberg mine in Timika of Indonesia's Papua province October 17, 2011. Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc halted copper and gold production on Monday at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia because of security fears and worker blockades, in the worst supply disruption since a strike began a month ago. REUTERS/Muhamamd Yamin (INDONESIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENERGY BUSINESS POLITICS COMMODITIES)