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- Kofi Annan's exit makes it clear: Force trumps talk in Syria
- In Spain, an extended family weathers hard times
- Palestinian women's killings spark outcry over lax laws
| Kofi Annan's exit makes it clear: Force trumps talk in Syria Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT The resigning special envoy says publicly for the first time that his peace plan for Syria meant President Bashar Assad had to go. BEIRUT — The resignation of Kofi Annan, the point man for international efforts to bring peace to Syria, emphatically confirmed what events there had already been making clear: The country's fate is far more likely to be decided by force than by negotiations.  |
| In Spain, an extended family weathers hard times Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:10 PM PDT A jobless worker in Madrid and his family get by with help from the Spanish government and his wife's parents. Only his father-in-law draws a paycheck. MADRID — With a teenager in a wheelchair and four other children younger than 12, Tania Maroto can't work outside the home. For years, her family got by on her husband's construction paycheck and social security for their disabled daughter.  |
| Palestinian women's killings spark outcry over lax laws Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT Rights activists march in Bethlehem to demand tougher punishment for the killing of women by relatives. So-called honor killings claimed the lives of 29 women in the West Bank from 2007 to 2010, critics say. RAMALLAH, West Bank — Four recent cases of Palestinian women slain allegedly at the hand of relatives have prompted women and human rights groups to demand tougher laws against domestic violence and more stringent enforcement.  |
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