Hezbollah Threatens Israel Over Syria Strikes
By ANNE BARNARD
Hussein Malla/Associated Press
In a televised speech, Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, said the transfer of the weapons would be Syria’s “strategic response” to the airstrikes that hit the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday.
The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, suggested that Syria would retaliate by providing his fighters with weapons that Israel wants to keep out of the militant group’s hands.
A Lost Generation: Young Syrian Refugees Struggle to Survive
By JODI RUDOREN
More than half the 500,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan are under 18. “They can’t see beyond, frankly, the next day,” an aid worker says.
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Son of Former Pakistani Leader Is Abducted as Campaign Nears End
By SALMAN MASOOD
Gunmen kidnapped a son of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, according to news media reports, throwing an already violence-ridden election campaign into more tumult.
Political Handouts Thrive in Pakistan
By DECLAN WALSH
Amid the talk of change in Saturday’s elections, Pakistan remains a place where handouts can decide votes and lawmakers are sought out for protection.
Karzai Says U.S. Can Keep Afghan Bases After 2014
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan offered a concrete public signal that foreign troops would remain welcome in the coming years.
Prices Cut for Cervical Cancer Vaccines in Poor Countries
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Two drug companies will lower their prices to less than $5 a dose to expand protection against human papillomavirus, or HPV, to millions of girls in the world’s neediest nations.
Family Planning Officials Investigate Chinese Filmmaker
By EDWARD WONG
China’s most celebrated director, Zhang Yimou, could face a hefty fine if he is found to have fathered more children than allowed by law.
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China Dips a Toe Into Middle East Peace
By EDWARD WONG and CHRIS BUCKLEY
Back-to-back visits from the Palestinian and Israeli leaders hinted that China had given some thought to playing a more energetic, if very limited, role as mediator.
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