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Sat February 11, 2012

Breaking News

NATO says it is considering attaching an Israeli warship to the alliance's naval Mediterranean patrol despite Turkey's objections • Syrian officials should face war crimes charges at the Hague, says UN human rights office spokesman • Syrian TV reports 25 killed, 175 injured in explosions rocking Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, Friday near military intelligence and security buildings • Syrian state TV ran horrific images of dead and injured • DEBKAfile: The explosions were a warning to rouse Aleppo citizens to finally join the 11-month struggle against Assad • Russia escalated row with West Friday accusing its governments of being "accomplices" in inflaming the Syrian crisis • Moscow holds opposition responsible for ending violence • At least 60 killed in Homs as Assad forces backed by tank fire conduct house-to-house raids • Tanks stand by for final push to subdue city Friday or Saturday after a week of shelling and hundreds of dead • Opposition resistance is marred by splits • Washington tries to convene anti-Assad groups for international effort outside the UN to deliver humanitarian aid to desperate populace of Homs • Knesset panel endorses Justice Asher Grunis unapposed as new Supreme Court President after Dorit Bainisch retires this month • Investigative judges in Cairo say US and Egyptian pro-democracy activists could face up to five years jail • The case clouds Egyptian-US relations and threatens US aid •

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