Diplomatic efforts to stop fighting in Syria foundered as President Bashar al-Assad shut the door on immediate negotiations and escalated a new assault on the city of Idlib.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE — There are no assigned seats in the room where the Virginia men’s basketball players are interviewed after games at John Paul Jones Arena. But just to be clear, Mike Scott’s seat is the second one to the right as you enter the door. Read full article > >

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Virginia vs. North Carolina: Mike Scott rules on and off the court for Cavaliers

A 65-year-old man dies after being assaulted while answering the door to his flat in Brighton.

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The decision by the government opens the door for Wal-Mart, Tesco, Ikea and other firms to establish a presence in one of the world’s biggest markets.

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India Moves to Open Country to Foreign Retailers

BEIRUT —The Syrian government Sunday appealed for an emergency summit of the Arab League to avert “preparations for a war on Syria,” amid signs that the regime led by President Bashar al-Assad has been seriously shaken by the regional body’s decision to suspend its membership. The call for an urgent session of the Arab League came as tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators thronged central squares in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo to denounce the Arab League’s move Saturday, which opens the door to an escalation of international pressure on the regime to halt its violent crackdown against an eight-month old uprising. Read full article > >

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In acting against a core member, the Arab League opened the door to broader international sanctions against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria Over Its Crackdown on Protesters

Christina Teague barely had time to react as her son, Will, lunged for the door of her car full of children, trying to wrench it open while yelling frantically, “I’ve got to get out!” Teague managed to pull to the side of the winding country road near their Charlottesville home as Will, nearly 8, leapt out of the car. Read full article > >

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Medical Mystery: What explained second-grader’s sudden panic and obsessions?

Christina Teague barely had time to react as her son, Will, lunged for the door of her car full of children, trying to wrench it open while yelling frantically, “I’ve got to get out!” Teague managed to pull to the side of the winding country road near their Charlottesville home as Will, nearly 8, leapt out of the car. Read full article > >

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HBO’s “Entourage” ends after eight seasons with a story line that leaves the door open for its posse to work together again.

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The Turkish proverb, “the Turk has no friend” ( Turk’un dostu yoktur ) has become popular in Turkey’s capital, Ankara. Washington thumbs its nose at Ankara’s surging strength in the Middle East. Europe continues to slam the door on Turkey’s aspirations to join its EU. Israel accuses its erstwhile ally of siding with terrorists. Perhaps this is what makes Turkey’s bombastic and confrontational prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan even more adamantly focused on his country’s foreign policy.

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In Turkey, Erdogan Looks Out, Not In.

A 13-year-old boy from Croydon is set to make hundreds of thousands of pounds after inventing a doorbell that calls the householder if no-one answers the door.

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PHILADELPHIA — At 3:40 Thursday afternoon, Manager Jim Riggleman and hitting coach Rick Eckstein called every hitter in the Washington Nationals ’ clubhouse into Riggleman’s office. They closed the door. Riggleman and Eckstein spoke first. A few players followed. “All positive,” one player said later. “Usually,” Riggleman said, “you like to have those meetings when you’re facing an emergency starter or something.” Riggleman had called his meeting hours before his team faced Roy Halladay, “the best pitcher “I’ve ever faced,” said Jerry Hairston, who has faced 826 of them. Read full article > >

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Nationals vs. Phillies: John Lannan struggles again vs. Roy Halladay and Philadelphia

NATO and Libyan rebels have rejected Gaddafi’s proposal for a ceasefire and truce made in a rambling pre-dawn speech on Saturday, in which he said he was open for negotiations and asked, “Why are you attacking us?” Though Gaddafi claimed “the door to…

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NATO Rejects Gaddafi’s Ceasefire Proposal

TRIPOLI, Libya — The armed men arrived this month, pounded on the door and took Ibrahim’s cousin away. There was not a word of explanation and not a word since about where he has been taken.

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