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May 29, 2014 In order to give you more time to complete the application process and submit your materials, the 2014 Eye to Heart Film Contest’s deadline has been extended to AUGUST 1ST. The Eye to Heart contest is an opportunity for young, aspiring filmmakers and photographers to spread their message of positive social change. Three…

AIC Boston Co-Sponsors “Voices from Saudi Arabia” Beyond labels and stereotypes and beyond the constraints of the mainstream, engage in a discussion that will take you to the gruond and the underground in Saudi Arabia; speak to street artists, comedians, and women advocates. Thursdays: February 6, 13, 20, 2014 – 4pm – 6pm Refreshments and…

The protracted three-year civil war in Syria has created an international hotbed of terrorism that threatens the United States homeland and is likely to grow even worse in the months and years to come, according to the nation’s top intelligence officials.

GENEVA — New fireworks erupted at talks between the Syrian government and the opposition here on Tuesday, as the government sharply criticized a recent decision by the United States Congress to approve continued support for the Syrian rebels, and the United Nations’ top mediator decided not to continue talks in the afternoon.

GENEVA — The Syrian government on Monday failed to authorize an international aid convoy to enter blockaded areas in the city of Homs, as the opposition’s Western backers declared that if the delivery was not allowed by next week they would be likely to challenge the government in the United Nations Security Council.

GENEVA — The Syrian government said on Sunday at peace talks here that it was willing to allow women and children to leave a blockaded area of the city of Homs at any time, suggesting a small step forward in confidence-building measures that the sponsors of the talks hope will build toward a political resolution…

(Reuters) – Syria’s first peace talks were on the verge of collapsing on Friday before they began, with the opposition refusing to meet President Bashar al-Assad’s delegation and the government threatening to bring its team home.

MONTREUX, Switzerland — From its early moments on Wednesday, the long-delayed peace conference on Syria was marked by acrimony when Syria’s foreign minister described Syrian rebels as “evil” and ignored appeals by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, to avoid invective or even to yield the floor.

MONTREUX, Switzerland — Friction and acrimony broke out almost immediately on Wednesday with the start of a long-delayed peace conference on Syria, punctuated by a testy exchange between the Syrian foreign minister and the leader of the United Nations, casting doubt on the prospects for easing hostilities or even opening up emergency aid corridors to…