Syrian rebels foil Assad family’s attempt to flee

Sources within the Syrian opposition said that Free Syrian Army forces managed to prevent the escape of the first lady of Syria and additional relatives through Damascus airport. The sources claimed that Asma Assad, her children, Bashar Assad’s mother and his cousin were all in a convoy on the way to the airport when rebel forces under the command of a former senior officer in the Syrian army blocked their path. Read & Comment

Six months to a year ago, Iran supposedly had material for at least one small device.
Panetta: Iran could have bomb within a year Israel National News

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned on Sunday that Iran could develop a nuclear bomb within a year and said the U.S. would do anything to stop it. Read & Comment