(Reuters) - Israel said it fired into Syria on Sunday and destroyed a machinegun position in the Golan Heights from where shots had been fired at Israeli soldiers in a further spillover of the Syrian civil war along a tense front.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92N06020130324
This isn't the first time shots have
spilled over into Israel from Syria. Despite all their internal conflicts, they still share a common hatred for their neighbor.
and
This might be old news to some, but
(Reuters) - Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal with international lenders to shut down its second-largest bank and inflict heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians, in return for a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92G03I20130325
I almost went to Cyprus for a few days of adventure... good thing I didn't go. Although I doubt it would have really affected a lonely tourist.