kill 21 in refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus with Mortars attack

Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing 21 people as regime forces and rebels clashed on the southern outskirts of Damascus, activists said Friday.
The attack on Yarmouk camp came as the government battled rebel fighters in the nearby Damascus suburb of Tadamon on Thursday evening. Clashes there continued on Friday and sounds of explosions from the neighborhood could be heard as far as the mostly deserted Damascus downtown, with plumes of smoke seen rising into the sky.
The U.N. agency running Palestinian camps confirmed that at least 20 people had died in the shelling of Yarmouk. The Britain-based Syria Observatory for Human Rights, which first reported the deaths, said the mortars hit as shoppers were buying food for the evening meal. The activists with the group would not speculate on who was firing.

Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense has denied that Washington and Israel are planning to attack Iran

Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense has denied that Washington and Israel are planning to attack Iran.
On Tuesday, media reports say the Pentagon has already drawn up a plan to force Tehran for its nuclear program if diplomacy fails to persuade to stop.
With his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak's Talking, Panetta said that a strike was imminent.
interested, "he told reporters in Tel Aviv.
is important. "

Tehran says its nuclear work is for peaceful purposes

Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense has denied that Washington and Israel are planning to attack Iran.
On Tuesday, media reports say the Pentagon has already drawn up a plan to force Tehran for its nuclear program if diplomacy fails to persuade to stop.
With his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak's Talking, Panetta said that a strike was imminent.
interested, "he told reporters in Tel Aviv.
"I think we will end, as Prime Minister has spoken, we have every option, every effort, you know, before we resort to a military operation is over. I think this is important. "
Western powers believe that Iran wants a nuclear bomb and Israel has repeatedly indicated he used force to try to stop the nuclear program could be.
Tehran says its nuclear work is for peaceful purposes

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has denied that Washington and Israel are planning to attack Iran.
Media reports on Tuesday said the Pentagon has already drawn up military plans if diplomacy fails to convince Tehran to halt its nuclear programme.
Speaking alongside his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barack, Panetta said no strike was imminent.
"I just don't want to engage in speculating what we will or won't do. I guess my hope is that working together, since we have a common cause here we are both interested in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, "he told reporters in Tel Aviv.
"I think we have to exhaust, just as the prime minister has made this point, we have to exhaust every option, every effort, you know, before we resort to a military action. I think that's important. "
Western powers believe Iran wants a nuclear bomb and Israel has repeatedly hinted it might use force to try to halt the atomic program.

Tehran says its nuclear work is for peaceful purposes