Lebanese and Syrians take part in a demonstration against Hezbollah's military interference in Syria, on May 21, 2013, in downtown Beirut. Washington expressed concern about Hezbollah's role and diplomats said the European Union (EU) was poised to place the powerful Shiite militant group's military wing on its list of international terrorist groups.
Austrian Defence Minister Gerald Klug speaks during an interview with Reuters in Vienna May 21, 2013. Austria may pull its peacekeepers from Golan Heights, dealing the U.N. buffer mission between Israel and Syria a potentially lethal blow, if the European Union decides to arm Syrian rebel's, Klug said on Thursday.
French soldiers, part of the European Union training mission in Mali, look on as Malian soldiers practise manning a checkpoint and arresting a suspect in Koulikoro May 17, 2013. A European Union training mission faces a considerable challenge as it seeks to succeed where years of U.S. instruction failed by turning Mali's rag-tag army into a force capable of facing an Islamist threat stretching across the Sahara. Picture taken May 17, 2013. To match story MALI-EU/ARMY.
Malian soldiers practise marksmanship during a European Union training mission session in Koulikoro May 17, 2013. A European Union training mission faces a considerable challenge as it seeks to succeed where years of U.S. instruction failed by turning Mali's rag-tag army into a force capable of facing an Islamist threat stretching across the Sahara. Picture taken May 17, 2013. To match story MALI-EU/ARMY.
French soldiers (L), part of the European Union training mission in Mali, show Malian counterparts how to prepare to enter and search a mock suspected insurgent house during a training exercise in Koulikoro May 17, 2013. A European Union training mission faces a considerable challenge as it seeks to succeed where years of U.S. instruction failed by turning Mali's rag-tag army into a force capable of facing an Islamist threat stretching across the Sahara. Picture taken May 17, 2013. To match story MALI-EU/ARMY.
Italian businessman Marcello di Finizio stands by his banner with writings against the Italian Government and the Euro as he protests on St. Peter's 130-meter-high (42-feet-high) dome, at the Vatican, Monday, May 20, 2013. Di Finizio eluded Vatican security Monday and scaled the dome of St. Peter's Basilica to protest against the Italian government and European Union policies. The man, who identified himself as the owner of a beach resort, had already done a similar protest last year.
