msnbc.com | Syria: Security forces reportedly kill atleast 12 people at funeral processions NDTV.com AP, Updated: April 24, 2011 07:55 IST Damascus: The death toll in Syria's uprising against President Bashar Assad continued to rise on Saturday as security forces opened fire on funeral processions, killing at least twelve people around the country. ... MESS Report / Assad regime threatened by Syria protests Canadians in Syria advised to leave due to growing violence Iran on edge as ally Syria fights for survival |
New York Times | Exiles Shaping World's Image of Syria Revolt New York Times Rami Nakhle, a Syrian dissident hiding in Beirut, coordinated coverage of protests in Syria on Friday from his apartment. By ANTHONY SHADID BEIRUT, Lebanon — On the bloodiest day of Syria's uprising, Rami Nakhle's fingers drifted over the keyboard in ... Syrian Activist In Hiding Presses Mission From Abroad |
AFP | US Drone Hits Libyan Target; Nine Killed at Funerals in Syria BusinessWeek April 24 (Bloomberg) -- The US launched its first missile attack from a drone aircraft in Libya yesterday, and in Syria news services said authorities killed at least nine people at funerals for victims in anti-government demonstrations ... National and world briefs Deadly day in Syria...McCain wants more US help in Libya...Lohan hearing McCain: Libyan rebels seek US recognition, might pay for war costs |
AFP | Syria can spur Iran democracy: Nobel laureate AFP WASHINGTON — Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi voiced hope Saturday over mass protests in Syria, saying that the fall of Tehran's main Arab ally would send a powerful signal to the Islamic regime. "Democracy in Islamic and Arab countries, ... The Education of an Iranian Revolutionary Ebadi predicts democratic reform will happen in Iran |
Trend News Agency | EU condemns use of force against protesters in Syria Xinhua BRUSSELS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The European Union on Saturday condemned the use of force against protesters in Syria, and called on the Syrian government to carry out "profound political reforms. " "I condemn the use of brutal force against ... EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria EU President condemns crackdown against demonstrations in Syria EU's Ashton condemns "appalling" Syrian protester crackdown |
Ha'aretz | Israel in a quandary over turmoil in Syria Washington Post On the other hand, there is no sympathy for Assad and his links with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, and any regime change in Syria will hurt this axis.” A separate issue is the impasse between Israel and Syria over the occupied Golan Heights, ... Obama's Syria Bind Rights group: EU must end 'faustian pact' with Syria US urges Syria stop violence against demonstrators |
The Guardian | Cleanup in Mo...Plan for Yemen...More crackdowns in Syria 9&10 News BEIRUT (AP) — The crackdown on anti-government protests continues in Syria after the bloodiest day yet in the monthlong uprising against President Bashar Assad. Security forces opened fired at thousands of people joining funeral processions for those ... Escalating protests put U.S. in a bind UPI NewsTrack TopNews Yemeni agreement to GCC proposal positions group as regional mediator |
Archbishop praying for ceasefire The Press Association The Archbishop of Westminster will speak of his hopes for a ceasefire in Libya and peace in conflict-hit countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Ivory Coast as Christians across the world mark Easter Sunday. Delivering his Homily during the Solemn ... |
Tornado hits St. Louis...Libyan rebels claim victory...Syria protests 9&10 News ST. LOUIS (AP) — The National Weather Service confirms it was a tornado that ripped up the main airport in St. Louis. Last evening's twister tore a large section of roof off the main terminal at Lambert Airport, forcing the airport to close ... |
Al-Arabiya | Syria, Between Ankara and Tehran Al-Arabiya Meanwhile, the demonstrations that are taking place in Syria, and the regime's method of dealing with them, are leading to hugely-important calculations, both in the short and long term, on the part of leading regional powers that are concerned with ... |