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Putin Defends Stand on Syria and Chastises US on Libya Outcome - New York Times Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:39:15 GMT

New York Times

Putin Defends Stand on Syria and Chastises US on Libya Outcome New York Times MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday strongly defended Russia's implacable opposition to military intervention in Syria and sharply chastised the United States for its role in toppling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya, describing that ... Putin further distances Russia from Syria's AssadLos Angeles Times Activists scoff at Putin's remarks on SyriaUSA TODAY Putin 'not that preoccupied' with fate of Syria's AssadThe Guardian Reuters -Hot Air (blog) all 2,664 news articles »

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Syria Unleashes Cluster Bombs on Town, Punishing Civilians - New York Times Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:17:33 GMT

Syria Unleashes Cluster Bombs on Town, Punishing Civilians New York Times MAREA, Syria — The plane came in from the southeast late in the afternoon, releasing its weapons in a single pass. Within seconds, scores of finned bomblets struck and exploded on the homes and narrow streets of this small Syrian town.

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Russian Speakers Become Prey in Syrian Conflict - New York Times Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:21:08 GMT

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Russian Speakers Become Prey in Syrian Conflict New York Times MOSCOW — Late last month, a Ukrainian blogger and journalist, Anhar Kochneva, sat on a couch in the place where she was being held by a Syrian rebel group and, as one of her captors filmed her, confessed to working at the behest of Russian ... Russia-NATO standoff over Syria loomsThe Hindu No winners in Syria – Russian Foreign Ministereuronews Protect foreigners in Syria, Russia urges UNSCZee News The Voice of Russia all 14 news articles »

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US Says Syria Once Again Launching Scuds at Rebels - ABC News (blog) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:31:18 GMT

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US Says Syria Once Again Launching Scuds at Rebels ABC News (blog) US Says Syria Once Again Launching Scuds at Rebels. Email 0 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print. Within the past day, the Assad regime in Syria once again launched Scud missiles at rebel-held areas in the northwest part of the country, U.S. officials ... Syria Fires More Scud Missiles at Rebels, US SaysNew York Times Syria Scud Missiles Being Used By Assad Regime Against Rebels, Obama ...Huffington Post AP source: Syria again using Scud missiles on foesMiamiHerald.com (registration) allvoices all 134 news articles »

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Missing American journalist's parents: Send our son home from Syria for Christmas - CNN International Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:23:47 GMT

Kansas City Star

Missing American journalist's parents: Send our son home from Syria for Christmas CNN International (CNN) -- The parents of an American journalist missing in Syria have a new message for his captors: "Let us be a whole family again." In a statement published Thursday on the McClatchy Newspapers website, Austin Tice's parents say he went to Syria to ... Tice family pleads for help in return of journalist missing in SyriaKansas City Star all 18 news articles »

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Wounded Presage Health Crisis for Postwar Syria - ABC News Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:25:36 GMT

ABC News

Wounded Presage Health Crisis for Postwar Syria ABC News A baby boy joined the ranks of Syria's tens of thousands of war wounded when a missile fired by Bashar Assad's air force slammed into his family home and shrapnel pierced his skull. Four-month-old Fahed Darwish suffered brain damage and, like thousands ... and more »

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As Last Member of NBC Team Escapes Syria, More Details on Hostage Drama ... - New York Times (blog) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:33:05 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

As Last Member of NBC Team Escapes Syria, More Details on Hostage Drama ... New York Times (blog) Last Updated, Thursday, 2:20 p.m. NBC News announced on Wednesday that an employee who had been kidnapped in Syria last week along with the correspondent Richard Engel arrived safely in Turkey, as more details of the hostage drama were released ... NBC crew freed from kidnappers in SyriaCNN Final member of NBC team free after Syria kidnapUSA TODAY Why Are Journalists Still Going Inside Syria?Huffington Post (blog) Wired -Christian Science Monitor all 2,061 news articles »

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Post-ABC poll: US involvement in Syria - Washington Post Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:01:09 GMT

Daily Beast

Post-ABC poll: US involvement in Syria Washington Post In this poll: In general, Americans widely oppose U.S. military involvement in Syria, but majorities support establishing a no-fly zone and direct action rises if chemical weapons are used by the government. http://wapo.st/WulF41 · Data: Complete ... Few Back US Military Role in Syria – But Support Jumps in Specific CasesABC News (blog) What Syria portendsDaily Caller Tipping Point for Syria?s AssadDaily Beast The Atlantic -Huffington Post -gulfnews.com all 845 news articles »

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Living Conditions Difficult in Rebel-Held Syria - Voice of America Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:21:13 GMT

Voice of America

Living Conditions Difficult in Rebel-Held Syria Voice of America Like other families in Tal Rifat, a town in an enclave rebels carved out this summer in northern Syria stretching from Aleppo north to the Turkish border, 37-year-old Hassan, his wife and four young children are trying to get by the best they can. But ...

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UN says Syria conflict is 'overtly sectarian' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:37:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

UN says Syria conflict is 'overtly sectarian' Aljazeera.com Syria's civil war is increasingly turning into a sectarian conflict pitting majority Sunni rebels against government forces supported by the country's religious and ethnic minorities, a new UN human rights report has said. Sergio Pinheiro, a Brazilian ... Syria conflict turns 'overtly sectarian,' UN reportsLos Angeles Times Fears Syria is turning into sectarian conflictTelegraph.co.uk UN warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria warYahoo! News (blog) Financial Times -Scoop.co.nz (press release) -Vereinte Nationen (UNO) all 297 news articles »