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Syria Blocks Red Cross Aid to Rebel Enclave in Homs - New York Times Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:33:31 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria Blocks Red Cross Aid to Rebel Enclave in Homs New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian authorities on Friday blocked without explanation an officially sanctioned Red Cross convoy laden with food and medical supplies from entering a devastated neighborhood in the central city of Homs, one day after the army ... UN chief fears executions, torture in Syria's HomsJerusalem Post UN Dismayed About Reports of Syrian ExecutionsVoice of America Syria blocks aid convoy from entering devastated Homs districtLos Angeles Times Wall Street Journal -San Jose Mercury News -Reuters all 2,257 news articles »

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UN chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria - Reuters Africa Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:12:07 GMT

ABC News

UN chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria Reuters Africa By Samia Nakhoul and Louis Charbonneau BEIRUT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the ... After Syria Escape, French Reporters Leave BeirutABC News Syrian capital is a city changed in a yearHouston Chronicle Syrian foes brace for protracted civil warZimbabwe Independent Chicago Tribune all 6,654 news articles »

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UN chief to Syria: Let in aid workers; Red Cross blocked - USA TODAY Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:53:25 GMT

USA TODAY

UN chief to Syria: Let in aid workers; Red Cross blocked USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Syrian government Friday to immediately give humanitarian workers access to people who desperately need aid; while Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings ... UN Chief Demands Access to Battered Syrian DistrictVoice of America Russian official: Arming Syria rebels could violate international lawLos Angeles Times UN chief to Syria: Let in aid workersThe Associated Press all 1,322 news articles »

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French Journalists Return Home After 9 Days Trapped in Syria - New York Times Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:45:53 GMT

ABC News

French Journalists Return Home After 9 Days Trapped in Syria New York Times VILLACOUBLAY, France — After escaping from the central Syrian city of Homs, where for nine days they were trapped in the besieged neighborhood of Baba Amr, two French journalists returned to France on Friday evening. The journalists, Edith Bouvier, 31 ... 2 French Journalists Who Escaped Syria Return HomeABC News After Syria escape, French reporters leave BeirutBoston.com Evacuated Syria reporters arrive in FranceReuters all 723 news articles »

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Paul Conroy warns of Syria massacre - The Guardian Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:31:26 GMT

The Guardian

Paul Conroy warns of Syria massacre The Guardian Paul Conroy, the British photographer wounded in the rocket attack that killed war reporter Marie Colvin in Homs, has warned that the Syrian city faces a "massacre beyond measure". In his first interview since he was smuggled out of Syria and across ... UK photographer Paul Conroy - Syria 'is slaughterhouse'BBC News Rescued Photographer: In Syria 'It's Not A War, It's A Massacre'NPR (blog) MSU professor remembers cousin Colvin killed in SyriaMurray Ledger and Times ITN -This is Cornwall -Huffington Post UK all 140 news articles »

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Syria splits along sectarian lines, shaking Mideast - Kansas City Star Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:24:37 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria splits along sectarian lines, shaking Mideast Kansas City Star NEAR QUSAYR, Syria — Resting in a safe house south of the shell-battered city of Homs, Syrian rebel Abu Abdo at first framed the conflict convulsing his country as a war between the Sunni Muslim majority and the authoritarian regime of President ... Qaeda moving from Iraq to Syria: PMThe Daily Star Al-Qaeda in SyriaAINA (press release) Why Can't americans Have Democracy?OpEdNews all 30 news articles »

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Putin's softer stand on Syria greeted with skepticism - Globe and Mail Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:36:55 GMT

Globe and Mail

Putin's softer stand on Syria greeted with skepticism Globe and Mail Russian analysts and Syrian rebels say they are skeptical of Vladimir Putin's comments that suggest the Kremlin is backing away from its support of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, questioning the Russian Prime Minister's motivations ahead of a pivotal ... Syria: A new Russian trick?Arab News More Russian gasoil reaches Syria as crisis deepensThe Daily Star Putin Defends Russian Stance on SyriaWall Street Journal Toronto Star all 4,839 news articles »

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Syria envoy says UN's Ban 'slandering' Damascus - ABS CBN News Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:12:16 GMT

Syrian Arab News Agency

Syria envoy says UN's Ban 'slandering' Damascus ABS CBN News UNITED NATIONS - Syria's UN envoy on Friday accused Ban Ki-moon of "slandering" his country after the UN leader again condemned President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on opposition protests. Ambassador Bashar Jaafari, the most senior Syrian ... Rebels could use UN chief's words as legal cover for free-for-all – Syrian ...RT all 4 news articles »

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Turkish Ambassador: Arming Syrian Rebels 'Easier Said Than Done' - PBS NewsHour Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:34:04 GMT

Turkish Ambassador: Arming Syrian Rebels 'Easier Said Than Done' PBS NewsHour Leaders of the opposition Syrian National Council met Friday with the Turkish foreign minister in Istanbul to call for opening a military bureau in Turkey to coordinate the resistance in Syria. Ray Suarez and Namik Tan, Turkey's ambassador to the ... and more »

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UN rights body slams Syria, calls for aid access - The Associated Press Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:06:00 GMT

USA TODAY

UN rights body slams Syria, calls for aid access The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The UN's top human rights body voted Thursday to condemn Syria for its "widespread and systematic violations" against civilians in a violent crackdown on opposition groups, as more western governments closed their embassies in Damascus ... UN Rights Council Condemns Syrian CrackdownVoice of America (blog) Hague: British Embassy in Damascus 'suspended'BBC News PM frustrated over Syria slaughterThe Press Association Reuters -MiamiHerald.com all 1,801 news articles »