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'Failing' Syria Peace Plan Raises Question of What's Next - BusinessWeek Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:49:16 GMT

CBC.ca

'Failing' Syria Peace Plan Raises Question of What's Next BusinessWeek By Nicole Gaouette and Peter Green on April 28, 2012 The UN-backed Syria peace plan is failing, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, casting doubt on the prospects for stopping the bloodshed soon. Citing the Syrian government's attacks on ... Syria derides UN chief as peace plan in crisisFox News Syria accuses UN chief of encouraging 'terrorists'Boston Herald Syria Gunmen Stage Attack On Military Unit On Mediterranean Coast Off LatakiaHuffington Post all 1,074 news articles »

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Cease-Fire in Syria Exposes Heavy Price of Just Buying Time - New York Times Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:49:01 GMT

Newsday

Cease-Fire in Syria Exposes Heavy Price of Just Buying Time New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A United Nations-backed cease-fire has neither stopped the fighting in Syria nor forced the government to pull its troops from civilian neighborhoods. It has been called a failure by activists still dodging bullets on the streets of ... UN military observers arriving in SyriaNewsday Pro&Con: Direct intervention by U.S. could turn grievous situation into utter ...SouthCoastToday.com US, Western countries after instability in SyriaPress TV Journal of Turkish Weekly all 4 news articles »

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Suspected Syria-bound arms found in ship off Lebanon - Reuters Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:01:45 GMT

euronews

Suspected Syria-bound arms found in ship off Lebanon Reuters (Corrects name of ship) BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities have found weapons on board a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on Saturday. They said the ship, ... Lebanon holds ship 'carrying weapons for Syria rebels'BBC News Syria accuses UN chief of encouraging 'terrorists'Twin Falls Times-News Syria arms ship impounded, crew held for questioningThe Daily Star Aljazeera.com -SBS -euronews all 87 news articles »

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Russia, China agree on Syria, North Korea: Chinese minister - Reuters Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:23:38 GMT

Eurasia Review

Russia, China agree on Syria, North Korea: Chinese minister Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - China and Russia agree entirely with each other's positions on the crisis in Syria and on North Korea's nuclear program, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said on Saturday in Moscow. "The sides hold 100 percent coinciding ... UPDATE 1-Russia, China agree on Syria, NKorea -Chinese ministerChicago Tribune Russia's Approach To Syrian Crisis Too Pragmatic? - AnalysisEurasia Review Russia and China agree entirely on Syria and North KoreaAgenzia Giornalistica Italia all 316 news articles »

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UN chief `gravely alarmed' at Syria killings - Sacramento Bee Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:22:54 GMT

CBS News

UN chief `gravely alarmed' at Syria killings Sacramento Bee AP NEW DELHI -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "gravely alarmed" at the continuing killings in Syria despite the government's repeated commitments to end the violence. The UN chief told a news conference Friday that UN military observers ... Syria says suicide bomber kills 10 in DamascusCBS News Syria Suicide Bomb Kills Nine as Ban Condemns ViolenceBloomberg all 2,540 news articles »

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Pro&Con: Bold action in Syria now will save U.S. tons of grief in the Mideast ... - SouthCoastToday.com Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:38:16 GMT

CBS News

Pro&Con: Bold action in Syria now will save U.S. tons of grief in the Mideast ... SouthCoastToday.com By Lawrence J. Haas Lawrence J. Haas is a senior fellow for US foreign policy at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad continues his slaughter, the issue is not whether more forceful US action to stop ... Israeli leaders speak up about SyriaFox News all 461 news articles »

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Rebel rivalry and suspicions threaten Syria revolt - Reuters Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:05:38 GMT

The Daily Star

Rebel rivalry and suspicions threaten Syria revolt Reuters By Erika Solomon | ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Rebel fighter Mustafa and his trio of burly men look out of place at a trendy Turkish cafe near the Syrian border, dressed in tattered jeans and silently puffing on cigarettes as they scoop into tall ... Syria condemns Turkey for NATO talkThe Daily Star In A Change, Turkey Tightens Its Border With SyriaNPR Syria and NATOSunday's Zaman CRIENGLISH.com all 111 news articles »

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Syria derides UN chief as peace plan in crisis - Seattle Post Intelligencer Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:17:26 GMT

Syria derides UN chief as peace plan in crisis Seattle Post Intelligencer KARIN LAUB, AP Syrian investigators, right, gather next to a damaged police bus that was attacked by an explosion in the Midan neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Friday April 27, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque ...

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'No Syrian crisis settlement without Russia, China' - New York Daily News Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:01:05 GMT

Syrian Arab News Agency

'No Syrian crisis settlement without Russia, China' New York Daily News Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The crisis in Syria is impossible to settle if the international community ignores the positions of Russia and China, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "I believe there has been understanding recently ... Lavrov: Russia and China Adopt Unified Stance towards Crisis in SyriaSyrian Arab News Agency No Syrian Crisis Settlement without Russia, China - LavrovDemocratic Underground all 38 news articles »

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As Syria burns, we sit and watch - HeraldNet Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:12:23 GMT

Foreign Policy

As Syria burns, we sit and watch HeraldNet In the year since, the government of Syria has more than threatened massacres. It has carried them out. Nothing hypothetical about the disappearances, executions, indiscriminate shelling of populated neighborhoods. More than 9000 are dead. Obama should be candid about SyriaSan Antonio Express While Syria burnsNWAOnline (subscription) all 64 news articles »