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UN Monitors Head to Syria as Violence Continues - Voice of America Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:53:28 GMT

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UN Monitors Head to Syria as Violence Continues Voice of America April 04, 2012 UN Monitors Head to Syria as Violence Continues VOA News United Nations monitors are headed to Syria in a mission aimed at decreasing violence in the country. Their arrival comes as Syrian forces are launching fresh daily attacks in ... UN ceasefire mission fails to curb Syria violenceReuters Syria forces assault rebellious towns before truceWMBF Violence rages in Syria despite high-level diplomacyCNN Los Angeles Times -Washington Times -Bloomberg all 375 news articles »

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Syria forces assault rebellious towns before truce - Kansas City Star Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:29:14 GMT

Kansas City Star

Syria forces assault rebellious towns before truce Kansas City Star By BEN HUBBARD AP The Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, waits for the arrival of Major-General Robert Mood from Norway , unseen, prior to a meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 4, ... UN council draft demands Syria meet April 10 deadlineReuters Analysis: Syria's Assad could exploit diplomacyAlbany Times Union Analysis: Syria peace plan seen buying Assad timeChicago Tribune TIME -BusinessWeek all 5,926 news articles »

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Syria War Triggers Rifts in Palestinian Camps in Lebanon - New York Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:15:42 GMT

Irish Times

Syria War Triggers Rifts in Palestinian Camps in Lebanon New York Times BEIRUT — As Syria's yearlong conflict has heightened tensions in neighboring Lebanon between groups loyal or hostile to the Syrian regime, discord and factional infighting in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps have added to the country's instability. Lebanon keeps the conflict raging across the border in Syria at arm's lengthIrish Times Wahhab: Iran's consent 'major' in any settlement in SyriaNOW LEBANON all 13 news articles »

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Is Iran's proposal to hold nuke talks in Syria, Iraq, or China brinksmanship? - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:36:19 GMT

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Is Iran's proposal to hold nuke talks in Syria, Iraq, or China brinksmanship? Christian Science Monitor The officials — from the European Union and a Western country that will be at the planned meeting — dismissed calls from Tehran to hold the meeting in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon or China as brinkmanship. Iran's suggestions of alternative sites raised the ... Ankara summons Iran envoy over Syria conference remarksAFP Iran suggests moving nuclear talks to Iraq, Syria or ChinaThe Hill (blog) Annan to visit Iran next week on SyriaTwoCircles.net Hurriyet Daily News (press release) -Kuwait News Agency all 1,339 news articles »

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Syria Children's Torture By Security Forces Revealed - Huffington Post Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:32:40 GMT

Syria Children's Torture By Security Forces Revealed Huffington Post By Hugh Macleod and Annasofie Flamand, GlobalPost For 13-year-old Hossam, the "ultimate pain" of his torture at the hands of the Syrian forces was when the "terrifying person" with the "huge body" wearing "black and black" drove a screwdriver up into ... and more »

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Rwanda, Syria and the Responsibility to Protect - Huffington Post (blog) Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:02:47 GMT

Rwanda, Syria and the Responsibility to Protect Huffington Post (blog) At the recent "Friends of Syria" meeting in Turkey, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, declared that despite the distance between Damascus and Kigali, "Rwanda and Syria share the same experiences." She denounced the killing of ...

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Syria must be held to the law of war - CNN Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:09:15 GMT

Syria must be held to the law of war CNN A boy holds up remains of Syrian Army shells. Editor's note: Laurie Blank is the director of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic at the Emory University School of Law. Geoffrey Corn is a professor at South Texas College of Law, a former senior ... and more »

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Red Crescent center torched in Homs, Syria - Los Angeles Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:37:27 GMT

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Red Crescent center torched in Homs, Syria Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM BEIRUT -- A Red Crescent distribution center was set on fire Wednesday morning in the embattled Syrian city of Homs, the Syrian government and a Red Cross official said. The center was full of humanitarian aid, including medicine, food, ... Red Crescent aid centre torched in Syria's HomsReuters Red Cross Chief in Syria to Mediate Humanitarian TruceVoice of America Red Crescent aid center torched in Syria's HomsJerusalem Post all 36 news articles »

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An Arab War-Crimes Court for Syria - New York Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:46:42 GMT

An Arab War-Crimes Court for Syria New York Times THE United States and other governments don't want to intervene militarily in Syria. That's understandable; hardly anyone wants another Middle East war. In seeking other ways to ensure that the Syrian government and its henchmen pay a price for ...

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Olympics-Syrians don't want to take part in London Games-Saroot - Reuters Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:01:15 GMT

Olympics-Syrians don't want to take part in London Games-Saroot Reuters LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Abdelbasset Saroot, the former Syria international goalkeeper, said on Tuesday his country's athletes do not want to compete in this year's London Olympics because "they don't want to play for a flag that they have no pride ... and more »