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Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan - BBC News Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:11:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan BBC News A Syrian pilot is granted asylum in Jordan after flying a MiG-21 fighter jet across the border, as violence stops the Red Cross reaching civilians in Homs. Syrian Pilot Granted Asylum in JordanNew York Times Russia lashes out over stop of Syria-bound shipCBS News Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western InterventionVoice of America Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -Globe and Mail all 1,937 news articles »

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Urban-rural stalemate forms in Syria conflict - CBS News Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:48:35 GMT

AFP

Urban-rural stalemate forms in Syria conflict CBS News CBS Evening News: Urban-rural stalemate forms in Syria conflict - The Syrian army ruthlessly controls the country's cities, while the rebels excel with guerrilla ... Red Cross Evacuation in Syria's Homs on HoldVoice of America (blog) A Tour of Homs, Syria's Most Devastated CityThe Atlantic 114 die in Syria as MiG pilot defectsSydney Morning Herald San Francisco Chronicle -Huffington Post all 476 news articles »

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US Adds Syria to List of Countries Not Doing Enough to Fight Slavery - Voice of America Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:14:56 GMT

Voice of America

US Adds Syria to List of Countries Not Doing Enough to Fight Slavery Voice of America Human Trafficking report says Damascus is failing to investigate or punish those responsible. and more »

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Tunisian radicals travel to Syria - Boston.com Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:49:40 GMT

Tunisian radicals travel to Syria Boston.com Sometimes it's a muffled call from Turkey or Lebanon by a son saying he's off to fight in Syria when the family thought he'd gone abroad to study. Other times it's ... and more »

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Turtle Bay: UN: Syria monitoring mission has outlived its usefulness - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:38:42 GMT

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Turtle Bay: UN: Syria monitoring mission has outlived its usefulness Foreign Policy (blog) Speaking to the press outside the U.N. Security Council in New York on Tuesday, Gen. Robert Mood, the head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria, and U.N. ... Activist Fears Syria Will Become 'New Somalia'Voice of America (blog) The UN's Dead End in SyriaFrontPage Magazine Media 'inciting sectarian wars,' al-Assad adviser saysCNN Reuters -Atlanta Journal Constitution all 458 news articles »

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Syria activists using US tech to beat curbs - Reuters Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:26:15 GMT

Syria activists using US tech to beat curbs Reuters LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - U.S. technologies that mayinclude a mobile phone panic button and an internet suitcaseare being used by activists in Syria and ... and more »

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Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan, gets asylum | - Reuters Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:25:05 GMT

Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan, gets asylum | Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan and was granted political asylum on Thursday, the first ...

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Syria: nearly 170 killed in bloodiest day since UN ceasefire ... - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:58:05 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria: nearly 170 killed in bloodiest day since UN ceasefire ... Telegraph.co.uk Syria: nearly 170 killed in bloodiest day since UN ceasefire announced. Clashes in Syria on Thursday killed nearly 170 people, mainly civilians, on the deadliest ... Syria: 20 Soldiers Said to Be Killed in Overnight Clashes With RebelsNew York Times Syria rebels storm army barracks, kill 20: Syrian ObservatoryChicago Tribune US & UK to offer Assad and his wife safe passage 'if he joins Syria ...allvoices Focus News all 97 news articles »

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AP IMPACT: Syria rebels divided, at times violent - The Associated Press Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:36:00 GMT

AP IMPACT: Syria rebels divided, at times violent The Associated Press SARJEH, Syria (AP) — Rebel commander Ahmed Eissa al-Sheikh keeps a paper on his desk bearing the names of the dead from his brigade. The first 16 are ...

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McCain Seeks Air Strikes in Syria as Levin Urges Caution - Businessweek Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:07:29 GMT

McCain Seeks Air Strikes in Syria as Levin Urges Caution Businessweek Senator John McCain urged military air strikes on Syria, saying the U.S. can't afford to be “standing by, watching a massacre.” and more »