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British doctor's death in Syria no suicide, family says - CNN Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:44:23 GMT

BBC News

British doctor's death in Syria no suicide, family says CNN The 32-year-old orthopedic surgeon was arrested for entering Syria without a visa more than a year ago after volunteering to treat wounded victims of that country's civil war. After his mother personally pleaded with top Syrian officials to free him ... Britain Warns Syria After Report of Imprisoned Doctor's DeathNew York Times Syria 'Murdered' British Doctor, Says MinisterSky News Minister accuses Syria of killing British doctor Abbas KhanBBC News ABC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Mail all 229 news articles »

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Casualties Overwhelm Hospitals in Syria's Aleppo - ABC News Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:55:57 GMT

BBC News

Casualties Overwhelm Hospitals in Syria's Aleppo ABC News Hospitals in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo are overwhelmed with casualties, an international aid group warned Tuesday, as government warplanes blasted opposition areas of the city as part of a withering three-day air assault that has killed more ... Syria conflict: Aleppo strikes 'overwhelm' hospitalsBBC News Syria: Reports of more than 100 dead in airstrikes on AleppoLos Angeles Times Record sum needed to handle burden on Lebanon from Syria's civil warCNN WBUR all 1,180 news articles »

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Chemical Weapons Plan for Syria May Be Delayed - ABC News Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:08:55 GMT

The Guardian

Chemical Weapons Plan for Syria May Be Delayed ABC News All the elements for ridding Syria of its declared stockpile of toxic chemicals are in place but the unprecedented effort could be delayed, an official from the global chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday after the group's executive council reviewed ... Syria's chemical weapons to travel by guarded convoy before destructionThe Guardian all 248 news articles »

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The latest sign that the US is losing Saudi Arabia over Syria - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:54:22 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

The latest sign that the US is losing Saudi Arabia over Syria Christian Science Monitor Saudi Arabia hasn't been shy about pressuring the US into direct involvement in the Syrian civil war on the rebels' side. The latest prominent Saudi to throw his hat into the ring is Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a member of the ... and more »

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In Lebanon, minority Alawites wounded in attacks in latest spillover from ... - Washington Post Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:51:23 GMT

Washington Post

In Lebanon, minority Alawites wounded in attacks in latest spillover from ... Washington Post The intimidation campaign is the latest spillover from neighboring Syria's long-running civil war, which has been re-created in microcosm in this impoverished port city, Lebanon's second-largest. Alawite residents of the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood who ... and more »

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Syria Peace Conference to Open Jan. 22 in Montreux - ABC News Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:37:39 GMT

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Syria Peace Conference to Open Jan. 22 in Montreux ABC News The United Nations plans to precede its internationally brokered peace talks between Syria's warring sides next month with a one-day meeting of foreign ministers in the Swiss city of Montreux, officials said Tuesday. A daylong gathering for speeches by ... Syria conference to open 22 January in Montreux, UN confirmsUN News Centre UN calls summit prior to Syria talksScotsman all 98 news articles »

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Syria Activists Say Dozens Killed in Aleppo Air Assault - New York Times Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:48:27 GMT

Syria Activists Say Dozens Killed in Aleppo Air Assault New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian antigovernment activist groups on Monday reported what appeared to be a major escalation of the military's prolonged siege of Aleppo, with video and witness accounts of a helicopter gunship attack in which crews dropped ...

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Syria: Missing UK Doctor 'Dies In Detention' - Sky News Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:10:28 GMT

Syria: Missing UK Doctor 'Dies In Detention' Sky News A statement from the Foreign Office said: "We are extremely concerned by reports that Dr Khan has died in detention in Syria and are urgently seeking confirmation from the Syrian authorities. "If these tragic reports are true, responsibility for Dr ...

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Syria, and its refugees, brace for the freezing cold - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:38:20 GMT

Syria, and its refugees, brace for the freezing cold NBCNews.com (blog) The United Nations made its first delivery of humanitarian aid by air to Syria from Iraq on Sunday, dropping food on the Hassakeh governorate, which had not received any significant since May, Reuters reported. The U.N. plans to airlift more food ...

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Children among 76 killed by Syrian army 'barrel bombs': report - NBCNews.com Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:54:27 GMT

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Children among 76 killed by Syrian army 'barrel bombs': report NBCNews.com By Oliver Holmes and John Stonestreet, Reuters. BEIRUT - Seventy-six people, including 28 children, were killed on Sunday when Syrian army helicopters dropped "barrel bombs" on the northern city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ...