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Syria talks end in Geneva without solution - CBS News Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:28:21 GMT

CBS News

Syria talks end in Geneva without solution CBS News The UN Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, right, arrives for a meeting with Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov and US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, both unseen, to find a politic solution for the crisis in ... International envoy Brahimi ends talks on Syria with top Russian, US officialsWashington Post Syrian rebels claim capture of strategic military baseCNN Syrian rebels and Islamic militants capture strategic air base in northwest ...New York Daily News Reuters -Fox News all 4,222 news articles »

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UN Urged to Refer Syria to War Crimes Court - ABC News Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:54:54 GMT

Daily Beast

UN Urged to Refer Syria to War Crimes Court ABC News More than 50 countries have backed a call for the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would open the way for war crimes prosecutions. A draft of the letter obtained Friday by The ... Syria May Go to War Crimes CourtDaily Beast Austria, Denmark, Ireland and Slovenia propose Taking Syria to the ICCCenter for Research on Globalization Tánaiste calls for Syria to be referred to International Criminal CourtRTE.ie Yahoo!7 News -Sydney Morning Herald all 205 news articles »

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Worries about a 'failed state' in Syria - Washington Post Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:35:26 GMT

Worries about a 'failed state' in Syria Washington Post Growing chaos in the liberated areas of northern Syria is convincing some members of the Syrian opposition that the country will become a “failed state” unless an orderly political transition begins soon to replace President Bashar al-Assad. This stark ... and more »

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Palestinian Flight Vexes Syria's Neighbors - Wall Street Journal Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:04:24 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Palestinian Flight Vexes Syria's Neighbors Wall Street Journal The flow of Palestinians from war-ravaged Syria is testing governments in neighboring Lebanon and Jordan, making the fate of more than 500,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria a contentious political concern for the first time in decades. Josh Mitnick has ... Winter Brings Misery to Syria RefugeesNew York Times (blog) Syria: amid severe weather, UN agency flags worsening situation for children ...UN News Centre US Response to the Syria Humanitarian Crisis in 2012US Department of State (press release) International Business Times -Emirates 24/7 all 737 news articles »

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UN agencies: Stop the suffering in Syria - CNN International Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:22:00 GMT

UN agencies: Stop the suffering in Syria CNN International Editor's note: Three of the United Nations' most senior executives have written a joint opinion piece exclusively for CNN.com. They are Antonio Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees; Ertharin Cousin, the executive director of the World Food ...

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Failure of Syria Talks Signal Conflict May Be Long Struggle - Voice of America Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:38:12 GMT

Voice of America

Failure of Syria Talks Signal Conflict May Be Long Struggle Voice of America LONDON — As senior U.S. and Russian negotiators - along with the United Nations peace envoy - again failed to find a breakthrough in Syria talks on Friday, analysts say a solution could be a long time coming. ​Through the 21-plus months of Syria's ... and more »

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Syria Talks End With No Breakthrough - Voice of America Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:35:48 GMT

Voice of America

Syria Talks End With No Breakthrough Voice of America GENEVA/CAIRO — International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says talks with senior U.S. and Russian officials in Geneva ended Friday without a breakthrough about how to end the civil war in Syria. Brahimi held closed-door talks Friday at United Nations' ...

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There's No App for Syria - by Michael Peck - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:32:16 GMT

PolicyMic

There's No App for Syria - by Michael Peck Foreign Policy (blog) The idea seemed laudable. Create a computer game app on the Syrian civil war that is simple enough for the general public to learn a bit about a complex conflict. Thus was born Endgame: Syria -- which puts the player in command of the Syrian rebels as ... Exclusive: Endgame: Syria developer talks about the trouble with Apple's App ...Digital Trends Endgame Syria: Apple Censors Videogame Based on the Syrian Civil WarPolicyMic all 5 news articles »

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Panetta: US Troops Securing Syria's Chemical Weapons Not an Option in ... - ABC News (blog) Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:03:08 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Panetta: US Troops Securing Syria's Chemical Weapons Not an Option in ... ABC News (blog) It turns out his visit was part of an ongoing discussion with Syria's neighbors about how to deal with Syria's chemical weapons – how to secure them, how to make sure they don't “wind up in the wrong hands” as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told ... [Analysis] US, Israel concerned over Syria's chemical weaponsNew Europe Syria: Israel walls itself in, close eye on chemical weaponsANSAmed all 13 news articles »

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Paul Conroy, photographer injured in Syria, vows to return - BBC News Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:33:03 GMT

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Paul Conroy, photographer injured in Syria, vows to return BBC News War photographer Paul Conroy, who was injured in a bomb attack in Syria which killed two colleagues, has vowed to return to the country. Mr Conroy, 48, from Totnes in Devon, suffered serious injuries in an attack on Homs in February 2012. The same ...