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US decries Russia weapons sale to Syria - Los Angeles Times Sat, 18 May 2013 00:23:41 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in ...
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BBC News -TIME -Reuters
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UN: More than 1.5 million fled Syria, 4 million more displaced within nation - CNN International Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:51 GMT

BBC News

UN: More than 1.5 million fled Syria, 4 million more displaced within nation
CNN International
(CNN) -- The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. "The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to ...
Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCRBBC News
Syria refugee tally tops 1.5 million: UNNEWS.com.au
Syria crisis: number of refugees tops 1.5 million, says UNThe Guardian
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Russia slammed by US for sending anti-ship missiles to Syria - Fox News Fri, 17 May 2013 21:07:42 GMT

Globe and Mail

Russia slammed by US for sending anti-ship missiles to Syria
Fox News
The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on ...
Dempsey slams Russia for giving Syria anti-ship missiles, says they'll ...Globe and Mail
10 dead in fuel tank explosion near Turkey-Syria borderAl-Arabiya
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Yahoo! News -PBS NewsHour (blog) -Reuters UK
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Rights Group Says It Finds Proof of Torture in Syria - New York Times Sat, 18 May 2013 00:26:55 GMT

The Hindu

Rights Group Says It Finds Proof of Torture in Syria
New York Times
CAIRO — An international human rights group said Friday that visits to two Syrian security centers recently captured by rebel fighters contained proof of widespread, arbitrary detentions and torture by the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Rights group says it found government torture rooms in SyriaThe Hindu
Torture Evidence Found In SyriaDalles Chronicle
Evidence of torture by regime in Syria's Raqa: HRWFRANCE 24
Human Rights Watch
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Turkey's Erdogan says UN must decide on any Syria no-fly zone - Reuters Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:24 GMT

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Turkey's Erdogan says UN must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace ...
President Obama under pressure to intervene in SyriaBBC News
Obama says US won't act alone on SyriaLos Angeles Times
Obama, Turkish prime minister discuss how to end civil war in SyriaCNN
Aljazeera.com -The Guardian -Irish Times
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France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend - Reuters Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:09 GMT

France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
Reuters
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference for Syria if Bashar al-Assad's regional ally Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the two-year-old war. No date has ...


Turkey may be Obama's key to solving Syria crisis - CNN Fri, 17 May 2013 12:42:22 GMT

Turkey may be Obama's key to solving Syria crisis
CNN
(CNN) -- Almost every American ally in the Middle East is desperately calling out for help, and we are ignoring them. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain -- and behind closed doors, even Egypt -- want American involvement in Syria to ...

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Syria hackers breach Financial Times accounts - Aljazeera.com Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:29 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria hackers breach Financial Times accounts
Aljazeera.com
... website to increase account security, particularly for news outlets. Stories on the FT's website had their headlines replaced by "Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army" and messages on its Twitter feed read: "Do you want to know the reality of the ...
UPDATE 3-Syria government supporters hack Financial TimesReuters
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Russia Complicates Possible Peace in Syria With New Arms Deal - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:14 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Russia Complicates Possible Peace in Syria With New Arms Deal
U.S. News & World Report
Russian sailors are seen Friday aboard the Russia war ship Admiral Panteleyev, right, moored at the Cypriot port of Limassol. The vessels is a part of Russia's Pacific fleet and arrived in the Mediterranean sea recently in light of the civil war now ...


UN chief, in Russia, talks up Syria peace conference - Washington Post Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:09 GMT

Washington Post

UN chief, in Russia, talks up Syria peace conference
Washington Post
“The crisis in Syria is first and foremost on our minds,” Ban said at a news conference with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Black Sea city of Sochi. “Now our challenge is to build on the momentum that Foreign Minister Lavrov and Secretary [of ...