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Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near - New York Times Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:18:28 GMT

BBC News

Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near New York Times WASHINGTON — As the Syrian opposition neared a decision on whether to attend an international peace conference next week, Secretary of State John Kerry offered a public assurance on Thursday that the Obama administration had not pulled back from its ... John Kerry urges Syria opposition to attend talksBBC News Kerry urges all sides to attend Syria talksAljazeera.com US urges Syria rebels to attend peace talksNBCNews.com (blog) Reuters -Baltimore Sun -Voice of America all 322 news articles »

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UN Says Executions in Syria By Rebels May Be War Crimes - New York Times Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:35:14 GMT

Voice of America

UN Says Executions in Syria By Rebels May Be War Crimes New York Times GENEVA — A recent series of mass executions attributed to jihadist rebels in Syria may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, Navi Pillay, the United Nations human rights chief, said on Thursday. Mass executions of civilians and of ... UN: Syria Mass Executions Could Be War CrimesVoice of America UN: Mass 'Executions' in Syria Could Be War CrimeABC News To achieve peace in Syria, better start in Aleppo not GenevaAljazeera.com Huffington Post -UN News Centre all 275 news articles »

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Syria agrees to attend Geneva peace talks - Aljazeera.com Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:06:22 GMT

Syria agrees to attend Geneva peace talks Aljazeera.com Syrian government has agreed to attend the upcoming Geneva peace talks, according to a leaked letter obtained by Al Jazeera, as international community tries to reach a diplomatic solution to the Syria crisis. The letter from the Syrian Foreign ...

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Wounded Syrians pour into Turkey after bombing - CNN Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:30:54 GMT

Wounded Syrians pour into Turkey after bombing CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Wounded Syrians streamed across the Turkish border seeking first aid Wednesday after a car bombing in a border town that's become a battleground in the fight between Syrian rebel factions. The blast in the Syrian town of ... Cross-Border Aid Into Syria: Necessary but Far, Very Far, From SufficientBrookings Institution (blog) all 3 news articles »

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UK announces site to destroy Syria chemicals - BBC News Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:17:33 GMT

BBC News

UK announces site to destroy Syria chemicals BBC News A waste management plant in Cheshire is to destroy 150 tonnes of material given up by Syria as part of the dismantling of its chemical weapons programme. The UK Foreign Office (FCO) announced this would be carried out by French company Veolia ...

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Italy names port as transfer site for Syria chemical weapons materials - Fox News Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:30:27 GMT

RT

Italy names port as transfer site for Syria chemical weapons materials Fox News ROME – The southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro will be the site for the transfer to a U.S. ship of chemical weapons materials from Syria, Italy's transport minister told a parliamentary commission on Thursday. The first load of materials for poison ... Syria chemical destruction plan to go ahead despite Italian port city protestRT Italy picks port for Syria chemicals amid delaysNew Straits Times Italy Picks Port for Transit of Syria Chemical WeaponsWall Street Journal The Australian all 80 news articles »

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US pledges another $380 million to help war-torn Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:22:04 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

US pledges another $380 million to help war-torn Syria NBCNews.com (blog) ... $500 million at the same meeting. Half of the newly announced funds will go to U.N. programs within Syria, while the rest is for neighboring countries that have taken in some 2.3 million who have fled the country, according to a State Department ... Syria conflict: Half population urgently need aid - UNBBC News Donors Offer $2.4 Billion to Aid Syrian Civilians, but UN Says More Is NeededNew York Times UN: $2.4bn pledged at Syria donor conferenceAljazeera.com CNN -Reuters -ABC Online all 835 news articles »

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Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus - euronews Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:17:16 GMT

euronews

Video: Helicopter crashes to ground in Syria amid fierce fighting near Damascus euronews This is the dramatic footage of a Syrian regime helicopter plummeting to the ground, according to opposition figures. Free Syrian Army say they shot down the chopper over the besieged town of Daraya, near the capital Damascus. The footage shows the ... Helicopter falls from sky in SyriaTelegraph.co.uk Helicopter falls from skyITN all 8 news articles »

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Russia Says Iran Essential for Finding Syria Peace - ABC News Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:03:16 GMT

RT

Russia Says Iran Essential for Finding Syria Peace ABC News Iran will "inevitably" become part of attempts to end Syria's civil war, Russia's foreign minister said Thursday, as Moscow strongly urged the West to invite Tehran to participate in next week's peace conference. Sergey Lavrov met with Iranian ... No secret Moscow agenda with Syria, Iran for Geneva 2 conference - LavrovRT Syria says West talks to Damascus about Islamist rebelsBBC News Iran Moves to Assert Clout on SyriaWall Street Journal New York Times -Yahoo!7 News all 759 news articles »

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Suicide car bomb kills three in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria - Reuters Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:14:26 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Suicide car bomb kills three in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria Reuters The trial in absentia of four Hezbollah members, once billed as demonstrating a new start for Lebanon under the rule of law, has been overshadowed by violence spilling over from Syria. The car bomb went off near a local government building in the ... Lebanon car bomb kills four in Hezbollah stronghold near SyriaJerusalem Post MIDEAST > Car bomb in Lebanon town near Syria kills at least threeHurriyet Daily News Nusra branch says Hermel blast response to Hezbollah in SyriaThe Daily Star GlobalPost -The Guardian all 574 news articles »