<< Back

Russia, China block Syria from facing International Criminal Court - CNN Thu, 22 May 2014 18:02:28 GMT

BBC News
Russia, China block Syria from facing International Criminal Court
CNN
(CNN) -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that would have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Syria. They were the only two of 15 countries to vote against the resolution. The move came ...
Russia and China Block Security Council Move to Prosecute Syria War CrimesNew York Times
Russia, China Veto UN Move to Refer Syria to ICCABC News
Russia and China veto UN move to refer Syria to ICCBBC News
Fox News -U.S. News & World Report
all 477 news articles »
US steps up scrutiny of American fighters in Syria - Reuters Thu, 22 May 2014 21:42:28 GMT

ABC News
US steps up scrutiny of American fighters in Syria
Reuters
The FBI also has formed a special team to identify U.S. citizens traveling to Syria to fight with anti-government groups, and is working with both intelligence and law enforcement agencies to investigate such individuals, a spokesman said. U.S ...
Top Prosecutor to Target Syria-Trained Fighters Returning to USABC News

all 13 news articles »
UN Will Weigh Asking Court to Investigate War Crimes in Syria - New York Times Thu, 22 May 2014 02:08:04 GMT

UN Will Weigh Asking Court to Investigate War Crimes in Syria
New York Times
Syria has undertaken its own countercampaign, distributing a letter castigating France for promoting what the Syrian ambassador, Bashar Jaafari, called a “biased draft resolution in order to sabotage any chance of peaceful settlement of the Syrian ...

No sign Syria is handing over remaining chemical weapons - Reuters Thu, 22 May 2014 18:36:26 GMT

Voice of America
No sign Syria is handing over remaining chemical weapons
Reuters
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Syria has made no progress in relinquishing a last batch of chemical weapons it says is inaccessible due to fighting, making it increasingly likely it will miss a final deadline to destroy its toxic stockpile, Britain said on ...
Last of Syria's Lethal Chemicals Ready to ShipWall Street Journal
Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons Almost CompleteVoice of America
Last batch of Syria's chemical weapons packed: OPCWPress TV
ThinkProgress
all 115 news articles »
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria crisis - The Globe and Mail Thu, 22 May 2014 15:24:39 GMT

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria crisis
The Globe and Mail
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of possible war crimes, prompting angry responses from the proposal's supporters who said ...

Go Beyond Diplomacy on Syria - New York Times Wed, 21 May 2014 10:38:42 GMT

GlobalPost
Go Beyond Diplomacy on Syria
New York Times
NEWPORT, R.I. — Along with President Obama, most Americans disapprove of direct military intervention in Syria. They believe it would immerse the United States in another Middle East war with unpredictable consequences. They much prefer a diplomatic ...
100 Americans Are Waging Jihad in SyriaDaily Beast

all 13 news articles »
Aleppo prison siege 'broken by Syrian troops' - BBC News Thu, 22 May 2014 07:44:27 GMT

BBC News
Aleppo prison siege 'broken by Syrian troops'
BBC News
Government forces have broken a year-long rebel siege of a prison in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, reports say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops had entered the complex, but this is not confirmed. There are thousands of ...
Assad's forces enter Syria's Aleppo prison - monitorReuters
50 Rebels killed in fighting in SyriaFox News Latino
Syria army breaks year-old Aleppo prison siegeYahoo News
The Daily Star -Press TV
all 439 news articles »
Russia, China veto UN move to refer Syria to war crimes tribunal - CBS News Thu, 22 May 2014 15:47:56 GMT

CBS News
Russia, China veto UN move to refer Syria to war crimes tribunal
CBS News
UNITED NATIONS -- Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of possible war crimes, prompting angry responses from the proposal's supporters ...

and more »
1000 Days of Syria – turning war journalism into a game - The Guardian Thu, 22 May 2014 09:27:45 GMT

The Guardian
1000 Days of Syria – turning war journalism into a game
The Guardian
For the next 10 days he and his partners (David Axe, the founder of War is Boring, a blog that covers warzones, a photographer, and a local fixer) travelled with members of the Sham Falcon's Brigade, a group opposed to the Syrian president Bashar al ...

How the Ukraine crisis made Iran a better US partner on Syria (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 22 May 2014 23:27:09 GMT

Press TV
How the Ukraine crisis made Iran a better US partner on Syria (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Russia, a staunch backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has vetoed a number of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Syria, to the frustration of pro-opposition Washington. Moscow also has provided Mr. Assad with large quantities of ...
People stage pro-government rallies across SyriaPress TV
Misreading SyriaAl-Monitor
Syria's conflict continues senselesslygulfnews.com
Boulder Weekly
all 30 news articles »