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Russia says UN rights council vote on Syria "unacceptable"

Russia on Friday lambasted the UN Human Rights Council`s findings of gross violations by Syria as "unacceptable" and ...

Syria civilian death toll at least 4,000: UN rights chief

The number of people killed in Syria following a crackdown on protesters since March has reached at least 4,000, the ...

President Yudhoyono orders RI ambassador to Syria`s recall

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the foreign minister to recall the Indonesian ambassador to Syria ...

Saudi urges its citizens to leave unrest-hit Syria

The Saudi foreign ministry on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Syria and not to travel to the Arab nation that has ...

Arabs plan travel ban on Syrian officials-document

The Arab League plans to impose a travel ban on top Syrian officials as it steps up pressure to end a crackdown on ...

Arabs plan travel ban on Syrian officials-document

The Arab League plans to impose a travel ban on top Syrian officials as it steps up pressure to end a crackdown on ...

UN says ready to aid Arab peace mission to Syria

The United Nations is ready to support a proposed Arab League peace monitoring mission to Syria, where an ...

Libya has obligation to surrender Seif : ICC spokesman

Libya has an obligation to surrender Moamer Kadhafi`s son Seif al-Islam, a spokesman for the International Criminal ...

EU invites Arab League chief to talks on Syria

European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton has invited the Arab League`s chief to attend talks to discuss ways to ...

Syrian generals among 18 hit by new EU sanctions

The European Union added Tuesday the commander of Syria`s special forces, a militia chief and a slew of generals to a ...

Arab League stand shows Syria`s "isolation": EU

The European Union backed the Arab League`s decision Saturday to suspend Syria until President Bashar al-Assad ...

Huge military base blast kills guards commander, 16 others

A massive explosion at a Revolutionary Guards base just west of the Iranian capital on Saturday killed 17 members of ...

Crowds attack diplomatic missions in Syria - residents

Crowds armed with sticks and knives attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and French and Turkish consulates ...

Kadhafi son Saadi in Niger on humanitarian asylum: president

Niger has decided to grant Moamer Kadhafi`s son Saadi asylum for humanitarian reasons, President Mahamadou Issoufou ...

Britain urges sanctions, not military force, against Syria

British Foreign Minister William Hague called Monday for "ever-increasing" international pressure, rather than ...