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UN mission chief visits site of Damascus blasts

Major General Robert Mood, chief of a UN observer mission in Syria, visited the site of two powerful deadly blasts ...

24 dead in Syria hours after new UN ceasefire call

Ten civilians killed by regime mortar fire and 12 troops killed in clashes with rebels were among 24 dead in Syria on ...

2 die in Syria violence UN monitors land

Syrian forces killed two civilians and were locked in fierce clashes with rebels in one city while bombarding ...

Russia urges time for Annan`s plan to work ini Syria

Russia called for more time on Thursday for international envoy Kofi Annan`s Syrian peace plan to work, as a ceasefire ...

UN says more than 9,000 dead in Syria unrest

The United Nations on Tuesday increased its death toll estimate for the Syria unrest to more than 9,000. ...

Blasts shake Homs, Syria rebels hit back

Blasts rocked the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday as Syria`s regime pressed its assault on protest hubs, while ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...

S. Korea to push tourism near tense border with north

Gun-toting soldiers patrol guard posts overlooking North Korean territory beyond a barbed-wire fence. Hundreds of red ...

Saudi sends military equipment to Syria rebels: diplomat

Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar ...

Russia, China step up Syria peace efforts

Russia and China, who twice blocked UN resolutions to condemn ally Syria, were Monday stepping efforts to find a ...

5 Syrian troops killed in clash with deserters

Five Syrian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in fighting with deserters in the restive southern province of Daraa, a ...

ICRC fails to evacuate wounded journalists from Homs

The Red Cross Saturday failed to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from battered Homs ...

US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria

The United States supports calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians caught up in a ...

Syria clashes near Damascus, league eyes UN

Fierce clashes broke out near the Syrian capital on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad`s opponents sought to crank up ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...