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Japan tells Syrian ambassador to leave

Japan has told the Syrian ambassador in Tokyo to leave the country, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as ...

98 killed in Syria violence tuesday: NGO

A total of 98 people, including 61 civilians, were killed in violence in Syria on Tuesday, as clashes raged between ...

Assad to Annan: peace plan depends on "end of terrorism"

The success of Kofi Annan`s six-point peace plan depends on "the end of terrorism," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

Western countries expel Syria envoys over killings

Seven Western governments expelled Syrian diplomats from their capitals on Tuesday in a coordinated action ...

Annan warns Syria of grave concern

Peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed "grave concern" to Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday and Western nations ...

G8 agrees movement needed in Syria: Obama

US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the G8 -- which includes Russia -- agreed that the political process in ...

Iran says West behind deadly syria bombings - (d)

Iran on Friday condemned the latest deadly bomb blasts to reel its ally Syria in a 14-month-old uprising and accused ...

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 ...

Annan says he will return to Damascus soon: diplomat

UN and African Union envoy Kofi Annan Tuesday told the UN Security Council he intends to return to Damascus in the ...

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 ...

Russia condemns barbaric attacks in Syria

Russia on Saturday condemned what it called "barbaric" attacks in Syria, stepping up criticism of rebels a day ...

Annan asks Syria to stop using heavy weapons

UN envoy Kofi Annan on Sunday asked the Damascus regime and the opposition to immediately halt violence and the use of ...

Syria oposition calls for UN military intervention

The opposition Syrian National Council renewed on Saturday its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in ...

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 ...

UN monitors face risky mission in Syria

UN monitors arriving in Syria are starting a perilous mission as there is no formal ceasefire between President Bashar ...