Syria
Syrian rebels bomb army command in Damascus
BEIRUT - A Syrian rebel bomb attack reduced the army headquarters in Damascus to a smouldering wreck on Wednesday as world leaders, unable to break the diplomatic deadlock in the conflict, met at the United Nations. | Video
Egypt cancels regional Syria talks because of Turkey's absence
UNITED NATIONS - Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi has canceled a meeting of four regional powers on the Syria crisis because of the absence of Turkey's prime minister from this week's U.N. General Assembly, according to Egypt's presidential spokesman.
Syrian death toll now tops 30,000: activist group
BEIRUT - At least 30,000 people have died in Syria's 18-month-old uprising, a British-based Syrian monitoring group said on Wednesday, and more than half of the victims counted were killed in the past five months.
Correspondent for Iranian TV killed by sniper in Syria
DUBAI - A correspondent for Iran's English-language Press TV was shot dead in Syria and its Damascus bureau chief was wounded, Press TV reported on Wednesday, in an attack the channel blamed on regional powers that support Syrian rebel forces.
Syrian rebels bomb security building in Damascus
BEIRUT - Syrian insurgents detonated bombs at a building occupied by pro-government militias in Damascus on Tuesday and France called for U.N. protection of rebel-held areas to help end Syria's bloodshed and rights abuses.
Syrian rebels bomb security building in Damascus
BEIRUT - Syrian insurgents detonated bombs at a building occupied by pro-government militias in Damascus on Tuesday and France called for U.N. protection of rebel-held areas to help end Syria's bloodshed and rights abuses.
France's Hollande wants U.N. to protect Syria safe havens
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations must immediately provide protection to areas liberated by rebels in Syria, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, adding that President Bashar al-Assad's government has no future on the international stage.
Syrian children speak of beatings, burnings, electric shocks
BEIRUT - Khalid, 15, said he was hung by his arms from the ceiling of his own school building in Syria and beaten senseless. Wael said he saw a 6-year-old starved and beaten to death, "tortured more than anyone else in the room".
Arab nations should intervene in Syria: Qatari leader
UNITED NATIONS - Arab nations should intervene in Syria given the U.N. Security Council's failure to stop the civil war in the country, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of Syrian refugees riot in Jordanian camp
AMMAN/GENEVA - Hundreds of Syrian refugees demanding help to return home from a camp in northern Jordan rioted and clashed with security forces on Monday night, Jordanian and United Nations officials said.
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