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World leaders agree Syria is on the brink of civil war
World leaders voiced fears on Friday that Syria stands on the brink of civil war but found little agreement on how to bring it back from the abyss, as 18 more people died in the relentless violence. Talks in Berlin between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Putin heads to Berlin as Syria crisis escalates
Germany on Friday urged Russia to curb its support for Damascus, ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Berlin and Paris that is set to be dominated by the escalating Syria crisis. “In our view Russia should recognise that we are not working against Russian strategic interests when we want…
Russia says ‘premature’ for new UN action on Syria
Russia on Wednesday cautioned against taking new UN action onSyria after the massacre of 108 civilians in Houla and sought more time for global envoy Kofi Annan’s imperilled peace plan to work. The comments came just a day after the US State Department said it hoped last week’s tragedy would spark a “turning point” in…
UN envoy arrives in Damascus after ‘tragic’ Syrian massacre
UN-Arab envoy Kofi Annan arrived in the Syrian capital Monday for a bid to salvage his battered peace plan, expressing “shock” at the massacre of more than 100 people in the town of Houla. Annan said the “tragic” massacre in the central Syrian town was “an appalling moment with profound…
Activists allege Syrian troops shot and killed 90 people
Activists in Syria are blaming their government for what they considered to be a massacre in Houla Friday evening, when 90 people, including 32 children, were shot dead in one of the country’s bloodiest events in its 15 month uprising. Video images have emerged of the graphic violence taking place…
UN observers warn of Syria civil war after massacre
The head of a UN mission warned on Saturday of “civil war” in Syria after his observers counted more than 92 bodies, 32 of them children, in the central town of Houla following reports of a massacre there. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined a chorus of international condemnation amid…
Syrian-Americans call for no-fly zone amid NATO summit
While anti-war protesters rallied against NATO’s involvement in conflicts around the globe on Sunday, a group of Syrian-Americans gathered in Chicago to call on NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over their native country. Activist claim more than 12,000 people have been killed by the Syrian government since protesters took…
Syria’s economy contracts as violence surges: IMF
Syria’s economy is expected to contract significantly in 2012 due to 14 months of violence and sanctions, a top official at the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. “We do expect contraction in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) this year,” the head of the IMF’s Middle East, North Africa, Gulf and…
UN authorizes full Syria monitor mission
The United Nations voted Saturday to send 300 unarmed ceasefire observers to Syria, but the United States warned it may veto a new mandate for the force because its patience was “exhausted.” In the restive Syrian province of Homs, the first dispatch of UN observers arrived to monitor a shaky ceasefire, as…
U.S. urges tough UN sanctions, arms embargo on Syria: Clinton
PARIS — World powers should push for tough United Nations sanctions against Syria in order to force Bashar al-Assad’s regime to comply with a UN peace plan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “We need to start moving very vigorously in the Security Council for a Chapter Seven sanctions…
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