| Kofi Annan’s Legacy Threatened by Syria’s Violence |
After excelling in diplomacy for years, Kofi Annan is being criticized for his peace plan for Syria, which continues to have violence despite a cease-fire.
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| Romney Condemns Obama’s Syria Policy |
Mitt Romney criticized President Obama’s opposition to arming Syrian rebels and while some Republicans in Congress share that reluctance, others want to go further by urging airstrikes.
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| Syria Massacre Death Toll over 90, Opposition Says |
Syrian regime forces have killed more than 90 people in the area of Houla since midday Friday, opposition activists have stated. The reported death toll was one of the highest in one area of the country since an internationally brokered ceasefire came into effect last month. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the massacre has been committed by Syrian regular forces, who have been shelling the city and firing heavy machine-guns throughout the day in an attempt to cripple the city before raiding it. ...
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| Syria Massacre Draws International Condemnation |
The massacre of 92 civilians, including 32 children younger than 10, by government forces in Syria has drawn international condemnation. Troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad raided the town of Houla, north-west of Homs, after an anti-government demonstration on Friday, murdering men, women, and children. The killings were officially confirmed by international observers in reports of international news agencies. ...
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| UN Security Council Condemns Syria Massacre |
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the Syrian government for killing more than 100 civilians in Houla last week. "The security council condemned in the strongest possible terms the killings, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of hundreds more ... in attacks that involved a series of government artillery and tank shellings on a residential neighbourhood," the security council has said in a non-binding statement. ...
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| Syrian Opposition Stage Massive Meeting in Bulgaria |
Representatives of three Syrian opposition movements met Monday and Tuesday in the Bulgarian town of Pravets to discuss developments in their homeland. The meeting, co-ordinated and facilitated by the Bulgrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adopted a declaration on the recent bloodshed in Houla and other cities in Syria. The declaration called on the UN Security Council and the international community to immediately interevene in support of the Syrian citizens against what opposition representatives see as criminal actions by President Bashar Al-Assad. ...
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| After Syria massacre, what can the world do? |
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| White House: Biden preparing for daughter's wedding |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden is in Delaware this week to get ready for his daughter Ashley's wedding, with the reception to take place at his home, the White House said on Tuesday. "As any father would, he takes this matter very seriously and looks forward to it with great happiness for his daughter and his future son-in-law," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at a briefing dominated by tensions in Syria. "And I have no details on the dress," he said. Ashley, 30, is Biden's only child with his current wife Jill. ...
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| 4 possible scenarios for Syria |
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| TIMESCAST: Annan Says Syria at Tipping Point |
Kofi Annan, the U.N. envoy, held a news conference in Damascus on Monday after meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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