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U.N. envoy Kofi Annan in Syria to try to save peace plan
BEIRUT — Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived Monday in Damascus, Syria's capital, to try to rescue an already-faltering peace plan set back further by the massacre of more than 100 civilians, but there was no sign of diplomatic...
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Case of abducted Lebanese Shiites in Syria shrouded in uncertainty
World NowBEIRUT — Uncertainty still surrounds the fate of 11 Shiite Muslim pilgrims from Lebanon abducted in northern Syria almost a week ago. Late last week, Lebanese officials announced that the group had been released, had arrived safely in Turkey and... -
Syrian government denies role in massacre of 90, including children
World NowBEIRUT — Syrian authorities on Sunday denied responsibility for a weekend massacre in the central town of Houla that the United Nations said left about 90 people dead, more than a third of them children. The killings — documented in grisly... -
U.N. official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children
World NowMore than 92 people, a third of them children, were killed in what appeared to be the worst violence against civilians in Syria since a U.N.-backed cease-fire went into effect last month, the chief of the United Nations mission in Syria said Saturday.... -
Prominent Syrian writer beaten during Damascus funeral procession
World NowKhaled Khalifa, one of Syria's best-known novelists, was beaten Saturday during a funeral procession in Damascus, the Syrian capital.... -
Shelling of Houla area in Syria reportedly kills at least 90
World NowBEIRUT and AMMAN, Jordan -- At least 90 people were killed Friday during shelling of the Houla area in Syria's Homs province, a human rights group reported. But an activist on the ground in Houla put the death toll in the alleged massacre at 106, of which... -
About 30 children among more than 90 killed in Houla, Syria
BEIRUT— The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria.
An unidentified man picks up the limp corpse of one boy, displaying the battered...Tags: News Agency, Wars and Interventions, Kofi Annan, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lebanese pilgrims abducted in Syria freed, officials say
World NowA group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims abducted in northern Syria earlier this week were freed Friday and arrived in Turkey on their way back to Beirut, according to officials.... -
Syrian opposition condemns kidnapping of Lebanese pilgrims
World NowThe Syrian opposition condemned the kidnapping of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and called for their prompt release.... -
Lebanese reported kidnapped in Syria; Hezbollah appeals for calm
World NowHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday denounced the reported kidnapping of a group of Lebanese Shiite Muslim pilgrims by rebels in Syria while also appealing for calm, as the Syria crisis showed further signs of spilling into Lebanon.... -
Lebanon court releases Islamist whose arrest triggered clashes
World NowA Lebanese court on Tuesday released on bail an Islamist whose arrest earlier this month triggered deadly clashes between rival Syrian groups in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli.... -
Syrian tensions spark clashes, worry in Lebanon's capital
World NowTwo people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in overnight street battles in Beirut between groups that support and oppose Syria's rulers, raising fears that Lebanon could be drawn into the conflict of its larger neighbor....
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