Syria: news updates
BBC News: The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has held what he's described as useful talks about the continuing violence in Syria during a meeting in Damascus with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad.
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China Weighs Sending Envoys to SyriaBy BRIAN SPEGELE BEIJING—China said it is considering dispatching envoys to Syria to press for an end to violence there, as Beijing faces...
Syria crisis: Russia 'wants Arab League role'Thousands waved Syrian and Russian flags as Mr Lavrov's convoy moved through Damascus. He later held talks with President Bashar al-A...
Incredibly frightening video -- you can hear the rockets/shells whizzing overhead in Homs, #Syria youtu.be/Wk_Drl2FxVM
Syria: attack on Homs continues as Russians visit Damascus - live updatesFresh from vetoing a UN resolution on Syria, the Russians are due in Damascus today as the regime of president Bashar al-Assad continues ...
Turkey plans new Syria initiative after UN "fiasco"By Jonathon Burch and Tulay Karadeniz | ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing a new initiative with countries who oppose the Syrian gove...
The BBC's Paul Wood: 'Pretty constant shelling in Homs'Syrian government troops have continued attacks on Homs according to the BBC's Paul Wood who is reporting from inside the city. He sa...- Comment: What newspaper editorials and comment writers are saying about the situation in Syria:
Syria: Russia on the wrong sideMoscow must now set out how to broker a credible alternative to the Arab League plan that it has done so much to destroy Already grinding...
As Syria violence continues, world leaders do littleThe United States has closed its embassy in Damascus amid the Syrian ruling junta's increasingly violent crackdown. As China defends its ...- Pictures/ video : user generated content and other sources:
Syria's Ground Zero - An FP Slide ShowIn the 11 months of President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown in Syria, the assault on Homs has been the bloodiest. This western Syria...- (There is no way to confirm the authenticity of user-generated content like the videos posted above.)
