Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
| BEIRUT-Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a drama...

Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warnings to the West and its Arab allies to keep their hands off Syria hide a slight chance for compromise on a U.N. resolution aimed at halting bloodshed in the country, ...

Violence in Syria continues to escalate
| The Arab Spring that saw protests spread throughout Arabic countries has been most closely associated with the past year. However, the wave of demonstrations started in 2010 and have continued into ...

Kids among scores killed in 2 days of Syrian chaos
By Bassem Mroueand Zeina Karam Associated Press Comments Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest Friday in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province in Syr...

Syrian protests met with bloodshed
| BEIRUT -- A renewed wave of violence swept across Syria on Friday as the government of President Bashar al-Assad sought to counter mass protests and armed insurgents in cities and towns brimming wit...

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
| BEIRUT — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in...

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
Beirut: Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dra...

Syria killings spike as UN eyes resolution
Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on Friday, with activists reporting 120 people killed in two days, as European and Arab nations pressed the UN Security Council to call on President Bashar al...

Russia set against regime change in Syria
MOSCOW - Russian warnings to the West and its Arab allies to keep their hands off Syria hide a slight chance for compromise on a UN resolution aimed at halting bloodshed in the country, but a demand f...

New resolution seeks backing for Syria plan
UNITED NATIONS ' European and Arab nations on Friday called on the UN Security Council to back an Arab League plan on the Syria crisis under which President Bashar Al Assad would have to stand down. |...

UN considers resolution on Syria
| European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria's president to stand down, but Russia said their proposed resolution crossed its ...

Violence flares across Syria amid Assad effort to clamp down
Reporting from Beirut— A renewed wave of violence swept across Syria on Friday as the government of President Bashar Assad sought to counter mass protests and armed insurgents in cities and town...

Syria violence kills over 40
| AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one o...

Russia stands fast in support of Syrian regime
| In a rare show of unity, European and Arab powers are backing a new draft resolution reflecting Arab League demands that President Assad step aside to allow a political transition to a democratic, p...

As Nations Line Up Against Syrian Government, Russia Sides Firmly With Assad
| MOSCOW — There are not many world capitals today where President Bashar al-Assad of Syria can count on unstinting support. But diplomats who passed through Moscow this week hoping to secure Ru...

Assad the Sovereign
| Recently six Persian Gulf states announced that they were withdrawing monitors from Syria who were tasked with seeking a solution to the brutal crackdown of Syrian citizens led by Bashar al-Assad's ...