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Massacre of over 100 reported in Syria's HomsMore than 100 people were shot, stabbed or possibly burned to death by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs, a monitoring group said on Thursday, and fierce fighting raged across the country. The British-based Syrian Obser More… |
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Arab Spring in spotlight at Cannes festThe 'Arab Spring' is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the big screen, one year after political upheaval in Libya and Egypt. While both films deal with contempor More… |
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Syrian forces shell Homs, breaking truceSyrian forces shelled two central districts in the battered city of Homs throughout the night and into Saturday morning, a resident activist and a human rights group said, the first bombings since a ceasefire took hold on Thursday. "There More… |
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Syrian army pounds Homs; Annan in MoscowSyrian forces pounded the battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops pummelled several other rebel strongholds on Saturday, leaving at least 24 dead, opposition activists said. With the bloods More… |
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Homs pounded, Syrian tanks enter northern townSyrian forces pounded the already battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops raided a rebellious northern town on Saturday, leaving 10 civilians and four soldiers dead, opposition activists said. With the year-long bloodshe More… |
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West and Russia split over Syria; massacre in HomsThe West clashed with Russia at the United Nations Security Council over Syria, as activists and the Damascus government traded blame for a massacre of civilians in the city of Homs. The conflict appeared to More… |
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UN aid chief Amos in Syria, heading to HomsUnited Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos held talks in Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday and is on her way to the devastated city of Homs, a UN spokeswoman said. 'She just completed a meeting with the MFA (Ministry of Foreign More… |
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Syria faces outrage; 'smell of death' in HomsSyrian President Bashar Al-Assad faced growing Western anger on Tuesday for preventing aid from entering a devastated district of Homs and over accusations of human rights abuses, including pictures said to show torture victims at a hospital in th More… |
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Red Cross hopes to enter Homs as Syria boilsThe Red Cross hoped to deliver vital aid to the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday but troops were still stopping it getting through despite government permission 'We have the green light, we hope to enter, we hope today is the day,' sa More… |
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Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in eastSyrian forces renewed their bombardment of parts of the shattered city of Homs and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said. More… |
