Syria toll tops 5,000: UN rights chiefMore than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the UN human rights chief said, as an insurgency begins to overshadow what had been mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad.   More… |
Syria warns against recognising oppositionSyria warned on Sunday it would retaliate against any country that formally recognises the National Council set up by opponents of President Bashar Al-Assad. "We will take tough measures against any state which recognises this illegitimate More… |