Syrian Rebels used Sarin Gas: UN Human Rights Investigator
Syrian rebels have made use of the deadly nerve agent sarin in their war-torn country's conflict, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte has said.
"According to the testimonies we have gathered, the rebels have used chemical...
The US government believes Israel has conducted an airstrike inside Syria, two unnamed officials were reported as saying late Friday.
US and other Western intelligence agencies concluded that Israeli aircraft probably struck targets Thursday or Friday inside Syria, broadcaster CNN said...
Six days of clashes in two Damascus suburbs may have killed hundreds of people, a dramatic spike in the rising death toll in the Syrian civil war, activists said Monday.
The reports came as President Bashar Assad's forces pressed on with a major offensive in the suburbs against opposition...
A whole generation of Syrian children risks being lost amid the spiralling civil war in the country, the UN children's agency cautioned Tuesday, saying it was in urgent need of funds to address the crisis.
"Millions of children inside Syria and across the region are witnessing their past and...
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I only can hope this is a joke. Mind you, I thought the same over a decade ago, regarding Zimbabwe. And I was wrong . . .
Mugabe pledges to fight 'lackeys'
President Robert Mugabe has vowed that the main opposition party will never lead Zimbabwe and said he was prepared to "go to war" for his country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7454569.stm
Was noticing that UK TV news has been covering the upcoming...