Activists say Syrian forces have shelled the city of Homs and killed more than 200 people – a claim denied by the government – ahead of a key UN vote.
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Activists say Syrian forces have shelled the city of Homs and killed more than 200 people – a claim denied by the government – ahead of a key UN vote.
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The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
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The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs
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More than 200 civilians have been reported killed in mortar attacks in the Syrian city of Homs. Members of the UN Security Council are preparing to vote once again on Saturday for a resolution to condemn the violence.
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KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Witnesses say demonstrators have stormed into the Syrian Embassy compound in Kuwait, breaking windows and hoisting the flag of the opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad….
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BEIRUT (AP) — In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday….
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TOKYO, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Deep winter snows and severe weather have killed at least 50 people in Japan in recent weeks, officials say.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 4 (UPI) — An Israeli battalion commander who left a soldier in a Palestinian village after a night raid was suspended from duty Friday.
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party’s see-sawing presidential nominating race.

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