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Russia wants quick successor on Syria peace push

Russia said Tuesday it would not shirk efforts to find a political solution in Syria during its month-long presidency of the UN Security Council, calling for a new mediator to be appointed without delay. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, under fire from Western colleagues for...

Syria extends presidential voting period

Damascus, June 4 (IANS) Syria's electoral committee Tuesday extended the presidential voting period for another five hours in view of a high voter turnout, the media reported. "The closing time for voting has been pushed to midnight in all provinces...

Revolutionary spirit gone as Syria's Homs votes

It was in Baba Amr, in Syria's Homs, that the armed uprising against Bashar al-Assad erupted, but with people turning out to vote Tuesday as the president sought re-election, the spirit of revolution seemed to have vanished. A loudspeaker outside the Hassan al-Sabet school, the...