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UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria ceasefire

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded. The vote was delayed for two days to try to get support from Russia, which...

E. Ghouta attacks 'crimes against humanity': Qatar emir

Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has decried relentless regime attacks on Syria's Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta as "crimes against humanity".  "Regardless of political differences, what is going on in Eastern Ghouta is a crime against humanity," Tamim said on...

As deadly shells fall, fear spreads anew in capital

As the Syrian regime escalates its attacks on opposition-held suburbs of Damascus, rebels in outlying towns are retaliating with volleys of mortar shells and rockets into the capital, killing more than 25 civilians in the past two weeks and spreading fear among its 4 million residents....