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Merkel accuses Syrian regime of 'crimes against humanity'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday accused Syrian government troops of committing "crimes against humanity" that could not be overlooked. Human rights groups and Western countries have previously accused Syria's army, backed by Russia's air force, of targeting hospitals, bakeries and...

Belgian immigration chief fined for refusing Aleppo visas

Belgium's immigration minister is refusing to grant humanitarian visas to a family in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo despite being fined 4,000 euros ($4,438) a day for defying an appeal tribunal. A lawyer for the family, Olivier Stein, told The Associated Press Wednesday that the...

Russia Extends Aleppo Cease-Fire and Urges Rebels to Leave

 (New York Times)- Russia said on Wednesday that it would extend a moratorium on airstrikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo until Friday to give embattled antigovernment rebels a chance to leave the city and to “avoid senseless victims” of continued fighting. Under terms of the...