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Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. 
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US warns of 'brutal civil war' in Syria
| The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition after Russia and China blocked a UN attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate....
In Middle East power tussle, India tilts towards Arabs
| In the end, India had to jump off the Middle East fence. It came down on Saturday night at the United Nations Security Council debate on Syria by casting its lot with the Gulf Arab regimes, where India's nati...
Veto a 'licence to kill'
| OUTRAGE has grown after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests. | Opponents say the the veto handed the regime a "licence to kill." | Saturday's rare...
Gaddafi 'cronies' put on trial
| LIBYA put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi on trial yesterday, in the first legal proceedings against members of the fallen regime. | The accused, mostly civilians, appeared in a military court i...
After UN veto, US proposes Syria coalition
| AP | The United States has proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition after Russia and China blocked a UN attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will ...
Libya court postpones trial of Gaddafi loyalists
| By Mohammed Al Tommy BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in ...
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
Beirut: The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition on Sunday after Russia and China blocked a UN attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violenc...
UN veto takes Syria to civil war
| The stalemate over Syria in the UN Security Council is leading the beleaguered country in one direction: a civil war. It was as if the double veto exercised by Russia and China was preordained because Moscow ...
Stand on Syria
| A welcome move from India: it jumps off the Middle East fence and votes for the resolution | Having become a UN Security Council member after a gap of almost two decades, India was expected to play a reasonab...
Qatar tries to untangle Afghan knot
| | There is some light at the end of the tunnel and the source of that ray of hope is Qatar. It is here in the capital of a small state with an ever expanding diplomatic footprint that reliable contacts...
First trial of Gaddafi loyalists held
| LIBYA put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi on trial today, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after a bloody conflict. | The accused, mo...
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
| BEIRUT (AP) — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears tha...
U.S. proposes coalition to assist Syrian opposition
| BEIRUT -- The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that viol...
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