Amman/Beirut: The United States has branded Syria's leaders murderers after an attack on a village by President Bashar al-Assad's troops left dozens dead, but there was no break in the deadlock among world powers over how to bring about an end to the bloodshed. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also condemned what his monitors on the ground had seen as an "indiscriminate" bombardment that included rocket-firing helicopters of the town...
08:27 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Beirut: An opposition group that documents human rights violations in Syria says more than 17,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. The violence has grown increasingly chaotic in recent months, and it is difficult to assign blame for much of the bloodshed as the country spirals toward civil war. The government restricts journalists from moving freely, making it impossible to independently...
07:08 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Residents come out to show loyalty to Bashar al Assad, but they also feel the pressure that the Syrian government is feeling. ...
09:24 AM, Aug 24, 2011
The rebels stormed into Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's main military compound in Tripoli on Tuesday. ...
09:08 AM, Aug 24, 2011
Washington: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused the Syrian government of killing more than 2,000 of its own citizens during its ongoing brutal crackdown against opposition protesters as the Obama administration moved to further isolate President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle. The administration is unhappy with Assad's actions in trying to quell the five-month-old uprising. "We think, to date, the government is responsible for the deaths of...
05:36 PM, Aug 05, 2011
Tripoli: NATO airstrikes struck Muammar Gaddafi's sprawling compound in Tripoli and three other sites early on Thursday, hours after the Libyan leader was shown on state TV in his first appearance since his son was killed nearly two weeks ago. Explosions thundered across the Libyan capital and wailing ambulances raced through the city as the last missile exploded. Government officials and state-run Libyan television said the strikes early targeted Bab...
05:33 PM, May 12, 2011
Tripoli: A NATO air strike destroyed buildings inside Muammar Gaddafi's office in the capital Tripoli on Monday as forces loyal to the embattled leader pounded western Misurata, despite the regime announcing halt to operations in the besieged city. In one of the biggest air strikes to hit Tripoli since the western alliance began bombing the Libyan forces on March 19, Gaddafi's sprawling Bab al-Azizia compound was the target of NATO's...
06:26 PM, Apr 25, 2011
Beirut: Amnesty International says at least 75 people have been killed during the deadliest day of pro-democracy protests in Syria. The human rights group cited local activists. Syrian security forces fired live bullets and tear gas on Friday on rallies across the country. The demonstrations are a sign that President Bashar Assad's attempts to quell the month long protests with a deadly crackdown and promises of reform have all but...
07:25 AM, Apr 23, 2011
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