Assad: Military Operations Against Protesters Have Stopped
Obama and Euro leaders to ask Assad to step down; war crimes charges pending at the UN
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President Obama defended the administration's decision to "ramp up" their support to Syrian rebel forces by, among other things, providing some lethal aid, during a sprawling interview with Charlie Rose that aired late Monday night on PBS.
Obama and Euro leaders to ask Assad to step down; war crimes charges pending at the UN
It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world
Americans are prohibited from doing business with a major telecommunications firm and a bank
A case is being prepared and sponsored by an unknown Western country
The White House appears to have given up on engaging Syria
Russian corruption, Hitler's Olympics, and Chris Christie's rage
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have recalled their ambassadors to Syria
Hacking group takes over with a message to the Syrian people
But they're still marching in the face of an escalating crackdown
Syrian security of forces continue the bloodshed as tanks shell Hama
Activist claim security forces are brutally besieging the city
The New York Times says the death toll is twice as bad as previously thought
A multi-party political proposal is the latest in a long line of concessions
The U.N. body condemned the regime's attacks and human rights abuses
Military moves into the center of a city at the fore of anti-government activism
Though citizens appear to be getting murdered, the international community is cautious
Republican intransigence, Democratic disarray, and powerful Syrian minorities
As many as 136 were killed in the government crackdown
A human rights group claims 3,000 Syrians have been arrested since March
Ayman al-Zawahri has posted his first video address as al-Qaeda's leader
Human rights group says the regime has abducted close to 3,000 people
Government attempts to recast protests as sectarian
"Come on Bashar, Leave" has spread from Hama to other cities
Will it stall momentum in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt?
The city has reportedly been under siege since Monday
The virtual army is battling protesters and the western world
Protesters claim another massacre. "Nothing has changed," said one activist
A photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is only the latest installment
Ahmed Salkini says he's been "pained by every drop of Syrian blood lost"
A scientist in the Philadelphia suburbs is hit by the Syrian crackdown
Secretary of State supports regime change after attacks
The Economist reports from the ever-volatile Hama while VBS files from the Turkish border
Demonstrations at the French and U.S. embassies turned violent
U.S. ambassador Robert Ford's visit is being welcomed by demonstrators
The State Department says "we stand with those Syrians" protesting the regime
Cartoonist Tony Auth on Syria's swift move to violence
Cell phones and the internet are ensuring that the regime's actions are broadcast
Syria's biggest rally yet appears to have taken place in Hama today
The congressman has come under fire for meeting with Syria's Bashar al-Assad
Kucinich claimed that many Syrians love Assad but not the regime
Will the visit with Syria's Assad hurt the congressman's reputation?
On Obama and gay marriage, bringing Assad to the Hague and Chavez's health
The Ohio congressman is on a "fact-finding mission" to Syria
Pawlenty attacks "decline, retrenchment, and withdrawal"
The channel has been playing it as a backdrop to reports of meetings with the opposition
The anti-war congressman praised Assad in 2007 for pursuing peace
On Obama's prudence, the Syrian people, and Shakespeare's appeal in China
Journalists are back in Damascus, but under the watch of government "minders"
Tunisia's Ben Ali and Egypt's Mubarak stepped down after their third speech
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