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At Least Fifty Injured In Virginia Parade Crash
Car Crashes into Crowd
Serious injuries reported after car drives into crowd in rural Virginia.
Read more...U.S. Will Give Syrian Rebels $60 Million In Aid
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Secretary of State John Kerry said the aid will "help the Syrian opposition council provide basic goods and services in areas under rebel control."
Read more...Damascus Attacks Continue, At Least 72 More People Dead
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In the third straight day of attacks on the Syrian capital, car bombings and mortar attacks occured near Baath Party offices and the Russian embassy.
Read more...Israeli Jets Strike Inside Syria
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An Israeli Air Force jet (Creative Commons).
The Syrian government denied that a convoy had been hit.
Read more...Syrian Rebels Release Iranian Captives In Prison Swap
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Freed Iranians arrived in Damascus Wednesday.
Read more...Assad Calls On Syrians To Defend Country, Ignores Calls For Resignation
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A Syrian independence flag painted on a wall (Creative Commons).
The UN estimated at least 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
Read more...Syria Witnesses Deadly Day As Diplomats Talk
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VIDEO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called opposition's refusal to talk to Damascus a "dead end."
Read more...Russia Says It Won't Offer Syria's Assad Refuge
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Moscow's foreign minister echoed earlier remarks made by President Putin.
Read more...Obama Warns Syria Against Use Of Chemical Weapons
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Obama during his speech Monday. (Neon Tommy/Screenshot)
Obama tells Syria "the world is watching."
Read more...Syrian Internet Largely Restored After Blackout
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Fighting continues as Syrians return online.
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