Kofi Annan steps down on Aug. 31.
Read more...Lakhdar Brahimi has agreed to replace former Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Read more...Meanwhile, fighting continues in Syria.
Read more...Adding to the already high death toll, fresh attacks began again in Aleppo and Damascus Saturday.
Read more...Annan will leave his post in August.
Read more...Russia and China once again protect Assad.
Read more...Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Syrian government and its opposition should be forced to negotiate. (Creative Commons)
Russia says it will not sign new weapons contracts with Syria until violence in that nation calms down.
Read more...World powers have a possible solution but violence is at its worst.
Read more...The 300 observers will remain in Syria but will not be monitoring the ceasefire.
Read more...Paris' mayor holds a white rose during the "White Wave" protests against violence in Syria (Syria Freedom, Creative Commons)
25 were killed on Saturday in Daraa and Homs, after nighttime violence in Damascus.
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