Syrian pilot granted asylum in Jordan
22 Jun 2012 7:58 AM ISTA Syrian pilot was granted political asylum after landing his MiG fighter jet in neighbouring Jordan on Thursday, in the first such defection of a...
Weekend death toll 80 in Syria
18 Jun 2012 7:07 AM ISTTroops pounded besieged districts of the flashpoint city of Homs as 10 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, taking the weekend death toll to...
Stench of death envelops Haffa
16 Jun 2012 2:38 PM ISTSmoldering buildings, looted shops, smashed cars and a strong stench of death greeted UN observers who entered the nearly deserted Syrian town of...
72 more, mostly civilians, killed in Syria
14 Jun 2012 8:07 AM ISTAt least 72 people, the majority of them civilians, were killed across Syria, a watchdog has said, adding that a mother and her five children...
Syria troops use human shields
13 Jun 2012 6:36 AM ISTSyrian troops have tortured children, executed them and used children as young as eight as 'human shields' during military raids against rebels,...
52 killed in Syria firings
12 Jun 2012 7:29 AM ISTHelicopter gunships on Monday fired on rebel positions in central and northwestern Syria in a bid to snuff out the gunmen as violence killed 52 people...
Hundred killed in central Syria
8 Jun 2012 7:05 AM ISTForces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad ‘massacred’ about 100 people, including many women and children, at a village in central Syria, the...
Obama discusses Syria with leaders
1 Jun 2012 9:35 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama has held video conference with the leaders of France, Italy and Germany and discussed the worsening situation in Syria,...
Syria govt denies blame for Houla killings
28 May 2012 2:07 PM ISTThe Syrian government is 'not at all' responsible for the massacre of at least 92 people in the central town of Houla which has sparked an...
