Assad warns U.S. to avoid interfering in Syria politics BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's polit... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Photos Politics Syria US Wikipedia: Syrian civil war Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Massacre Soldiers in Ivory Coast have arrested a militia leader who was allegedly involved in a 2011 massacre of political opponents. | Military officials say Amade Oueremi gave himself up Saturday as soldiers... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Voa News Human Rights Ivory Coast Military Photos Wikipedia: Second Ivorian Civil War Top Stories Assad Says He Will Not Step Down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says in a newspaper interview that he will not step down before next year&aposs elections. | Mr. Assad&aposs comments were published Sa... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Voa News Bashar Assad Photos Politics Syria War Wikipedia: Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers ... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze) Al Jazeera Arms Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: RussiaSyria relations UN chief regrets experts' inability to visit Syria Moscow: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the cou... (photo: UN / UN) Zeenews Chemical Moscow Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syria Litvinenko's widow seeks public inquiry into death The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry. | Marina Litvinenk... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) BBC News Crime Photos Russia UK Wikipedia: Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus The US has chided Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to send missiles to the Syrian government. | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Mart... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) BBC News Military Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCR The UN's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5m people have fled the conflict in Syria. | Most have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh) BBC News Photos Refugees Syria War United Nations Wikipedia: Refugees of the Syrian civil war UN pushes for swift action in Syrian conflict UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for peace talks on Syria to take place as soon as possible. A new US-Russia proposal aims to defuse Syria's civil war by overs... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Deutsche Welle Photos Syria UN War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel. | The official says CIA chief John Br... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) The Guardian CIA Defense Israel Photos Wikipedia: John Brennan Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday that Bashar al-Assad must still quit power despite moves to organi... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Star Photos Syria Turkey Washington Wikipedia: Syrian civil war UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" becau... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Jakarta Post Arab World Photos Syrian Crisis UN Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals
