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U.N. team visits Syria site of reported massacre

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT

U.N. observers are unable to reach a conclusion as to whether the Treimseh, Syria, killings were a government massacre of civilians or the result of insurgent-government clashes.

ANTAKYA, Turkey — United Nations observers visited an alleged massacre site in Syria on Saturday but reached no conclusion about whether the killings were a deliberate slaughter of civilians or the result of clashes between government troops and insurgents.

U.N. team investigates reported Syria massacre

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:13 PM PDT

U.N. observers investigated the latest reported massacre in Syria, entering a village Saturday where activists say regime forces killed dozens of people the past week, as Turkey's prime minister blasted Damascus' leadership, warning that the Syrian people will "make them pay" for such mass killings.

Americans' Egyptian kidnapper vows to take more

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 03:34 AM PDT

The Bedouin demands that his imprisoned uncle be released. He snatched his captives, two Boston natives, from a tour bus.

The Egyptian Bedouin who abducted two Boston natives and their guide on Friday vowed he would take more hostages of different nationalities if police do not release his uncle from prison.

Russia's lower house OKs curbs on Internet, media and activists

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT

The bills passed by Russia's State Duma are seen as the latest attempt to crack down on resistance to the rule of President Vladimir Putin.

MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers this week passed three measures to increase government control over the Internet, media and foreign-funded activist groups, despite widespread protests from Web professionals, journalists and human rights advocates.