Lebanese army blows up suspect car close to Syrian border
LEBANON-SECURITY/BLAST:Lebanese army blows up suspect car close to Syrian border
United Nations in Jordan Observes Three Years since Outbreak of Syrian Conflict
Amman, 15 March 2014 - Three years after the beginning of the devastating conflict in Syria, some 585,000 Syrians have fled their homes for safety in Jordan. Over half of the Syrian refugees in Jordan are children, who have witnessed unspeakable horrors and whose lives have been interrupted by violence and displacement. Most Syrian refugees have been displaced several times inside Syria before they took the difficult decision to leave their home country. After over 1,000 days of conflict the violence shows no sign of abating
ANALYSIS-Cold War reflexes return to Europe over Ukraine
UKRAINE-CRISIS/COLDWAR (ANALYSIS, INYT COLUMN):ANALYSIS-Cold War reflexes return to Europe over Ukraine
Elderly Syrian survives sea voyage in quest to reunite with family in Germany
With the help of UNHCR, Greece's Asylum Service and the German immigration authorities, Sabria's dream is at hand and she will soon see long lost loved ones.
Obama warns Putin that U.S. ready to impose sanctions on Russia
UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA (UPDATE 3, PIX):UPDATE 3-Obama warns Putin that U.S. ready to impose sanctions on Russia
Syrian forces fully control rebel stronghold near Lebanon
A military source in Syria told Reuters that about 1,400 rebels from the Free Syrian Army, Ahrar al-Sham and other factions had fled the rebel-held town of Yabroud in the past two days
U.S. rejects Crimea referendum, warns Russia of imminent sanctions
UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA (UPDATE 2, PIX):UPDATE 2-U.S. rejects Crimea referendum, warns Russia of imminent sanctions
Noor rests by a fire at the frontline of Khalidiya neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria
Free Syrian Army fighter Mohamad-Noor, 14, rests by a fire at the frontline of Khalidiya neighborhood in Aleppo March 13, 2014. Noor and Hadi (not pictured) joined the Free Syrian Army 6 months ago along with their friend Khaled who died from sniper fire. Noor's father died from sniper fire too, and Hadi's father fights with the Free Syrian Army. REUTERS/Jalal Al-Mamo