America, tightening belt, warns Europe over its defense spending
USA-NATO/SPENDING:America, tightening belt, warns Europe over its defense spending
Germany sees threat from returning Syria militants
SYRIA-CRISIS/GERMANY:Germany sees threat from returning Syria militants
Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush - Syrian state media
Around 140,000 people have been killed in three years of fighting, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group opposed to Assad
3,300 people killed in Syria rebel infighting this year - monitor
The fighting started over power struggles and territorial disputes and has since spread throughout rebel-held territory in Syria
A rescuer gestures as he runs at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district
A rescuer gestures as he runs at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rescuer runs at a site damaged after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district
A rescuer runs at a site damaged after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rescuer gestures at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district
A rescuer gestures as he stands amid the rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit by what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Smoke rises after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district
Smoke rises after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
People walk at a site after it was hit by activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district
People walk at a site after it was hit by activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Mashhad district February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Scores of Syrian fighters killed in army ambush near Damascus
SYRIA-CRISIS/AMBUSH (UPDATE 1, TV):UPDATE 1-Scores of Syrian fighters killed in army ambush near Damascus