Special Report: Return to Baghdad, epicenter of Islam's growing divide

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BAGHDAD - The last time I left Baghdad I was on a stretcher.

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Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi'ite villages in Aleppo

BEIRUT - Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi'ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the opposition. | Video

World, United Nations 01 Jul 2013

Islamists in Syria's Aleppo ban 'provocative dress' for women

BEIRUT - Islamist rebels in Syria's northern city of Aleppo issued an order on Monday banning women from dressing in what it considered provocative styles, angering some locals who accuse the group of overstepping its powers.

World, 01 Jul 2013

Syria neighbors block thousands from fleeing: rights group

BEIRUT - Syria's neighbors have closed or tightened restrictions at several border crossings, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded within Syria's dangerous frontier regions, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

World, United Nations, Jordan, 01 Jul 2013

Gulf Arabs call for U.N. Security Council meeting to prevent Homs massacre

RIYADH - Gulf Arab states called on the U.N. Security Council on Monday to meet urgently to prevent a massacre in Homs, as pro-government forces in Syria try to wrest the city from rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.

World, 01 Jul 2013

Syria neighbors block thousands from fleeing: rights group

BEIRUT - Syria's neighbors have closed or tightened restrictions at several border crossings, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded within Syria's dangerous frontier regions, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

World, Jordan, United Nations 01 Jul 2013

Saudi Arabia calls on EU to arm Syrian rebels

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia, a foe of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has urged the European Union to arm Syrian rebels without delay, following similar action by the United States.

World, Saudi Arabia, 01 Jul 2013

China state media blames Syria rebels for Xinjiang violence

BEIJING - Chinese state media on Monday blamed Syrian opposition forces in unusually specific finger pointing for training Muslim extremists responsible for the deadliest unrest in four years in China's far-western region of Xinjiang. | Video

World, China 01 Jul 2013

Assad's forces battle to tighten control of central Syria

AMMAN - President Bashar al-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air on Sunday, the second day of their offensive in central Syria, activists said. | Video

World, 30 Jun 2013

Syrian army, backed by jets, launches assault on Homs

BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched a major offensive on Saturday against rebels in Homs, a centre of the two-year-old uprising, in their latest drive to secure an axis connecting Damascus to the Mediterranean. | Video

World, 30 Jun 2013

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Heavy shelling in Homs as residents seek shelter where they can

Heavy shelling in Homs as residents seek shelter where they can

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Protests in Africa and the Middle East

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