 Wall Street Journal | US Envoy Paints Dire Syria Scenario Wall Street Journal AP A Syrian refugee carrying her son Wednesday. He was shot in the hand by the Syrian border guard as they crossed into northern Lebanon, she said. Arguing that diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil bloodshed have hit a wall, the US hinted Wednesday ... US envoy sees grim outcome for Syria Boy played dead to survive Syrian massacre Syrian honorary consul in California quits |
 Christian Science Monitor | Boy played dead to survive Syrian massacre Christian Science Monitor Ali el-Sayed fell to the floor and soaked himself in his brother's blood as gunmen linked to the Assad regime murdered his family. By Bassem Mroue and Elizabeth A. Kennedy, The Associated Press / May 30, 2012 Jordanians and Syrian refugees take part in ... Syrian honorary consul in California quits How an 11-year-old survived Houla massacre 'Syria military intervention would engulf Israel' |
 Globe and Mail | Syrian honorary consul in California quits Reuters By Mary Slosson (Reuters) - An honorary consul of Syria in the United States resigned on Wednesday in protest over the killing of more than 100 civilians in the Syrian town of Houla over the weekend that has drawn widespread international condemnation. 'Syria military intervention would engulf Israel' 11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre UN monitors in Syria report new massacre |
 NEWS.com.au | 'Syria military intervention would engulf Israel' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS Iranian warns: "Ash rising from the flames would definitely envelop the Zionist regime," 'Tehran Times' reports. Any crisis caused by a military intervention in Syria would engulf Israel, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali ... 11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre UN monitors in Syria report new massacre US congressman in call for Syria 'safe zone' |
 Christian Science Monitor | French journalist released by FARC says captors were respectful Christian Science Monitor Romeo Langlois, who was captured by FARC 33 days ago and released today, criticized the rebels for using his release as propaganda, but also empathized with their plight. By Fernando Vergara and Frank Bajak, The Associated Press / May 30, ... Colombian rebels release French journalist Red Cross confirms French reporter Langlois released by FARC rebels Colombian rebels free French journalist |
 Globe and Mail | Canada names suspect in body parts case The Associated Press By PHIL COUVRETTE, AP â€" 1 minute ago OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) â€" A porn actor is wanted in a gruesome case of dismembered body parts that were mailed to different places including the headquarters of the Conservative Party of Canada, police said Wednesday. Senior Tory staffer made grisly human foot discovery Canadian police hunt male porn star over posted hand, foot Who is Luka Rocco Magnotta? |
 CBS News | GOP critical of White House's Syria policy CBS News (CBS News) The situation in Syria continues to grow tense following the recent Houla massacre. When there was a similar slaughter in Libya, President Obama ordered air strikes that ended the dictatorship there. Should the US go to war again -- this ... US Warns of Escalating Syrian Conflict US says Russia, other Syria backers on 'wrong side of history' Syrians tell activists of horrors of massacre |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Syria Massacre Fuels UN Debate on Sanctions, Monitors Bloomberg The Houla massacre in Syria is fueling debate about whether the United Nations should take actions such as imposing sanctions and expanding its monitoring mission, neither of which is likely to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to yield to his ... World powers worry Syria sliding to civil war Russia nixes Syria action even as UN reports new killings Obama gambling that Syria won't be election liability |
 CTV.ca | Obama gambling that Syria won't be election liability Reuters By Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is gambling that his administration's failure to act forcefully to stem the bloody crisis in Syria won't become an election-year liability - and that looks for now like a good bet, ... Satellite image clues to Houla massacre in Syria Divisions persist in UN over how to halt Syria violence US levies new sanctions on key Syrian bank |
 CBC.ca | Divisions persist in UN over how to halt Syria violence Los Angeles Times United Nations diplomats scrambled Wednesday to salvage some vestige of a peace plan that has failed to halt the fighting in Syria or protect civilians from the kind of savagery that took more than 100 lives last week in the town of Houla, ... UN diplomat: Annan deputy appeals for Syria talks US warns of failed Syrian peace plan 11-year-old Syrian boy saw entire family killed, survived massacre by playing dead |
 NEWS.com.au | Zimbabwe Activists Applaud Charles Taylor Sentencing Voice of America 30 May 2012 Zimbabwe Activists Applaud Charles Taylor Sentencing Ntungamili Nkomo | Washington DC Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity over his involvement in ... Victims of brutal war rejoice at Taylor sentencing Taylor's 50-year sentence draws mixed reactions in Liberia (+video) War crimes: Charles Taylor now, Bashar al-Assad next |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Syria: UN uncovers further evidence of massacre Telegraph.co.uk UN observers uncovered evidence of another massacre in Syria, with the discovery of the bodies of 13 men with their hands tied behind their backs in a clear sign they had been executed. Maj Gen Robert Mood, the chief United Nations observer, ... Moscow pledges to block UN over foreign intervention in Syria Carr open to action on Syria Shoes give clue to Houla assailants |
 Globe and Mail | UN observers in Syria find 13 bound corpses, many shot execution-style Fox News BEIRUT â€" UN observers have discovered 13 bound corpses in eastern Syria, many of them apparently shot execution-style, the monitoring mission said Wednesday. In wake of the recent violence, Syrian rebels have reportedly given President Bashar Assad a ... More die as battles rage across Syria US sanctions chief to discuss Syria with Russia UN monitors say 13 killed in cold blood in Syria |
 BBC News | UN confirms new killings in Syria days after Houla BBC News Observers from the UN have confirmed the discovery of 13 shooting victims in Syria as international outrage continues after the Houla massacre. The men's bodies were found near the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, with their hands tied behind their backs, ... Analysis: Syria massacre pushes Moscow toward decision point Another Mass Execution Is Discovered in Syria UN observers in Syria discover 13 bound corpses |
 Voice of America | Liberia's Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years for War Crimes Voice of America Former Liberian President Charles Taylor listens to the judge at the opening of the sentencing judgement hearing at the court in Leidschendam, near The Hague, May 30, 2012. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor listens to the judge at the opening of ... Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video) |
 Christian Science Monitor | Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video) Christian Science Monitor An international court proceeding ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Taylor, who was convicted of aiding and abetting numerous war crimes in Sierra Leone. By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch, Reuters / May 30, 2012 Former Liberian President ... Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes S.Leone amputees welcome Taylor sentence Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years for war crimes |
 Christian Science Monitor | Court rules WikiLeaks Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden (+video) Christian Science Monitor WikiLeaks found Julian Assange can be extradited to face charges of rape and sexual assault in Sweden, Britain's supreme court ruled. By Michael Holden, Reuters / May 30, 2012 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the High Court in London. Wikileaks' Assange To Be Extradited To Sweden Julian Assange given 14 days to challenge extradition ruling UK court backs extradition of WikiLeaks' Assange |
 The Guardian | Julian Assange given 14 days to challenge extradition ruling The Guardian Julian Assange's fight against extradition to Sweden may stagger on to a second round at the supreme court after he was granted permission to submit fresh arguments. Despite losing by a majority of five, his lawyers have been given 14 days to consider ... Court rules WikiLeaks Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden WikiLeaks Founder Assange Loses Extradition Appeal For supporters, Assange a brave victim of a vast international conspiracy |
 New York Times | Judge Gives Taylor 50 Years for 'Heinous' Crimes in War New York Times LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands â€" Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia and a once-powerful warlord, was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 years in prison over his role in atrocities committed in Sierre Leone during its civil war in the 1990s. Tribunal Sentences Charles Taylor to 50 Years for War Crimes Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years Victims of Brutal War Rejoice at Taylor Sentencing |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Julian Assange loses appeal against extradition Los Angeles Times LONDON -- Julian Assange founder of Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website, lost his appeal in the highest British Court against extradition to Sweden on rape and sexual molestation charges. Assange, did not attend the 10-minutes judgment passed down ... UK court backs extradition of WikiLeaks' Assange Top court rules Assange can be extradited to Sweden UK's top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks boss |
 BBC News | UK top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks boss The Associated Press By RAPHAEL SATTER, AP â€" 1 minute ago LONDON (AP) â€" Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, an important turning point in the Internet activist's controversial career. Assange, 40, has spent the ... UK Court Backs Assange Extradition UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden British Court Clears Way for Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder |
 The Guardian | Top UK court backs extradition of Assange to Sweden Reuters | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden over alleged sex crimes on Wednesday. Seven judges at the country's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 that Assange's claim that ... British Court Clears Way for Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder WikiLeaks's Assange Loses UK Top Court Extradition Appeal Britain's Supreme Court to rule on WikiLeaks chief |
 The Guardian | Syria crisis: Kofi Annan reports to UN security council - live updates The Guardian 8.17am: (all times BST) Welcome to Middle East Live. The UN security council is to be briefed on Kofi Annan's meeting with President Bashar al-Assad as the international community considers its next move on the crisis. Here's a round up of the latest ... Syria: Kofi Annan urges Bashar al-Assad to 'act now' Western nations expel Syrian envoys over massacre Syrian massacre: diplomats expelled from Western nations |
Telegraph.co.uk | Syria: Kofi Annan urges Bashar al-Assad to 'act now' Telegraph.co.uk Kofi Annan has urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to act now to end 15 months of bloodshed, warning the country has reached a "tipping point". Another day of deadly violence on Tuesday was the bloody backdrop to Annan's last-gasp efforts to salvage ... Annan on Syria: 'We are at a tipping point' Syrian massacre: diplomats expelled from Western nations UN envoy warns Syrian crisis at 'tipping point' |
