A six-member UN monitoring delegation has arrived in Damascus in order to monitor the fragile ceasefire in Syria which was negotiated by Kofi Annan (UN Syria envoy) and the Arab League. This is the first batch of monitors who have arrived at the war-torn nation and it is expected that 25 more will follow them […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Following the passing of the ceasefire deadline, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavroz has urged the Syrian government to be more decisive in order to alleviate tensions The deadline date for the Syrian government to begin withdrawing their forces from urban areas as agreed in a ceasefire plan, has come and gone and there are still […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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Syria violence showing no signs of stopping Ahead of the ceasefire deadline, violence in Syria is showing no signs of declining and has escalated. Government gave a ceasefire deadline date of April 1. However, despite this, there are no signs for the violence to stop anytime soon. Rebels have rejected president Bashar al-Assad’s demand that […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominate swimming events – Tatsumi International Pool Takeshi Matsuda and Haruka Ueda dominated the swimming events on third day of the Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo, Japan. Matsuda remained dominant over his competitors in the Men’s 200m freestyle final, where he touched the wall in a time of 1 minute […]
Apr 6 2012 | Posted in
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