From the BBC: Gunmen have attacked a Syrian pro-government TV channel, killing seven people, state media say. Journalists and security guards died in the attack on al-Ikhbariya TV south of Damascus, Sana news agency reported. Hours earlier, President Bashar al-Assad said ...read more

A top U.N. human rights official accused Syria Thursday of engaging in crimes against humanity. "They are both widespread and they are being committed in a systematic manner," said Ivan Simonovic, assistant secretary-general of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human ...read more