Kofi Annan 'Horrified' By Weekend Massacre In syria - NPR News
28 May 2012, 8:01 am
Special envoy Kofi Annan on Monday called on "every individual with a gun" in syria to lay down arms, saying he was horrified by a weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people, including women and small children. Annan arrived in Damascus Monday for ...

Kofi Annan arrives in syria as massacre adds urgency to peace plan - Los Angeles Times
28 May 2012, 7:40 am
BEIRUT -- Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in syria on Monday amid a flurry of diplomatic activity following the massacre of more than 100 people -- most of them women and children -- in the town of Houla. Amateur video ...

Analysis: syria Massacre Is No Game Changer - Sky.com
28 May 2012, 7:25 am
At ground level everything has changed, forever. At the level of bi-laterals, working groups and geo-politics - very little has changed. The lives of the survivors of the Houla massacre over the weekend will never be the same. Not only have so many ...

Annan Due in syria After Massacre of Children Draws Condemnation - San Francisco Gate
28 May 2012, 7:18 am
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations envoy Kofi Annan is due in syria today after three days of attacks left dozens of children among the dead and drew growing international condemnation. At least 34 people, including eight children, were killed ...

Gen. Dempsey: Pressure on syria's Assad to mount - CBS News
28 May 2012, 6:49 am
(CBS News) Pressure on syrian President Bashar Assad is likely to mount after the United Nations Security Council unanimously rebuked the syrian government for its role in the massacre of more than 100 civilians last week, President Obama's top ...

China condemns "cruel killings" in syria's Houla - msnbc.com
28 May 2012, 6:42 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday condemned the "cruel killings" of civilians in the syrian town of Houla, while insisting that peace mediator Kofi Annan's efforts remained the most viable way to end the violence in syria. The comments from the Chinese ...

Russian foreign minister says both sides in syria conflict 'had a hand' in deaths of civilians - Minneapolis Star Tribune
28 May 2012, 6:35 am
MOSCOW - Both sides in the syria conflict "had a hand" in the deaths of more than 100 civilians in Houla, Russia's foreign minister said Monday, calling for a full investigation. The comments by Sergey Lavrov came a day after the U.N. Security ...

Weekend Massacre in syria: Annan 'Horrified' - Time
28 May 2012, 6:14 am
(BEIRUT) — Special envoy Kofi Annan said Monday he was horrified by a gruesome weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people in syria, and called on "every individual with a gun" to lay down arms and stop the killing. Annan arrived in Damascus Monday ...

syria draws U.N.'s ire on massacre killing 116 - Worldnews.com
28 May 2012, 1:13 am
syria lies between latitudes 32° and 38° N, and longitudes 35° and 43° E. It consists mostly of arid plateau, although the northwest part of the country bordering the Mediterranean is fairly green. The Northeast of the country "Al Jazira ...

U.N. Security Council Issues Condemnation of syria Attack - New York Times
27 May 2012, 7:01 pm
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the syrian government for its role in the massacre of at least 108 villagers, with new details emerging from international observers that appeared to prompt ...