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Lugar: Syrian rebels need safe zones in Turkey
The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. should work with Turkey to establish safe zones for retreating Syrian rebels.Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana says the so-called safe zones would be on Turkish territory and guarded by Turks to allow Syrians to retreat from violence.Turkey has reacted to the popular uprising in Syria by urging its leader, Bashar Assad, to

Assad denies govt role in Houla killings
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has denied that the government troopers were behind the Houla massacre which resulted in the killings of 108 people, including 49 children on May 25-26.

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Syrian leader likens bloody crackdown to surgery

Syrian President Bashar Assad defended his government's crackdown on opponents Sunday, saying a doctor performing messy emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying to save a

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Clinton steps up pressure on Russia on Syria

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday pressed Russia to join international efforts for a political transition in Syria that would see President Bashar Assad driven from power,

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Sri Lanka to push for expansion of sea boundary
Sri Lanka will push for expansion of its sea boundary, also known as the continental shelf, and send a delegation to the UN to discuss the issue, according to government's information department.

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(Following Advance for Use Wednesday, June 13)

Today is Wednesday, June 13, the 165th day of 2012. There are 201 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On June 13, 1942, the first of two four-man Nazi

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