UN Team Sees Traces Of Syria Massacre -- Al Jazeera
Observers visiting al-Qubayr give grim testimony of Wednesday's assault that is reported to have killed at least 70.
UN observers in Syria who visited the site of a reported massacre in a village in Hama province said they saw blood on the walls and were hit by a "stench of burnt flesh" but could not confirm how many had died.
While the government denied responsibility, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesman, said on Friday the observers saw armoured vehicle tracks around homes in Al-Qubayr village, that was damaged by rockets, grenades and various other weapons.
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MIDDLE EAST
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IAEA says no progress in nuclear talks with Iran.
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Critics say politics tainting trial of Iraqi VP.
ASIA
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US military chief, lawmakers back Panetta assertion that the U.S. is losing patience with Pakistan.
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Chinese firms breaking UN embargo on North Korea.
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AFRICA
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Red Cross: 8 killed in north Nigeria blast.
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Australian ICC lawyer 'arrested' in Libya.
Malawi cancels AU summit over Sudan's Bashir.
EUROPE
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Eurozone ministers 'to discuss Spain bank bailout'. Euro zone ministers to consider Spanish bailout.
New Russian law assesses heavy fines on protesters.
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France nears recession as growth outlook cut.
Serbia's new president seeks EU answers on Kosovo.
How dare they! Britain condemned on human rights in UN report... by Iran, Russia and Cuba.
UK's Cameron to face media ethics inquiry.
AMERICAS
Canada prepares contingency plan amid euro crisis.
Venezuela court decisions shake up 2 small parties.
Augusto Pinochet documentary prompts protest in Chile.
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Mexico to launch protected witness program.
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