What You Need To Know About Syria Today -- CNN
(CNN) -- The carnage from Syria's civil war continues to mount, with 175 people killed Wednesday, 100 of them in Damascus and its suburbs, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria.
Here are the latest key developments in the spiraling conflict:
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria: major clashes in Damascus.
Syria envoy says Assad resignation is up for discussion.
State Department leads interagency team to talk Syria in Turkey.
Iran's supreme leader orders fresh terror attacks on West.
U.N. official urges efforts to safeguard peace in Lebanon.
U.N. chief to visit Iran in defiance of U.S., Israel.
Exclusive: Iran looks to Armenia to skirt bank sanctions.
Iraq denies allegations of oil smuggling, money laundering for Iran.
Top US general talks to Iraqis on security gaps.
ASIA
Burma is pressed to free remaining political prisoners.
Progress is cited on new reactor in North Korea. North Korea 'places dome' on light water reactor.
S. Korea, U.S. start annual military drill.
Sri Lanka government shuts down universities.
In Pakistan, missed paydays are a persistent problem.
AFRICA
Police raid bomb factories in central Nigeria state.
South African mining unrest spreads.
Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF has more support than rival's party.
Dozens killed in Kenya clashes.
Ethiopians talk about their deceased leader nervously.
EUROPE
Greece can stay afloat if tranche comes after October: Samaras. Greece's last chance - eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker.
Ukraine stays extradition of Putin murder plot suspect.
Russia dismisses foreign critics of Pussy Riot trial.
Romanian court: Reinstate President, referendum invalid.
Serbia and Kosovo spar at UN over Kosovo's future.
Eiffel Tower worth £344 billion to French economy - or six Towers of London.
AMERICAS
Capriles tries to outdo Chavez in display of dynamism.
Paraguay calls April 2013 poll to replace ousted Lugo.
UN study says wealth gap in Latin America increases.
CDC: West Nile outbreak one of largest in US.
CBO warns of deep recession if U.S. Congress fails to avert 'fiscal cliff'.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
9/11 trial 'may not begin for another four years'.
Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Guantanamo Bay; 9/11 hearings delayed.
Soldiers relieve sailors at Guantanamo prison.
NYPD: Muslim spying led to no leads, terror cases.
U.S. drone kills 5 militants in Pakistan.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Epic patent trial over iPhone goes to jurors.
UN urges countries to develop national drought policies.
US Fed hints strongly at fresh round of stimulus.
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