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AP - Al-Qaida's leader has called for the ouster of Syria's "pernicious, cancerous regime," raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad that began with peaceful calls for democratic change but is morphing into a bloody, armed insurgency...

AP - Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down amid escalating violence. More...

AP - Jordan's King Abdullah said Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down, making him the first Arab ruler to issue such a call over the regime's deadly crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising. More...

AP - Western military intervention in Syria will lead to an "earthquake" that "would burn the whole region," Syrian President Bashar Assad warned in remarks published Sunday, following growing calls from anti-regime protesters for a no-fly zone over the country. More...

BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad's effort to drown out pro-democracy protests exploded into clashes between government supporters and opponents Tuesday, and security forces opened fire and killed seven people, including a teenager, activists said. It was the latest deadly turn in a...

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BEIRUT – Syria's president formally ratified an end to the 50-year-old state of emergency Thursday as the regime tried to dampen enthusiasm for the country's monthlong uprising on the eve of massive rallies planned for Friday. President Bashar Assad is trying to calm angry protests against his...

CAIRO – Thousands of Syrians shouting "We want freedom!" took to the streets around the country Friday, defying security agents who tried to beat them back with gunfire, tear gas and batons, witnesses and activists said. At least three people were killed, bringing the death toll from two weeks...

Tens of thousands of Syrians held pro-government rallies on Tuesday as President Bashar al-Assad was expected to address the nation after two weeks of pro-democracy protests in which at least 60 people have died. Assad, who has been facing the gravest challenge to his 11-year rule after...