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Syria’s darkest hour: 1,300 people including women and children wiped out in nerve gas attack (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

The world has looked on in horror today as graphic images emerged showing the aftermath of a dawn poison gas attack in the suburbs of Damascus that wiped out 1,300…

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Syrian conflict: Horrific pictures reveal slaughter as gov’t forces capture key town (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Horrific pictures today revealed the scale of the ongoing slaughter in Syria after government troops regained control of a strategic border town from rebel fighters. The graphic images purported to…

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Syrian rebel leader Abu Sakkar filmed cutting out and ‘eating’ soldier’s heart (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PICTURES)

Footage of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into it has emerged online. According to Human Rights Watch, the clip shows Abu Sakkar,…

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Why did Israel bomb Syria? The AP breaks it down – 7 takeaways

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Fox News Many have referred to Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war as unprecedented after she launched two airstrikes in Syria on Sunday. This is…

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Odd catch: 2-headed shark found in Florida waters (LOOK)

A two-headed bull shark foetus has been found by fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. The specimen is the first recorded incidence of the condition, known as axial bifurcation, in…

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Pope Francis gets on with his day job (SNAPSHOT)

Pope Francis leads the Chrism mass on holy Thursday on March 28, 2013 at the St Peter basilica at the Vatican. [Photos: H/T to Huffington Post]

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Unconfirmed reports of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s shooting highlight chaos in country

Online reports of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s death appeared greatly exaggerated Sunday. Arab media said Assad was purportedly shot by one of his Iranian bodyguards Saturday night and was in…

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Grim forecast: 100,000 may die this year in Syria

The death toll in Syria now exceeds 60,000, the United Nations says. Another 100,000 may die this year, warns U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. About 220 were killed on Wednesday…

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Syria Executions: Rebel reportedly films himself shooting 10 prisoners (WATCH – GRAPHIC CONTENT)

New footage posted on the Internet appears to have been filmed by a Syrian rebel who points the camera along the barrel of his gun as he shoots 10 unarmed…

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TICKER: Air France crew ask passengers to “chip in to buy fuel”

Passengers on an Air France flight were asked to 'chip in for fuel' after their plane was forced to land in the strife-torn Syrian capital Damascus. The jet from Paris…

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“A strong message” – Syria dropped from world Islamic body

by Adeniyi Abdul Leaders of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) suspended the membership of Syria earlier today. This took place during a meeting in Mecca and is meant…

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A Rose in the desert: The Vogue piece on Syria’s first lady that got everyone riled up

by Joan Juliet Buck This article was first published in "Vogue Magazine". Following the firestorm that has followed the actions of the Al-Assad regime in the Syrian crisis, "Vogue" has…

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#JustHappened: Syrian prime minister deserts the Assad government

by Isi Esene The Syrian prime minister, Riyad Hijab has been reported to have defected to the opposition this morning. Hijab, who was appointed only two months ago is the…

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SNAPSHOT: President Obama will now whack you

by Chi Ibe Here's President Obama with a baseball bat in his hand as he speaks on the phone with the Turkish president on the Syrian crisis. It's an official…

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Syria Crisis: Kofi Annan resigns as international mediator

by Adeniyi Abdul Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has decided to step down as the U.N.-Arab League mediator in the 17-month-old Syria conflict at the end of the month.…

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Opinion: Making sense of the Syrian conflict

by Joachim MacEbong The preparations for a post-Assad Syria should be underway in earnest, because not only will any peace plan that leaves Al-Assad in charge fail, but he might…

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Video: Lawmaker pulls gun on opponent in a live TV debate

by Isi Esene It was like a scene out of an action movie when a Jordanian lawmaker on a Live TV show, tossed a shoe and pulled a gun on…

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DATED: What happened last week?

by 'Ifreke Inyang MONDAY *Popular radio OAP, TV personality and BBA host, IK Osakioduwa, formerly known as Wildchild, and his beautiful wife- Olohi, welcomed their second child, a beautiful baby girl.…

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