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RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA St. Daniel the Stylite
One of the saints commemorated today is St. Daniel the Stylite. A life of this fifth century saint may be found here: http://orthodoxwiki.org/Daniel_the_Stylite In 2005, the journal Road to Emmaus i...
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Syria's Assad says he won't step down
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down and will instead "face the storm," raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.
By Karin Laub , May 18, 2013
Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria 
Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night.
By Lolita C. Baldor , May 03, 2013
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday
By Associated Press , April 28, 2013
Pattern seen in alleged chemical arms use in Syria
The instances in which chemical weapons are alleged to have been used in Syria were purportedly small in scale: nothing along the lines of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack in Kurdish Iraq that killed thousands.
By Ryan Lucas , April 28, 2013
Syrian rebels call on world to put words to action
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Syrian opposition groups called Friday for international action after the Obama administration said U.S. intelligence indicates President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons. The government likened the accusation to false U.S. claims of weapons of mass destruction used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
By Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam , April 26, 2013
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Activists say Syrian airstrike kills 12 civilians
A Syrian government airstrike on a town in the country's northwest killed at least 12 people Saturday, shattering store fronts, setting cars ablaze and sending a giant plume of black and gray smoke over the horizon.
By Ryan Lucas , April 13, 2013
Lebanon names UK-educated lawmaker prime minister
A prominent Lebanese politician named prime minister on Saturday after receiving vast support from parliament said he will work to end divisions in Lebanon and prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into the country.
By Bassem Mroue , April 06, 2013
Syrian opposition plunges into disarray
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Syria's opposition plunged into disarray Sunday as its president quit and its military chief refused to recognize the newly elected prime minister of an interim government for rebel-held areas.
By Ben Hubbard , March 24, 2013
Syria regime expands use of cluster bombs: report
The Syrian regime is expanding its use of widely banned cluster bombs, an international human rights group said Saturday as the deadlocked conflict entered its third year.
By Karin Laub , March 16, 2013
Captured Syrian city a test for rebel forces
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Since rebels seized the capital of Raqqa province in northern Syria from the government last week, they have posted guards at state buildings, returned bread prices to pre-war levels and opened a hotline that residents can phone to report security issues, anti-regime activists said Sunday.
By Ben Hubbard , March 10, 2013
Syria rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers
An international peace envoy to Syria says Syrian rebels have freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers and have handed them to Jordanian authorities.
By Associated Press , March 09, 2013
Syria, Iran say Assad to remain in power till 2014
Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at least until 2014 presidential elections.
By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam , March 02, 2013
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