Assad has reached a 'dead end'-Turkish President
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has reached a "dead
end" but only internal forces can bring about change, Turkish
President Abdullah Gul said Monday, in an interview with the
Guardian. Speaking on the eve of a three-day state visit to Britain,
Gul warned that Assad's back-tracking on reforms agreed by the Arab
League had made international negotiation impossible.
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US college suspends police chief in pepper spray row
A California university police chief has been
put on administrative leave after an officer was caught on video
using pepper spray on peaceful student protesters, its chancellor
said Monday.
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Russia defiantly refuses to back West on Syria
Russia has defiantly refused to back the West’s
hard line on Syria not just because it retains interests there but
also as Moscow wants to send a message it is still a great power,
analysts said. Russia last month used its UN Security Council veto
to shoot down a resolution condemning the lethal crackdown by the
regime of President Bashar al-Assad and has made clear it will not
contemplate sanctions against Damascus.
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