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"For more than 30 years, Colvin filed tough, humane, highly intelligent reports from the world's frontlinesWhen hundreds of Syrians have already died under the relentless bombardment raining down on the city of Homs, it might seem invidious to single out one woman. Marie Colvin of the Sunday..."

"Nicolas Sarkozy calls death of Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik an assassination, and says: 'This regime must go'The deaths of veteran Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik, and the rising toll of civilian dead in Syria, have prompted renewed calls for..."

"UN experts have returned from Tehran empty-handed after two days of talks focused on Iran’s nuclear programme, narrowing the options for diplomacy amid fears of a military confrontation with Israel and the West. Related StoriesSunday Times journalist Marie Colvin killed in SyriaTwo journalists..."

"The UN nuclear agency acknowledged renewed failure today after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any foe threatening the country. Related StoriesSunday Times journalist..."

"Iraqi security forces on Wednesday arrested the head of Ansar al-Sunna, a Sunni insurgent group said to be linked to Al-Qaeda, the counter-terrorism chief for Anbar province said."Iraqi forces today arrested the leader of Ansar al-Sunna, Walid Khaled Ali, as he tried to illegally infiltrate..."

"Marie Colvin, an American who was the Sunday Times of London's chief war correspondent for a quarter of a century, was killed Wednesday. Colvin was in the embattled Syrian city of Homs and died alongside a French photojournalist and one of Syria's best known citizen journalists. All three died..."

"Journalist Marie Colvin, of Britain's Sunday Times, was killed in Syria Wednesday — along with French photographer Remi Ochlik. NPR's Neal Conan remembers the foreign journalist who joined Talk of the Nation several times, reporting from Gaza and Libya.» E-Mail This    ..."

"<!--AV-->Officials from dozens of countries meet in Tunis Friday to coordinate efforts to support the Syrian opposition. This first meeting of the grouping called the "Friends of Syria" comes after Russia and China blocked action by the U.N. Security Council.Months of demonstrations like..."

"White House officials are supporting a call by the International Committee of the Red Cross for daily ceasefires in Syria to allow food and medical aid to reach victims of the Syrian government’s bloody crackdown.Dozens of civilians were reported killed on Tuesday, when Syrian President Bashar..."

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"Journalists killed as Syria pounds HomsNEWS.com.auUndated photo of French photographer Remi Ochlik as he was covering the Tunisian revolution, who died February 22, 2012 in Homs, Syria. Picture: AP Source: AP TWO Western journalists are among dozens killed as Syrian forces pounded the rebel..."

"RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyJournalists Killed In Syria, Sparking International CondemnationRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertySyrian activists wave flags during a sit-in protest outside the parliament building in Damascus on February 21. The killing of two Western journalists along with dozens of..."

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