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Anti-Syrian regime mourners carry Feb. 18, 2012, the coffins of two protesters that according to Syrian activists were killed by the Syrian security forces during a demonstration at Mazzeh district in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Red Cross meeting with Syrian opposition in Geneva

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the first State Department-hosted Global Business Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Clinton heads abroad to push Syria diplomacy

By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, houses are seen damaged by Syrian government forces shelling in Homs, Syria. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syria shelling of Homs kills 2 Western journalists

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

**FILE** A naval officer works Feb. 20, 2012, at the operation room of the EU NAVFOR, the European Union naval force responsible with anti-piracy patrols, at their headquarters in Northwood, England. The force said pirates who target international shipping from the shores in Somalia hijacked six vessels between May and December 2011, compared to 19 between January and April. (Associated Press)

Leaders meet in U.K. over fragile Somalia’s future

By David Stringer - Associated Press

HOLMES: Why so few options in Syria?

By Kim R. Holmes

Vice President Joseph R. Biden is on the "road" again, this time to Rhode Island, after a misspelling on his itinerary was corrected. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Houses are seen Feb. 20, 2012, destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria. An opposition group said several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria, a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syrian opposition says 16 die in intense shelling

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

A Syrian boy chants slogans Feb. 20, 2012, during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)

Dozens killed in Syria; Red Cross urges cease-fire

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold

By Brian Murphy and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian regime mourners carry Feb. 18, 2012, the coffins of three protesters that, according to Syrian activists, were killed by the Syrian security forces during a demonstration at Mazzeh district in Damascus. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Red Cross tries to broker Syria cease-fire

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this image taken by a citizen journalist and provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian-regime protesters hold a banner against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a demonstration in Dael village in Syria's Daraa province on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Mourners carry the coffins of two protesters at Mazzeh district in Damascus. Activists say that they were killed by Syrian security forces during a demonstration. (Associated Press)

Gunmen kill judge, prosecutor, driver

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian forces fire on funeral in Damascus, kill 1

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this April 7, 2011, file photo, New York Times Beirut Bureau Chief Anthony Shadid discusses his capture by Moammar Gadhafi's forces in Libya, during a talk at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum in Oklahoma City. The New York Times said Shadid died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, apparently of an asthma attack, while on assignment in Syria. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria

By Cristian Salazar - Associated Press

A Syrian rebel looks out after Syrian army tanks enter the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, on Feb. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

U.N. sees possible crimes against humanity in Syria

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and George Jahn - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at Damascus University in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP File Photo/SANA)

Russia opposes U.N. General Assembly move on Syria

Associated Press

Syrian rebels are seen after government tanks entered the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo)

Fresh violence in Syria as U.N. warns of civil war

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

President Obama meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Feb., 14, 2012, at the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama: Strong ties between U.S. and China help rest of the world

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks Feb. 13, 2012, during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters to discuss the human rights situation in Syria. (Associated Press)

Syria targets children in attacks, U.N. official reports

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

U.S. not ready to back U.N. peace force

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times