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Syrian security investigate the scene Aug. 15, 2012, after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a hotel in Damascus, Syria, where U.N. observers are staying. Several people were wounded, Syria's state TV reported. TV said the explosion took place near a parking lot used by the army command, which is about 300 meters (yards) away. (Associated Press)

Syria tensions spill over border to Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian women pray during Laylat Al Qadr, the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in font of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)

U.N. panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in Syria

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

Riad Hijab, Syriaís defected former prime minister, speaks at a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Hijab is the highest-ranking political figure to defect from Assadís regime and in his first public comments since leaving his post and fleeing to Jordan he said Tuesday that the regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Assad government near collapse, says ex-prime minister

By Jamal Halaby - Associated Press

Syrians inspect a hole allegedly made during an airstrike by government forces in the town of Marea, some 21 miles north of Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

Prime minister who defected says Syrian regime near collapse

By Jamal Halaby - Associated Press

Somali military trainees march Aug. 14, 2012, during a graduation ceremony at the Jazeera military camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. These soldiers are part of 602 trainees who are graduating following an eight-month training program. (Associated Press)

U.S., U.N. concerned over corrupt Somali transition

By Jason Straziuso - Associated Press

Beyonce performs her song “I Was Here” on Friday in the U.N.’s General Assembly Hall in honor of World Humanitarian Day, which is Sunday. (Parkwood Entertainment via Associated Press)

Taking Names: Beyonce performs at U.N. for World Humanitarian Day

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this photo provided by Parkwood Entertainment, singer Beyonce performs “I Was Here” in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Beyonce performed in front of hundreds, including Julia Stiles, R&B singer The-Dream and songwriter Diane Warren, who wrote “I Was Here.” (AP Photo/Parkwood Entertainment, Cliff Watts)

Beyonce: Performs and films music video at U.N.

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

Syrians react after the Aug. 9, 2012, funeral of Free Syrian Army fighter Husain Al-Ali, 29, in the cemetery in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria. The fighter was killed during clashes in Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees seek U.N. help

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

Beyonce performs and films music video at UN

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

A Syrian gunman shoots into the air Aug. 9, 2012, during the funeral of Free Syrian Army fighter Husain Al-Ali, 29, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria. The fighter was killed during clashes in Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops bomb rebel positions in Aleppo

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

**FILE** A family stands next to a statue depicting a typical Chinese family with one child in Shanghai in 2008. (Associated Press)

U.N. urged to probe China’s 1-child policy

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

U.N. says Afghan civilian deaths down but the trend is eroding

By Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Syrians on motorcycles look Aug. 8, 2012, at the damage of a destroyed house after it was hit by an airstrike that killed six Syrians in the town of Tal Rifat, Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian refugee camps swell as frustrations rise

By Bassem Mroue and Dale Gavlak - Associated Press

Black Keys, Foo Fighters sign up for charity show

By CHRIS TALBOTT - Associated Press

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RAHN: Resist the U.N.’s disability convention

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press/SANA)

U.N. General Assembly denounces Syrian crackdown

By Peter James Spielmann - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, a Syrian medic helps a wounded man in Maarat Misrin, Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo)

Mortars kill at least 20 in Damascus refugee camp

By Paul Schemm - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, a Syrian medic helps a wounded man in Maarat Misrin, Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo)

U.S. sends $12M in new aid for Syrian refugees

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** Palestinian mourners carry the body of Akram Badr, 46, during his funeral July 31, 2012, in the village of Beitillu near in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Badr was killed the previous day at a checkpoint by the Israeli security forces near Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

Palestinians brace for repercussions over U.N. bid

By Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

Beyonce joins UN’s global humanitarian campaign

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press