(6 stories) 'Friends of Syria' consider ultimatum to Assad

World News - News February 23, 2012 See World News Weather 'Friends of Syria' consider ultimatum to Assad (The Miami Herald) The United States, Europe and Arab nations are preparing to demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad agree within days to a ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid into areas hardest hit by his regime's brutal crackdown on opponents. UN panel makes list of Syrian officials to investigate - Syria escalates attacks on rebel stronghold (Fox News) The United Nations has a secret list of top Syrian officials who could face investigation for crimes against humanity carried out by security forces in their crackdown against an anti-government uprising, a panel of U.N. human rights experts said Thursday. Early morning attacks across Baghdad kill 31 (KATV Little Rock) The worst blast detonated in the Shiite neighborhood of Karradah during rush hour, shaking buildings and windows blocks away. Haiti police: 1 dead, 120 injured in Carnival fete (WKRN) NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. Woman shot after confronting armed man (Houston Home-Journal) HPD says it all happened around midnight when two women were in their upstairs unit at the Crown Garden apartment complex on Hillcroft and Edgemore. Ukrainian party accused of racism in pop scandal (Ledger-Enquirer) A small Ukrainian nationalist party came under fire Wednesday after a high-profile member suggested a singer of African descent was a bad choice to represent the country in the Eurovision song contest. More World News News...

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