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On Monday afternoon, Arizona Republican John McCain became the first U.S. Senator to call for air strikes against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. A senior Obama administration official said that the president and his advisers “share his concern and outrage about what’s taking place.

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Iran on Tuesday said it will give U.N. weapons inspectors access to a secret military complex where it's believed work on a nuclear weapon may be taking place, as Western countries offered to resume talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.

The matter also has great urgency given Israel’s warnings that it won't tolerate a nuclear Iran and that it may launch a pre-emptive military strike on Iranian atomic facilities.

China, along with Russia, has repeatedly thwarted moves by western and Arab nations to condemn the brutal regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, in a speech Monday, is expected to call on President Barack Obama's administration to authorize U.S. air strikes against the Syrian army, which is brutally cracking down on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.

The U.N. nuclear agency chief said Monday that Iran has recently tripled its uranium enrichment and not allowed inspectors to thoroughly investigate its nuclear energy program.

The U.N. refugee agency said Monday as many as 2000 Syrians had crossed into Lebanon in the last two days, many carrying what few possessions they could.

The stunning development was met with cautious optimism by the U.S., South Korea and China,

India has enjoyed generally benevolent relations with the Jewish state.

The Red Cross delivered emergency aid to areas around the battered Baba Amro district of the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, but was blocked for a third day from entering the former rebel bastion amid reports of bloody reprisals by state forces.

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Syrian forces continued the bombardment of Homs as the Red Cross aid convoy still awaits permission to help the hapless civilians.

Syrian forces bombarded parts of the shattered city of Homs on Saturday and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold.

According to various media reports, the carnage continues in Homs.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be the biggest loser -- and the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be the biggest winner -- in the parliamentary elections conducted Friday, but the final results will not be known for two or three days.

Syrian forces pounded the battered city of Homs Saturday as they blocked Red Cross/Red Crescent aid from reaching civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold -- the country's third-largest city -- activists and aid workers said.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received grisly reports that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the battle-scarred city of Homs after rebel fighters had fled.

The International Committee of the Red Cross calls Syria's actions to block much needed aid to Homs district unacceptable.

Christians fear a radical Islamist government will take over once Assad is gone.

The ICC want Hussein on 20 counts of crimes against humanity, including persecution and rape, and 21 counts or war crimes which include murder and attacks against a civilian population.