US President slams Syrian counterpart's violent oppression of anti-regime protests, saying Damascus using Tehran's brutal tactics to stifle opposition

Ankara'a UN ambassador says international community must show solidarity with Palestinians, help them 'live in peace and with dignity'

Minister Yisrael Katz views Jewish celebration in West Bank city as 'an answer to handful of leftists, who gathered in Tel Aviv to declare the establishment of a Palestinian state'

Thousands of devout Christians attend annual Church of Holy Sepulchre ritual symbolizing Jesus' resurrection

Tehran's foreign minister hopes post-Mubarak regime is 'bold' enough to reinstate full diplomatic relations between two nations

State-run Damascus news agency says security forces recovered digital equipment, bottles of fake blood used by 'criminal group' to falsify photos, videos depicting acts of violence against protestors

Thousands attend dozens of funerals for protesters killed by Syrian security forces. Military snipers said to fire on crowds; eyewitnesses say several people killed, injured

Dozens injured as private bus traveling north flips over. MDA declares scene mass casualty event; five passengers are in serious condition