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According to a poll released from the Pew Research Center, 70 percent of Americans are opposed to plans to arm Syrian rebels.

The Syrian military scored a strategic victory today with the capture of Khirbet Ghazaleh, a southern town located on a key highway to Jordan.

Damascus - In their first response to accusations of using chemical weapons, Syrian officials have denied using such weapons against rebel fighters.

Over 6,000 people were killed last month making it the bloodiest month in the ongoing civil war in Syria. The report was released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Moscow - In an interview with the BBC, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted that the Russians would not be asking Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Assad to step down, stating that Russia are not involved in the "regime change game".

With the threat of destruction at the hands of dictators and fundamentalists do the nations of the world have a right and an obligation to protect United Nations World Heritage sites?

Quito - President Rafael Correa says that while Ecuador has not been asked to grant political asylum to the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, the country may consider it, if requested.

Damascus - Throughout the conflict in Syria, America has been one of Assad's staunchest critics, calling for his immediate removal, and possible prosecution.

Damascus - RT News recently held an exclusive interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, and asked his views on the current conflict in Syria.

It is said that dictators hang on to power and kill for it because they are psychopaths and paranoid narcissists. Fine. But that does not explain why the world simply looks on.