Topic - Syria

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  Obama: Strong ties between U.S. and China help rest of the world

  President Obama assured China's heir apparent to leadership that the United States welcomes Beijing's rise in the world, saying Tuesday that strong cooperation between the two powers is good for the rest of the world.

• Jolie hopes her film draws notice to Syria

  Angelina Jolie on Tuesday premiered her film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in Bosnia, where the fictional tale of a romance between a Bosnian Serb man and a Bosnian Muslim woman has shone a spotlight on the ethnic anger still left over from the country's brutal conflict.

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  Fresh violence in Syria as U.N. warns of civil war

  Syrian government forces renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs on Tuesday in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war.

• Briefly: Middle East

  Syrian forces Tuesday renewed their assault on the city of Homs in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war.

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  Syria targets children in attacks, U.N. official reports

  Syrian soldiers are killing children in their assault on anti-government strongholds, as human rights abuses have "sharply escalated" in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, a top U.N. official said Monday.

• U.S. not ready to back U.N. peace force

  U.S. and Turkish officials condemned the mounting bloodshed in Syria on Monday but declined to endorse calls by the Arab League for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force to quell the violence.

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  Chinese vice president flies to U.S. for get-acquainted visit

  China's vice president left Monday for a crucial get-acquainted visit to the United States before he takes over as leader of the world's most populous nation later this year, amid tensions over trade, currency and a sharpening competition for global influence.

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  Activists: Syrian rebels repel attack on town

  Syrian rebels repelled a push Monday by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime as the country's 11-month-old uprising looked increasingly like a nascent civil war.

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  Al Qaeda urges Muslims to help Syrian rebels

  Al Qaeda's chief has called on Muslims from other countries to support rebels in Syria seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, saying they cannot depend on the West for help.

• SANDERS: China's confusion about roles in the shifting world order

  Minxin Pei, the most original of current Sinologists, makes the point that authoritarian/totalitarian regimes inherently give priority to protecting regime leaders over the nation's long-term interests.

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  Arab League seeks U.N. monitor

  The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month-old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people.

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  Arab League wants U.N. peacekeepers in Syria

  The Arab League will call Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people.

• Embassy Row

  The Vatican's new ambassador to the United States was at the center of explosive allegations about corruption at the Holy See just before Pope Benedict XVI sent him to Washington.

• Inside Politics

  A Utah man police say threatened to assassinate Gov. Gary R. Herbert is facing multiple felony charges.

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  Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus

  Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March, the country's state-run news agency said.

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