Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ US calls for Syrian President Assad to step down http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/us-calls-for-syrian-president-assad-to-step-down5359.html Middle East Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0500 The United States has imposed sanctions on Syria's largest bank and mobile phone operator while calling on Assad to step down from power. PRI: Public Radio International