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/ VIDEO: Violence persists in Syria as government commits to April 10 cease fire date http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/violence-persists-in-syria-as-government-commits-to-april-10-cease-fire-date-9240.html Middle East Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:46:00 -0500 Kofi Annan, the U.N. special envoy to Syria, told the Security Council on Monday that the Syrian government had agreed to withdraw its military forces from the nation's cities and end its violent repression of civilian protesters. It remains to be seen if they will follow through. PRI: Public Radio International