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A Syrian civil defence member uses an oxygen mask after a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib.

'Shocking' video shows alleged chemical attack in Syria. But will it have an impact?

Dozens of gruesome videos appear to show a suspected chemical gas attack Tuesday on the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. Will those images move the world to act against the Syrian regime?

'Shocking' video shows alleged chemical attack in Syria. But will it have an impact?
A girl carries a bowl filled with water, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus.

Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire

Water is scarce in Damascus, and so is faith in a new ceasefire
Aleppo residents scan the scan the skies fearing an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria.

In besieged Aleppo, death from above can come at any moment

In besieged Aleppo, death from above can come at any moment
Cuba's President Raul Castro oversees a handshake between Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (right), better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko.

Bitter foes strike a deal for peace in Colombia

Bitter foes strike a deal for peace in Colombia
General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

A Colombian general's bizarre behavior may have derailed his country's fragile peace talks

A Colombian general's bizarre behavior may have derailed his country's fragile peace talks
Syrian families were allowed to flee rebel-controlled Moadamiya Tuesday, in a rare instance of coordination between the Syrian government and the opposition.

Syrian regime surrounds rebel neighborhoods with a message: surrender or starve

Syria's regime is putting the squeeze on the rebel-held communities that ring the capital city Damascus, preventing people and supplies from getting in or out. Wall Street Journal correspondent Sam Dagher describes what it is like in those neighborhoods.

Syrian regime surrounds rebel neighborhoods with a message: surrender or starve
Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter after he was wounded on the front line in Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood, September 21, 2013.

Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam

A new coalition of Syrian rebel groups is saying no to the Syrian National Coalition and the interim government-in-exile and saying yes to an Isamist-based coalition.

Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam