Syria authorities, opposition trade blame in civilian deaths

Dozens are killed in Homs, possibly as part of a grisly PR campaign. Hillary Rodham Clinton criticizes Syria’s Bashar Assad and spars with a Russian diplomat.

Dozens of civilians were murdered in the strife-torn city of Homs, the Syrian government and opposition activists said Monday, as diplomats in New York and elsewhere struggled to forge terms for a possible cease-fire.

from By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

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