Baroness Amos (top left, in red) spent little more than an hour in Homs UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been "completely devastated". She said that it felt like the city had been closed down entirely. Baroness Amos visited the city on Wednesday, briefly entering the bombed-out Baba Amr district. Aid teams have waited days to go there, but aid offic
One woman told Paul Wood how two of her brothers were detained, and one was killed More than 1,500 Syrians have crossed into Lebanon in recent days, the UN's refugee agency says, amid reports of troops committing atrocities in Homs. A UNHCR spokeswoman said 170 families had sought refuge in the village of al-Fakha and 50 others in nearby Arsal. The agency and other local groups are sending food, b
On Thursday, government troops backed by tanks entered Baba Amr after the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) announced a "tactical withdrawal". The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and its Syrian Red Crescent partners have been told they cannot enter the district because of the risk of booby-traps and mines, although state TV reported it had been "sanitised" of "armed terrorist groups". O
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Demonstrations against President Assad are continuing across Syria The International Red Cross says Syrian authorities have denied it access to the devastated Baba Amr district of Homs for a second day. A spokesman said they were negotiating and would not give up as the need on the ground was great. Syrian officials say the area is being cleared of booby traps. But there have been reports of reven
The Red Cross says it has been refused permission to deliver aid to the Baba Amr district of the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs, despite earlier getting the go-ahead from the authorities. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said the hold-up was "unacceptable". Baba Amr has suffered heavy bombardment by government forces in recent weeks. The UN secretary general said the Syrian authorities had commit
A Red Cross convoy has arrived in the Syrian city of Homs and is set to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long siege. The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have organised the seven-lorry aid convoy, and are also planning to evacuate the wounded. The area has suffered heavy bombardment by government forces in recent weeks. The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Thursday it w
The Free Syrian Army has now left Homs after nearly a month of shelling The Syrian rebel force fighting government troops in the besieged city of Homs says most of its fighters have left the Baba Amr district in a "tactical" withdrawal. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) said it was pulling out of Baba Amr, which has been heavily shelled for nearly a month. Syrian government forces say they now have full
Emperor Akihito was accompanied by his wife Empress Michiko when he checked into hospital Japan's Emperor Akihito has undergone a successful heart bypass operation at a hospital in Tokyo, the palace says. The 78-year-old head of state's surgery lasted just over five hours at the University of Tokyo Hospital. The emperor, who has suffered from poor health in recent months, plays a largely ceremonia
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