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DAMASCUS -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday extended an amnesty for three more months for rebels to disarm and surrender themselves, state news agency SANA reported.
The extension of the pardon, first issued last July, offers more time for rebels to clear their "criminal records" by laying down their weapons and surrender to the government. (Syria-Amnesty)
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DAMASCUS -- At least six Syrian children were killed on Thursday by rebel mortar shelling on government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.
The shelling targeted the National School in the Shahba neighborhood in Aleppo, as well as residential areas in the Hamadaniyeh neighborhood in western Aleppo. (Syria-Aleppo-Shelling)
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TRIPOLI -- Libyan coast guards said that over 90 immigrants are still missing after their rubber boat sank off the Libyan coast on Wednesday.
Libya's coast guards' spokesman said the boat was carrying 129 immigrants, 29 of who were rescued, while the rest are still missing or may have drowned. (Libya-Immigrants-Missing)
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ANKARA -- Two Turkish soldiers were killed in attacks by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern provinces of Bingoll and Siirt, Dogan News Agency reported Thursday.
One soldier was killed when a military vehicle he was riding on hit an improvised explosive device in the Kigi district of Bingol. (Turkey-PKK-Deaths) Enditem
