NewsGood news, bad news: August 11-18, 2011Canada’s navy and air force are Royal once more, Syrian forces launch a brutal naval assault on its own people
GeneralObama calls for Syrian president to step downApproves new round of sanctions as security clampdown continues
WorldSyria: not just another Arab revoltThe Assad regime is down but not out. What happens next will have serious implications for Iran.
NewsGood news, bad news: July 28-August 4Shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords returns to Congress for the U.S. debt vote, tens of thousands of Somalis flee famine in Kenya
GeneralGulf Arab states put pressure on SyriaKuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain withdraw ambassadors over crackdown on uprising
GeneralDozens killed as Syrian forces crack down on protestersThousands sent fleeing by tank assault on Hama