The UN's humanitarian chief, Baroness Amos, is to travel to Syria to negotiate access for aid workers in the conflict-torn country as the reported death toll rises.
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have led tributes to two Western journalists, including Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times, who have been killed in an attack in the Syrian city of Homs.
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The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have paid tribute to two Western journalists, including Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times, who have been killed in an attack in the Syrian city of Homs.
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The French government says that two Western journalists, including Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times, have been killed in an attack in the Syrian city of Homs.
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French foreign minister Alain Juppe has confirmed a French journalist has been killed in the restive city of Homs, as the Syrian National Council says military intervention may be the only way to end the bloodshed.