55 dead in Syria suicide blasts
More than 55 people have been killed and 372 wounded after two major blasts in the Syrian capital Damascus, the country's interior ministry has announced. It says the blasts were caused by two suicide car bombers.
UN Security Council condemns 'terrorist attacks' in Syria
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the "terrorist attacks" in Syria on Thursday, urging all parties to the 14-month conflict to cease all armed violence and comply with a UN backed peace plan.
Azerbaijan's UN Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev, council president for May, reading from a statement agreed by the 15-member body said:
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