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    Hundreds of Villagers Killed in Syria, UN Weighs Response

    International mediator Kofi Annan today condemned "atrocities" of a reported massacre by Syrian forces in the village of Tarmaseh, where more than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were killed on Thursday, according to rebel forces.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    International mediator Kofi Annan today condemned "atrocities" of a reported massacre by Syrian forces in the village of Tarmaseh, where more than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were killed on Thursday, according to rebel forces. If confirmed, this would be the bloodiest sectarian incident of the 16-month uprising against they Syrian government. Correspondent Abigail Fielding-Smith is in Beirut, Lebanon for the Financial Times.

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    Home Care and Our Aging Population
    1. 0:00Hundreds of Villagers Killed in Syria, UN Weighs ResponseYou’re reading this
    2. 7:23Is Help on the Way for Home Care Workers?
    3. 42:27Midwest Stricken by Worst Drought in Quarter Century
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