Arab League approves Syria sanctions (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.159cf054f30046c59ed2c6acd1809f0f-159cf054f30046c59ed2c6acd1809f0f-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=N3rO_WfHv0g.V2S0df2oXg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="In this photo taken during a government-organized tour for the media, Syrian army officers carry the coffin of one of the 17 army members, including six elite pilots and four technical officers who the military said were killed in an ambush on Thursday during their funeral procession, in Homs province, Syria, on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011. The military blamed terrorists for the ambush and has vowed to 'cut every evil hand' that targets the country's security. Syria is facing mounting international pressure to end a bloody crackdown on an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad that the U.N. says has killed more than 3,500 people. The Arab League was meeting Saturday to consider the possibility of sweeping economic sanctions. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Arab League overwhelmingly approved sanctions Sunday against Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent, an unprecedented move by the League against an Arab state.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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