Activists: 1,900 Killed In Syria During Talks

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting in Syria killed nearly 1,900 people, including at least 430 civilians, during the week of U.N.-hosted peace talks in Switzerland, activists said Friday. The death toll indicates that violence barely paused as the warring parties met but struck uncompromising stances, failing to reach any agreements that could help resolve the conflict. […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting in Syria killed nearly 1,900 people, including at least 430 civilians, during the week of U.N.-hosted peace talks in Switzerland, activists said Friday. The death toll indicates that violence barely paused as the warring parties met but struck uncompromising stances, failing to reach any agreements that could help resolve the

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‘Catastrophic’: War In Syria Has Killed Over 11,000 Children

‘This grim and terrible record also shows why a sustainable peace, not more bombs and bullets, is the only way to guarantee the safety of children.’

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

A new report reveals one of the staggering costs of 30 months of war in Syria: over 11,000 children have died. The report from the London-based think tank Oxford Research Group (ORG),Stolen Futures: The Hidden Toll of Child Casualties in Syria, finds that the biggest killer was explosives, being responsible for 71% of deaths. Small arms fire

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Americans Pessimistic About Efforts To Curb Prescription Drug Abuse

Illicit drug abuse garners headlines and hype, but prescription drug overdoses cause the majority of deaths, so the FDA has a plan for more restrictions.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Each day about 100 people die from drug overdoses in the United States. But it is prescription drug overdoses, not illicit drugs, that cause approximately three-quarters of these deaths.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose death rates have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been as high as now. In

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