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17:39 UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan will not visit Tehran next week to discuss Syria.

 17:34 Germany's foreign minister called Wednesday for an urgent implementation of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's plan to end violence in Syria, warning the regime would be judged on deeds, not words.

 17:15 ICRC chief Jakob Kellenberger will discuss Syria and with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials in Washington, the relief agency said Wednesday.

 17:12 One person was killed and another injured by Syrian security forces in Aleppo's neighborhood of Al-Furqan, Al-Jazeera quoted activists as saying on Wednesday.

 16:53 Russia called on the Syrian opposition Wednesday to "follow the example" of the Damascus regime and support mediation efforts by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to stop the bloodshed.

 16:06 Syrian security forces shelled Homs’ Al-Khaldiyeh, Al-Arabiya quoted activists as saying on Wednesday.

 16:04 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to "immediately" implement the UN six-point plan to stop bloodshed in Syria, saying there is no time to waste.

 15:47 Wednesday’s death toll in Syria has risen to 12 people, Al-Arabiya reported.

 15:39 The Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul Sunday will be a chance for the international community to judge if Bashar al-Assad's regime is implementing Kofi Annan's peace plan, France said.

 15:34 An AFP feature story describes how a Syrian family fled from Edleb to safety in Turkey.

 14:50 The Syria army heavily shelled the Homs town of Rastan and the Daraa town of Basr al-Harir, activist told Al-Arabiya.

 14:17 The UN and Arab League's envoy to mediate the Syrian conflict, Kofi Annan, will visit Tehran next week, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday.

 14:11 Damascus will reject any initiative stemming from this week's Arab League summit to end the year-long crisis in Syria, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

 10:52 China on Wednesday urged Syria's government and opposition factions to honor their commitments, after the regime accepted a proposal crafted by Kofi Annan designed to end the bloody conflict.

 10:47 The Syrian army raided the town of Al-Qouriya in Deir az-Zour, opened fire on houses and arrested several people, activists told Al-Jazeera.

 10:35 Syrian forces backed by tanks stormed the central town of Qalaat al-Madiq and nearby villages on Wednesday after a siege lasting more than two weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

 10:29 The Syrian army has been shelling houses in the Homs town of Talbissa, injuring several people, activists told Al-Jazeera TV.

 8:08 The Syrian army raided the area of Qalaat al-Madiq near Hama, activists told Al-Arabiya.

 00:56 All but one of Syria's opposition factions agreed Tuesday to name the Syrian National Council as their representative, and called on President Bashar al-Assad to pull out tanks to show he was serious about peace.