July 19th, 2012 - 05:41 GMT Assad appears in Damascus as Russia, China veto UN resolution Syrian state television on Thursday broadcast images of Bashar al-Assad at the presidential palace in Damascus, cutting short speculation fueled by his silence following the attack against his inner circle the previous day. Read more
July 18th, 2012 - 01:26 GMT Assad's family & anchors of power falling: bomb kills brother-in-law and defense minister
July 18th, 2012 - 10:02 GMT Syria Defense minister killed as blast hits major security building in Damascus
