UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday expanding the number of U.N. cease-fire observers in Syria from 30 to 300 and demanding an immediate halt to the violence that has been escalating since the government and opposition agreed to end hostilities more than a week ago.
UN authorizes 300 Syria cease-fire observers
Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 5:35 p.m. CDT
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