Briefs, January 3, 2013
An air raid on a town partly held by rebels on the outskirts of Damascus killed at least 12 members of the same family, most of them children. Warplanes bombed the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The United Nations estimated more than 60,000 people have been killed in the civil war, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted in the 21-month-old conflict.
BEIRUT - An air raid on a town partly held by rebels on the outskirts of Damascus killed at least 12 members of the same family, most of them children. Warplanes bombed the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The United Nations estimated more than 60,000 people have been killed in the civil war, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted in the 21-month-old conflict. The UN human rights chief called the toll "truly shocking". AFP
PARIS - Armed robbers targeted an Apple store in central Paris on New Year's Eve. The robbery happened three hours after closing time at one of Apple's flagship stores behind the Paris Opera. The thieves reportedly walked away with about €1 million (HK$10.2 million) of loot. Four masked and armed individuals forced their way into the shop and fled the scene in a van. Reuters