AP DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, state TV said. Thousands of Syrians protested elsewhere to denounce persistent violence by President Bashar Assad's regime.
Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Konstantin Dolgov has lashed out at the United States for violating human rights and imposing technological sanctions against Iran and Syria.