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Fresh violence in Syria as UN warns of civil war

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT

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Fresh violence i... This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT
Retail sales reb... FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, shoppers head into the Walmart store at the Steelyard Commons shopping complex in Cleveland. Americans rebounded from a weak holiday season and stepped up spending on retail goods in January, an encouraging sign for the strengthening economy. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Prosecutors seek... FILE - In this Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, American murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers from Perugia's court after a hearing, central Italy. Italian prosecutors have appealed to Italy's highest criminal court a decision throwing out the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student. Perugia prosecutors filed the 111-page appeal on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, more than four months after an appeals court in Perugia threw out murder convictions against Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. Knox and Sollecito were convicted in a lower court of murdering Knox's British roommate in what prosecutors described as a sex-fueled attack. An appeals court said the evidence did not hold up. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Browning, Barret... In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 photo, a hand-written original manuscript by Elizabeth Barrett Browning of the epic poem "Aurora Leigh," is held by Mariana Oller, Wellesley College associate curator of special collections at the Margaret Clapp Library, on the campus of Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Mass. Beginning Valentine's Day Feb. 14, 2012 the famous love letters of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning will be available on line as part of a digitization collaboration between Wellesley and Baylor University in Texas. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Iranian boats sh... Crew look out over the Arabian sea from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Strait of Hurmuz, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The USS Abraham Lincoln sailed from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Bangkok blasts w... A Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) official makes a check on a backpack that was left on the bomb site by a suspect bomber in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Two explosions boomed through a busy neighborhood in the Thai capital Tuesday, police said, but it was not immediately clear what caused the blasts or whether there were any fatalities. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Dalmatian is spo... A Dalmatian named Ian, with his handler Michael Scott, competes in the non-sporting group, which he won, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Vegas museum... An exhibit featuring a target of the G men, Murder, Inc. is pictured at The Mob Museum on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. The publicly funded, $42 million Mob Museum represents a new height in Sin City's lawlessness devotion. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Bahrain Shiites ... Bahraini anti-government protesters react to tear gas fired by riot police Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, on the outskirts of the capital of Manama, Bahrain. Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades at thousands of protesters trying to occupy a landmark square in the nation's capital ahead of Tuesday's one-year anniversary of the Shiite-led uprising in the Gulf kingdom. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
GOP critics hit ... President Barack Obama speaks about the "Community College to Career Fund" and his 2013 budget, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Banking for pot ... A Feb. 10, 2012 photo shows Matthew Huron, owner of two medical marijuana dispensaries and an edible marijuana company in Denver, examining a marijuana plant in his grow house. Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect _ it's mostly cash-only. That's because banks won't touch pot money. The drug is illegal under federal law, and processing transactions or investments with pot money puts federally insured banks at risk of drug-racketeering charges. In Colorado, state lawmakers are attempting an end-run around the federal ban by creating a cooperative financial institution for state dispensaries and growers to allow them to store and borrow money. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Authorities: Hou... Whitney Houston fans, Lawanda Howkins, left, and Melanie Braggs honor her memory at a candlelight vigil in Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday, Feb. 11. She was 48. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
China's next lea... FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, China's Vice President Xi Jinping waves in Santiago, Chile. The man destined to become the next leader of China has arrived in the U.S. on a visit that will include a welcome at the White House. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez, File)
Sports Illustrat... In this cover image released by Time Inc. on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, model Kate Upton graces the cover of the "Sports Illustrated 2012 Swimsuit Issue." The double issue is now on sale at newsstands, tablet, mobile and on SI.com/Swimsuit. (AP Photo/Walter Iooss Jr. for Sports Illustrated) NORTH AMERICA USE ONLY UNTIL MARCH 2, 2012. MANDATORY CREDIT: WALTER IOOSS JR/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Nowitzki, Marion... Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41), of Germany, shoots against Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (32) and center DeAndre Jordan (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Washington gov s... Gov. Chris Gregoire, seated, is surrounded by legislators and supporters as she signs into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Gregoire handed gay rights advocates in Washington state a major victory with her signature, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The law takes effect June 7, but opponents are already mounting challenges on multiple fronts. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Judge: Sandusky ... FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing, in Bellefonte, Pa. The judge overseeing the case says Sandusky can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Hearse heads to ... Evelyn Rios cries after reading a poem she wrote and posted on a makeshift memorial for the late singer Whitney Houston outside of New Hope Baptist Church, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Newark, N.J. As a young girl, Houston sang in the choir at New Hope Baptist Church. Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Feb. 11. She was 48. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Panetta defends ... FILE - In this Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey outline the main areas of proposed defense spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon. "Make no mistake, the savings that we are proposing will impact on all 50 states and many districts, congressional districts, across America," Panetta said, spelling out the new strategy. "This will be a test, a test of whether reducing the deficit is about talk or about action." President Barack Obama submits his complete budget proposal to Congress on Feb. 13, but included in Panetta's preview were enough details to stir alarm on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Greece surveys r... A firefighter extinguishes one of the capital's oldest restored cinemas in central Athens on Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Firefighters are dousing smoldering buildings and cleanup crews are sweeping rubble following a night of rioting in central Athens after lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Interview offers... In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo made from video and provided by the Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department, convicted child killer Ryan Brunn is interviewed by authorities after his arrest near Kennesaw, Ga. In a candid, three-hour interview, Brunn goes into detail about how and why he lured a girl to an empty apartment and when he made the decision to kill her. Brunn pleaded guilty to molesting the child and slitting her throat. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Two days after his detailed interview, he hung himself in his cell. (AP Photo/Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department)
Whitney Houston:... FILE - In this March 25, 2001 file photo, Bobby Brown and his then wife Whitney Houston arrive at Vanity Fair's Oscar party at Morton's in Hollywood on Sunday, March 25, 2001. Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday Feb. 11, 2012. She was 48. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Nearly 1 in 20 U... In this Feb. 4, 2012 photo, Donna Brent, 63, works out her leg at her home in Deerfield, Ill. Brent says decades of racket ball, tennis, softball and other sports took a toll on her knees, but she got used to living with the pain, even when she became bowlegged and developed a limp. When pain started getting in the way of some of her sports, she gave in to her doctor's advice and had a knee replacement operation last June on her right knee. Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have bionic knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Researchers prob... CORRECTS LOCATION TO BLOCK ISLAND SOUND INSTEAD OF LONG ISLAND SOUND - Researchers lower an underwater robot into Block Island Sound off the Westerly, R.I., coast Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, to explore a shipwreck thought to be the USS Revenge, commanded by navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry. The Revenge sank in 1811 after striking a reef. (AP Photo/David Klepper)
Coroner rules Do... FILE - This Monday, March 6, 2006 file photo shows Don Cornelius at his office in Los Angeles. Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," died Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, police said. He was 75. Coroner's officials announced Tuesday that they had ruled Cornelius' death a suicide and that the "Soul Train" founder killed himself with a gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Oregon copter pi... Dan Conne carries two of his dogs out of the Curry County animal shelter in Gold Beach, Ore., on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 where they were cared for while he, his wife and son spent six nights lost in the forest of southwestern Oregon. The Connes were rescued Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
Verizon to set u... In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Super Bowl draws... Tom Amendola, of Secaucus, N.J., celebrates a New York Giants win against the New England Patriots in the NFL football Super Bowl with a homemade trophy in Times Square, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Ariz. police beg... FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Glendale, Ariz., Police Department shows 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley. Police began searching a landfill south of Phoenix on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 for the body of the 5-year-old Arizona girl who has been missing for more than four months and is now believed dead. (AP Photo/Glendale Police Department, File)
Komen drops plan... The Susan Komen For The Cure international headquarters are shown in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
After IPO, Faceb... FILE - This Oct. 15, 2011 file photo, shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiling during a meeting in San Francisco. Will Facebook list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq? It comes down to "where Mark Zuckerberg wants to get his picture taken," the founder of one market research company says. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Professor docume... In a Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 photo, David Oliver, left, hugs his wife Debra Parker Oliver receiving encouraging test results at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia, Mo. David Oliver has built a career teaching medical school students and hospital workers how to care for dying patients. Now, after the University of Missouri research professor was diagnosed with cancer in September 2011 and broke the news to colleagues by video on the Internet, he is applying those lessons to his own life. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Paul: Immigratio... Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas speaks to members of the group Hispanics in Politics, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Taliban deny the... Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, left, speaks during a joint press conference with her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rasool at the foreign ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Lisa Marie Presl... In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, Lisa Marie Presley stands next to her childhood crib displayed with other mementos in the new exhibit "Elvis Through His Daughter's Eyes" which opens Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. She was born on Feb. 1, 1968. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)
Iran said greate... FBI Director Robert Mueller, left, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to assess current and future national security threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Afghan woman kil... FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, an Afghan woman, center, peeks inside a hospital while she and others wait for an employee to let them enter, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he wanted, police said Monday. It was the latest in a series of grisly examples of subjugation of women that have made headlines in Afghanistan in the past few months including a 15-year-old tortured and forced into prostitution by in-laws and a female rape victim who was imprisoned for adultery. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)
'All in the Fam... FILE - In this May 26, 1963 file photo, writer Carl Reiner, right, and director John Rich, left, pose with the Emmy awards they won for their work on the "Dick Van Dyke Show," during the annual Emmy Awards presentation in Hollywood, Calif. Television director John Rich, who won an Emmy Award for the memorable "All in the Family" scene showing Sammy Davis Jr. planting a kiss on Archie Bunker, has died in Los Angeles at 86. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Stop shr... Maria Sharapova of Russia eyes on the ball as she plays Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Romney tries to ... Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Wintrhop University in Rock Hill, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Guilty plea in r... This booking photo provided Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011, by the Cherokee Sheriffs Department, shows Ryan Brunn,20, of Canton after his arrest for the murder in the beating death of a 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera, who was abducted and killed at an apartment complex and her body left in a trash bin. Brunn was indicted in the beating, rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl at an apartment complex in Canton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Cherokee Sheriffs Department)
UK: No public fu... FILE - A June 23, 1997 photo from files showing the Royal Yacht Britannia passing the new Hong Kong Convention Center in Hong Kong Harbor. What do you get for a monarch who has almost everything? Not, apparently, a new yacht, at least not one paid for with taxpayer funds. That was the message Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, as a brief boomlet of support for the idea of providing Queen Elizabeth II with a new royal yacht to mark her Diamond Jubilee was quickly deflated by Prime Minister David Cameron. It is estimated that a new yacht would cost at least 60 million pounds ($92 million/72,455,000 euro). Cameron's spokesman Steve Field said it would not be appropriate for public funds to be spent on a new yacht during times of economic hardship. (AP Photo/Pool, File)
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