"The Syrians are not allowing civilians to leave. Anyone who gets on the street, if they are not hit by a shell, they are sniped," she told the U.K.'s ITN television news.
"There are snipers all around Baba Amr on the high buildings," Colvin added. "I think the sickening thing is the complete merciless nature ... they are hitting civilian buildings absolutely mercilessly, without caring. The scale of it is just shocking."
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46477679/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/)
Iran has issued what could be the final execution order for Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian pastor who was found guilty of renouncing Islam.
Nadarkhani has been waiting in limbo for this verdict for months. After turning down four separate chances to convert to Islam to save his life, Iranian officials delayed their sentencing, leaving the pastor to await his fate inside a cell in Iran's Gilan province. But now, Nadarkhani could be executed within days.
(http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/303034/20120222/iranian-pastor-yousef-nadarkhani-execution.htm)
Father, we watch as the evil spreads. We ask for your divine intervention and assistance. We pray for your mercy and grace. We ask. Because we're desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.