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The Daily Planet: US to call on Syria’s Assad to go
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• The Obama administration has notified European and Arab allies that it plans to call on Syria's Bashar al-Assad to leave power. (Associated Press)
• UN human rights team sees possible crimes against humanity in Syria. (Associated Press; UN rights report on Syria)
• Evidence suggests former UN chief Dag Hammarskjold's plane was shot down (image at right). (The Guardian)
• Assailants launched coordinated attacks near southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, killing 7 and injuring 40 people. (Associated Press; Reuters)