Istanbul — A total of 1,050 people have crossed the border from Syria to Turkey in the last 24 hours, state-run Anatolian news agency said on Thursday, marking a sharp acceleration in numbers fleeing unrest in Syria. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey would not close its doors to Syrian refugees and urged the government there to curb violence against civilians
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A U.N. human rights official is calling for “immediate, impartial” investigations over reports of attacks by armed forces of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara against civilians in areas known to support former President Laurent Gbagbo.
