Syria

Syria: BEIRUT - The exodus of millions of people from Syria in one of the largest refugee flights in decades is pushing neighbouring countries to a breaking point, and thousands of lives are threatened with the onset of a bitter winter. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. With less than a month to go before internationally brokered peace talks by Syria's warring sides are to begin, the U.N. chief demanded a cease-fire for the discussions to have any chance in succeeding. This Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows flames rising from burning vehicles following a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. The Britain based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday that dozens of children were among the scores killed in airstrikes on several opposition areas a day earlier. AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC The crisis prompted a record appeal by the United Nations on Monday for $6.5 billion to help displaced Syrians and their host countries, with hundreds of thousands more refugees expected as the civil war rages. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.