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The powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit western Japan on Monday has disrupted communications, forced road closures and flattened buildings, according to officials.

our journalists in syria say government forces appear to be losing their tight grip across the northern part of the country. were going to get a firsthand account on the ground from cnns ivan watson. >> reporter: young men and old sit on the ground chain-smoking next to assault rifles, but they say theyve gotten these weapons within the last couple of months. theyre trying to protect their communities, their families and villages by laying rings of improvised land mines but theyre awar...

month. the u.n. general assembly plans to stroet this afternoon on a resolution condemning president assad for the brutal crackdown. our journalists in syria say government forces appear to be losing their tight grip across the northern part of the country. were going to get a firsthand account on the ground from cnns ivan watson. >> reporter: young men and old sit on the ground chain-smoking next to assault rifles, but they say theyve gotten these weapons within the last couple of mon...