50 killed in Syria At least 50 people have been killed by Syrian government air strikes in an opposition-held town. Six children are among those dead in two days of bombardment of two provinces. Reports say a dozen rebel fighters have also been killed. Meanwhile 34 children have died in another opposition-held area of Syria, after being given contaminated measles vaccinations. The main opposition alliance, the National Coalition, has launched an investigation and halted the vaccination programme it is organising in the northern province of Idlib. Videos show a man weeping as he clutched the body of his baby son, as well as people praying over the bodies of a mother and her five children. Source: BBC