U.S. endorses Syria Eid ceasefire call

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival next week, throwing its weight behind international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi's efforts to broker a halt to the worsening violence. The State Department said it supports Brahimi's call for a ceasefire "so that the Syrian people may observe the religious holiday in peace and ...