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G-8 nations warn on Syria, Iran, North Korea
April 12, 2012
(AP) WASHINGTON - At a critical time in international diplomacy, the world's leading industrialized democracies on Thursday demanded that Syria comply with all portions of a U.N.-backed plan to end more than a year of deadly violence and warned Iran and North Korea not to engage in provocative behavior.

With the situation in Syria still uncertain and North Korea launching a long-range missile Thursday ahead of crucial talks with Iran over its nuclear program, the Group of Eight bloc urged speedy resolutions to the trio of front-burner issues.

The G-8 welcomed an apparent cease-fire between the Syrian government and opposition
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