May 31, 2012 -- Updated 1956 GMT (0356 HKT)

The government is hemorrhaging cash, Damascus is scarred with suicide bombings, and sectarian enmities are getting worse -- one expert says Syria resembles its war-torn neighbor now more than ever. FULL STORY | TIMELINE

Spain's finances aren't as grim as the Greeks', but its banking crisis endangers the future of the euro.
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