Kofi Annam Has Resigned

     KOFI ANNAN RESIGNS: Kofi Annan, whose initiative to forge peace in war-ravaged Syria failed to take hold, has resigned as the U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy to the country.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the move on Thursday, saying that Annan told him and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby that he didn't want to renew his mandate when it expires on August 31.