Syria bombings kill at least 87 as Kerry pushes ceasefire

Bomb attacks in Syria's central city of Homs and near a shrine outside Damascus killed at least 87 people on Sunday, as Washington pursued efforts for a ceasefire. US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been reached on the terms of a truce, as violence intensified on the ground. Double car bombings killed at least 57 people and wounded dozens in the Al-Zahraa district of Homs on Sunday morning, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.