UN approves aid to Syria's rebel area through 1 crossing

Russia scored a victory for its ally Syria on Saturday by forcing the Security Council to limit humanitarian aid deliveries to the country’s mainly rebel-held northwest to just one crossing point from Turkey, a move that Western nations say will cut a lifeline for 1.3 million people.Russia argues that aid should be delivered from within the country across conflict lines, and says only one crossing point is needed.U.N. officials and humanitarian groups argued unsuccessfully — along wi